Exercise Database

Kettlebell One-Arm Push Press

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by clean pressing a kettlebell to your shoulder with your palms facing outward in front of you. 2.) After lower your body by bending at the knees and keeping your chest and back straight. 3.) Push through your heels and lower legs to thrust the kettlebell overhead and your body upward keeping your feet firm on the floor. 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Alternating Leg Bridge

Steps : 1.) Start by laying on your back with arms at your sides , keeping one knee bent with your heel on the ground and the other leg pointed straight out in front of you in a 45-degree angle. 2.) Slowly lift your hips off of the ground and squeeze your glutes. 3.) Form a straight line with your body through your shoulders and knees. 4.) Hold onto this position for a few seconds then return back to the starting position. 5.) Alternate legs and repeat.

Back Bend

Steps : 1.) Begin by standing up straight with your arms at your side and feet shoulder width apart. 2.) Then place your hands on your lower back, fingers pointed downward and try to extend your arms back and touch your elbows. 3.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps as possible.

Barbell Rocking Standing Calf Raise

The rocking standing calf raise exercise uses a simple rocking motion to help strengthen the calves. Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with a bar across your shoulders. 2.) With your feet flat on the floor, lift your feet up and forward as if you are performing a calf raise and then rock back onto your ankles so your toes are flexed and off the floor. 3.) Return to starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Reverse Bench Press (Wide Grip)

Steps : 1.) Set up a Smith Machine with the amount of weight that you want to perform and place a flat bench underneath the bar, centering it out for the exercise. 2.) Grab the bar with an underhand reverse wide width grip, then unload the bar from the rack and elevate it above your chest. 3.) Slowly lower the bar towards your chest so that it is barely touching and hold for a count. 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Lateral Lunge with Bicep Curl

The lateral lunge with a dumbbell bicep curl exercise is an advanced workout that combines a lateral lunge with a bicep curl Steps : 1.) Start by grabbing a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing up and standing up straight with your feet together, your back straight and your abs drawn in. 2.) Allow your arms to extend down fully in front of your thighs. 3.) While keeping your body straight, take a step sideways and then bend your waist and your knee into a lunge. 4.) As you go into the lunge curl your arms up towards your shoulders contracting your biceps, squeezing the muscle. 5.) Hold for a count and then return to starting position and switch legs. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Cable Incline Tricep Extension

The cable incline triceps extension exercise uses cables to isolate and work the tricep muscles. Steps : 1.) Start by placing an incline bench facing away from a cable pulley and attaching a short straight bar to the pulley, adjusting the height so that your arms can extend fully. 2.) Lie face up (back flat) on the bench and grasp the bar with a narrow overhand grip. 3.) Starting with your elbows bent overhead, slowly lower the bar towards your feet. 4.) Pause at the bottom and then return to starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Hang Clean

Steps : 1.) Start by standing in front of a barbell with your feet shoulder width apart and gripping the bar with a double overhand shoulder width grip. 2.) Bring the bar to about mid thigh position, keeping your back straight, then extend through your hips and knees forcefully driving the weight upward and shrugging your shoulders to your ears at the same time. 3.) After performing this motion, flex your elbows up and out bringing your body down and the barbell up towards your shoulders. 4.) You will have the bar positioned in a front squat position with your elbows pointing out, securing the barbell in place. 5.) Once in position lower your body to a bottom squat position to ease the tension and recovery process of the previous motion. 6.) Keep your knees bent and torso upright to help support the weight. 7.) Slowly and safely lower the weight back down to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

EZ Bar Seated Curl (Close Grip)

The EZ bar seated close grip curl uses a barbell to limit your range of motion through concentration and increases the effectiveness of the movement. Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on the end of a flat bench with your feet flat and your legs spread live a V. 2.) Bend forward at your waist keeping your back straight. 3.) Grasp a barbell in your hands with a close grip, palms facing up. 4.) With your elbow pressed against your inner thigh just above your knee, curl the bar up towards your chest. 5.) Slowly lower the bar to the starting position near the floor. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Boat Pose

Steps : 1.) Start off by sitting on a mat and leaning back with your hands and keeping your pelvis forward. 2.) Shift your abs so that they are closer in towards your spine and then lift your legs in the air with feet together and toes pointed out. 3.) Keeping your legs straight reach your hands forward towards your knees and hold this position for up to 5 seconds. 4.) Return back to the starting position and then repeat steps again.

