Dumbbell Standing Kickback

Start by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand. Bend your knees slightly and hinge forward at the hips to bring your torso forward, keeping your back straight. Keep your arms close to your sides, elbows bent at a 90-degree angle. Extend your right arm straight back behind you, squeezing your triceps. Hold for a brief pause, and then return your arm to the starting position. Repeat the movement with your left arm. Continue alternating arms for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Dumbbell Standing Kickback

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Standing Kickback using your dumbbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your triceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your triceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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