TODAYS WORKOUT 💪🏋️‍♀️ Upper Body

Upper body sculpt with a strength-meets-Pilates twist 💪

I worked through 4 dumbbell tiers — 25s, 15s, 8s, and 3s — to hit every part of my arms, shoulders, and back.

The perfect blend of heavy compound lifts and light control-based finishers.

Here’s what happened:

4x3 with 25lb dumbbells

🏋️‍♀️Push Press

🏋️‍♀️Bent Over Row

🏋️‍♀️Chest Press

3x3 with 15lb dumbbells

🏋️‍♀️Overhead Press

🏋️‍♀️Bicep Curls

🏋️‍♀️Renegade Rows

2x3 with 8lb dumbbells

🏋️‍♀️Front Raise

🏋️‍♀️Lateral Raise

🏋️‍♀️Combo

2x3 with 3lb dumbbells

🏋️‍♀️Serve a Tray

🏋️‍♀️Hug a Tree

🏋️‍♀️Combo

2025/10/7 Edited to

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The progression of weights from 25s down to 3s is smart. Really shows how to target muscles differently.

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