Start on all fours. Extend your right arm in front of you and your left leg behind, actively reaching in opposite directions.

Here's everything you need to know to get started packing on muscle with dumbbells, kettlebells, and barbells.

Stand with your feet just wider than shoulder-width apart holding a dumbbell with both hands at chest-height, elbows high.

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