Exercise Database

Upward Facing Dog

Steps : 1.) Start off by laying face down with your forehead touching the floor and keeping your feet close together. 2.) Keep your fingertips at shoulder level, raise your elbows up in the air then slide your shoulder blades down towards your hips. 3.) Then straighten out your arms, lift up your head, shoulders and chest up towards the ceiling. 4.) Hold this position for 5 to 10 breaths and return back to the starting position.

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.

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.

Barbell Snatch Shrug

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off with a barbell in a wide grip position rested on your thighs and keep your back straight. 2.) Then take the barbell and shrug it up so that your shoulders reach your ears and hold for a few seconds. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Barbell Tricep Press (Supine)

The barbell lying triceps press is a great exercise for building and strengthening the triceps. Steps : 1.) Start by lying on a flat bench with your head at one end and feet planted firmly on the floor at the other end. 2.) Grab a EZ or Curl bar with an overhand grip and raise the bar straight up over your shoulders, keeping your elbows close in. 4.) Slowly lower the bar in an arc over your head until you feel a stretch in your tricep muscle. 5.) Return the bar to the starting position. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Frog Sit-Up

Steps : 1.) Begin in a sit-up position on a floor or mat. 2.) Have your legs spread out but connected with the soles touching each other. 3.) Cross your hands on your chest. 4.) Perform a crunch while keeping your feet together. 5.) Repeat for the desired amount of reps.

Smith Machine Deltoid Row

The Smith Machine Deltoid Row is an exercise targeting the deltoid muscles, particularly the rear deltoids, as well as the upper back and traps. It provides a controlled movement path due to the fixed bar path of the Smith Machine. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to perform it correctly: Setting Up: Adjust the Smith Machine Bar: Set the bar on the Smith Machine to a height that allows you to grip it with your arms fully extended and your torso bent at a 45-degree angle. Choose the Appropriate Weight: Load the bar with an appropriate weight that you can lift with proper form. Position Your Body: Stand facing the Smith Machine bar. Place your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees slightly and hinge at the hips to lower your torso to about a 45-degree angle. Your back should be straight, not rounded. Grip the Bar: Grasp the bar with an overhand grip (palms facing down), slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Engage Your Core: Tighten your core muscles to stabilize your body throughout the movement. Lift the Bar: Exhale as you pull the bar up towards your lower chest or upper abdomen. Keep your elbows flared out to the sides to emphasize the deltoids. Squeeze your shoulder blades together at the top of the movement. Lower the Bar: Inhale as you slowly lower the bar back to the starting position with your arms fully extended. Maintain control to avoid letting the weights drop quickly.

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

Posterior Capsule Stretch

Steps : 1.) Start off standing up straight with your arms at your sides and your feet shoulder width apart. 2.) From there bring one of your arms across your chest so that the palm faces the body with your other arm putting pressure until you feel a stretch in your shoulder. 3.) Hold this position for 30 seconds to a minute and repeat with the opposite side.

Weighted Side Rotation

Steps : 1.) Start by placing a bench horizontally in front of you or something that you can rest your feet under, then lay with your back flat on the floor with your feet underneath the support. 2.) Grip either a weight plate or dumbbell and hold it out in front of you. 3.) Then lift your upper body off of the floor so your shoulders and back are elevated. 4.) Once in position twist from your core from side to side so that you feel a stretch in your abs. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Alternating Lateral Raise

Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with your feet shoulder width apart and holding a dumbbell in each hand. 2.) While keeping your body still, slowly raise one of the dumbbells out to the side up to shoulder level, squeezing on the way up and hold for a count. 3.) Then return back to the starting position and repeat with the opposite arm. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Upward Stretch

Steps : 1.) Start off standing up straight with your feet shoulder width apart and your arms rested at your sides. 2.) Extend both of your hands up above your head, touching your palms together and then push your hands up and back keeping your back straight through the motion. 3.) Hold this position for 15 to 30 seconds, feeling a stretch in your shoulders, then return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Side Split Squat

The barbell side split squat exercise works the hip muscles and helps build a better and stronger core and improves on coordination. Steps : 1.) Start by placing a barbell on your shoulders and grasp it with a wide grip. 2.) Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, the foot of the leg you will be leaning towards angled out. 3.) Bring your lower body to your foot by bending the hip and knee of your lead leg and keeping your other leg fairly straight. 4.) Return to the starting position and switch legs. 5.) 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.

Band Squat

The band squat exercise is the version of the squat that uses exercise bands to increase resistance and flexibility instead of using weights. Steps : 1.) Start off standing with your feet on the exercise bands with your feet shoulder width apart. 2.) Grab onto the handles of the bands and pull them up to your shoulders in a slow and controlled motion. 3.) With your abs drawn in, squat down until your thighs are parallel with the floor. 4.) Slowly return to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Rear Press

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start of with a weighted barbell and rest it on your shoulders behind your neck. 2.) Take the barbell and extend it overhead by pushing your arms upward. 3.) Hold onto this position for a few seconds 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Dumbbell Single-Leg Squat

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a horizontal flat bench behind you, placing one of your legs behind you in the middle of the bench and holding a dumbbell in each hand as this will be your starting position. 2.) Cross your arms in front of you and slowly lower your body down towards the floor, bending with your front leg until your knee is parallel with the floor and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the 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.