Use these five dumbbell exercises to build your back and biceps muscles without a pull-up in sight. We know there are plenty of pull-up variations you can try to suit your current ability if you don't have kipping or strict pull-ups locked down, but you won’t need to think about your technique on the bar to try these dumbbell back and biceps exercises.
We’ve only selected five moves, but between them, they hit multiple upper-body muscle groups and help strengthen your core. That means you can be efficient without rolling through hours in the gym, and by slowly adding volume and overloading your muscles over time, they should help build leaner muscle mass and improve strength.
