What is the Dumbbell Burpee The dumbbell burpee is a full-body exercise that combines cardio with strength training. You throw yourself to the ground, perform a dumbbell push-up, explode back to a deep squat, and then complete a dumbbell deadlift.

Burpee with dumbbells Start in a squat position holding a 5-pound dumbbell in each hand. Lower yourself to the ground, with the dumbbells beneath your shoulders. Hold onto the dumbbells while you do the pushup. Instead of jumping up, stand and raise both dumbbells above your head. Lower the weights to your side and return to the starting position.

The dumbbell burpee is considered a compound exercise of the open kinetic chain variety with the distinct presence of an anaerobic type training stimulus that can quickly shift to aerobic or cardio type training stimulus simply by being performed over longer periods of time or for multiple repetitions.