Dumbbell Lateral Raise (Side-Lying)

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by holding a dumbbell in one hand and lying on your side on a flat bench. 2.) Have the dumbbell resting on the edge of the bench just across from your chest. 3.) Take the dumbbell and raise it with your arm until it is at shoulder height and parallel to the floor. 4.) Return the dumbbell back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed

Kettlebell Windmill

Steps : 1.) Take the kettlebell and clean press it overhead. 2.) With the kettlebell in place overhead, push your glutes into the direction that the kettlebell is located on. 3.) The opposite hand should be kept behind your back as your turn your feet from the kettlebell. 4.) Keep your body as low as you can go to stretch the abdominals and kettlebell. 5.) Hold the position for a few seconds, stretching out the muscles, then return to starting position.

Kneeling Thoracic Mobility

This movement is great for improving mid-back mobility. Begin in a kneeling or quadruped position (on all fours). Position your straight arms in front of the body with hands on floor, about shoulder-width apart. Bend the right arm touching the fingers to the right side of the head while the left arms is kept straight. Next, rotate and move the right arm upwards, trying to point the right elbow towards the sky or the ceiling. As you're doing that, try to push the extended left arm into the floor. This will enable you to open up and rotate more.

Kettlebell Alternating Shoulder Press

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by taking two kettlebells and clean pressing them to your shoulders keeping your palms inward. 2.) Then press the kettlebell in your right arm overhead keeping your palms facing outward holding onto the position for a few seconds. 3.) Return back to the starting clean pressed position. 4.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Kettlebell Alternating Row

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by holding onto two kettlebells and aligning them in front of your feet, keeping your knees bent and pushing your glutes out. 2.) Then take one of the kettlebells off of the floor and pull back towards your chest using your shoulder blades leaving the other in front of your feet. 3.) Hold in this position for a few seconds then return back to the starting position and repeat with the other arm. 4.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Cable One-Arm Preacher Curl

Steps : 1.) Start off setting up either a handle on a low pulley cable machine and place a preacher bench in front of the machine. 2.) Grab onto the handle with an underhand grip, then sit down on the bench with your forearm rested over the padding and feet flat on the floor in front of you. 3.) Keep your arm extended out in front of you then slowly curl the handle up towards your chest, isolating your bicep and squeeze. 4.) Hold for a count then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Ab Roll

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on the floor with your knees bent, feet planted firmly on the floor and your hands at your sides behind your knees. 2.) Once in position rock backwards off of your pelvis towards the floor, keep your hands underneath your knees forming a "C" shape with your spine. 3.) Make sure that you keep your feet planted firmly on the floor throughout the entire motion. 4.) Squeeze with your abdominals and hold for a few seconds, then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Trap Bar Overhead Press

Performing a trap bar overhead press is an effective way to build shoulder strength and stability, as well as engage the triceps and upper chest muscles. Begin by standing inside the trap bar with your feet shoulder-width apart. Position the handles of the trap bar so that they're in line with your shoulders. Grip the handles firmly with an overhand grip, palms facing forward. Engage your core muscles to stabilize your torso. Bend your knees slightly and push through your heels to lift the trap bar off the ground. Keep your back straight and chest up as you lift the trap bar to the starting position, just above your shoulders. Your elbows should be bent and pointing forward, with your upper arms parallel to the ground. Once you're in the starting position, exhale and press the trap bar directly overhead by extending your arms. Keep your core tight and maintain a neutral spine throughout the movement. As you press the trap bar overhead, avoid leaning back excessively or arching your lower back. Fully extend your arms at the top of the movement, but avoid locking out your elbows. Keep your head in a neutral position, looking straight ahead or slightly upward. Inhale and slowly lower the trap bar back down to the starting position, controlling the descent. Keep your elbows slightly bent as you lower the trap bar to maintain tension in your muscles. Lower the trap bar until your elbows are at about 90 degrees, or slightly below shoulder level. Aim to perform 8-12 repetitions per set, depending on your strength and fitness level. Start with a weight that allows you to maintain proper form and gradually increase the weight as you become stronger. Inhale as you lower the trap bar. Exhale as you press the trap bar overhead.