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30-Min Home Dumbbell Workout

A complete dumbbell session you can do in your living room.

Duration
30 min
Level
Beginner
Equipment
Dumbbells
Goal
Build Muscle

Equipment

One pair of adjustable dumbbells (or two pairs: light and moderate). That's it.

The Session

Block 1: Lower Body (10 min)

  • Goblet Squat: 3x12 (60s rest)
  • Romanian Deadlift: 3x10 (60s rest)
  • Walking Lunges: 2x10 per leg (60s rest)

Block 2: Upper Body (12 min)

  • Floor Press: 3x10 (60s rest)
  • Single-Arm Row: 3x10 per side (45s rest)
  • Standing Shoulder Press: 3x10 (60s rest)
  • Bicep Curl: 2x12 (45s rest)

Block 3: Core (5 min)

  • Dumbbell Plank Drag: 3x8 per side (30s rest)
  • Weighted Sit-Ups: 2x15 (30s rest)
  • Side Plank: 2x30s per side

Finisher (3 min)

  • Devil's Press: As many reps as possible in 3 minutes

Notes

  • Keep the tempo controlled: 2 seconds down, 1 second up
  • If you only have one weight, do more unilateral work
  • This works well as a 3x/week full body program