[Flavorful8058]

Dumbbell addon for Minimalist?

I want to focus on cardio a bit more while moving strength training a bit into the background. I'll do cardio by playing ITG, so I'm good there. I'd prefer mostly bodyweight work and the Minimalist program looks like what I'm looking for, but I'd like to add some extra dumbbell exercises to cover the pulling movements. Any suggestions for fitting workouts that I can add on the back days?

 

[neilarey]

@Flavorful8058 hi, the simplest way to do it is to finish the back day as written then add two dumbbell exercises in the same format - 3 sets of 10-12 with the same 60 seconds of rest. Bent over rows and single arm rows are the backbone. If you want a third on rotation, rear delt flys or dumbbell deadlifts round things out nicely.If you'd rather follow a card instead, pick any of our dumbbell workouts that leads with rows and run it at 3 sets after the back day so it stays an add-on rather than a second session.

I hope this helps!