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Jessica Downey

Forget the gym — I’ve been using this 5-move dumbbell workout to grow muscle in my legs and glutes

Man doing a squat with two dumbbells .

When I do a quick search for lower-body workout inspiration, it often leads to videos of people using the squat rack or large gym machines like the leg press, hip abduction machine, and so on. However, if you’re not much of a gym person, you can still build strength and muscle at home. You'll just need a pair of the best adjustable dumbbells.

This routine, created by fitness trainer Sandy Sklar, targets lower-body muscles, including the glutes, hamstrings, calves, quads, hip flexors, and even the core. It consists of just five exercises and three to four sets, depending on how challenging you want it to be.

Sklar advises taking little to no rest during the routine (thanks a bunch coach), but as tough as this may sound it increases metabolic stress, which according to scientific research is a good way to trigger muscle growth.

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