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The Post-Thanksgiving, Full-body Dumbbell Workout

Overeat during Thanksgiving break? Get back on track with this 15-minute workout guaranteed to burn calories and help you burn off that gluttony.

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Overindulge during Thanksgiving dinner? Get back on track with a hardcore circuit.

If you’ve got a set of dumbbells at home, or a wall-length rack at your gym, you can get in and out fast with this routine. You can use the same pair of dumbbells for every exercise.

Directions

Perform the exercises as a circuit. Do one set of each exercise without rest in-between. After completing each set, rest one minute, then repeat for three total circuits.

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Today's Workout

The 15-minute, post-Thanksgiving, full-body dumbbell workout (Do 3 circuits)

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 1 of 5

Clean and Press

Equipment
Medicine Ball
Sets
--
Reps
6-8
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 2 of 5

Squat

Equipment
Squat Rack
Sets
--
Reps
12-15
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 3 of 5

Romanian Deadlift

Equipment
Barbell
Sets
--
Reps
12-15
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 4 of 5

Dumbbell Row

Equipment
Dumbbells
Sets
--
Reps
4-6
Rest
0 sec.
Exercise 5 of 5

Pushup

Equipment
Sets
--
Reps
To failure
Rest
60 sec.
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