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1307 EXERCISES FOUND
Stability Ball Wall Squat
Steps : 1.) Start by setting up an exercise ball against the wall and leaning your back up against the ball so it is positioned in the middle of your body. 2.) Slowly lower your body towards the ground so that your thighs are parallel with the ground and your upper back and head are rested on the exercise ball. 3.) Hold for a count then return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
Bent Knee Hundreds
Steps : 1.) Start off laying on your back with both feet raised and bent so that your knees are in a 90 degree angle directly over your hips. 2.) Keep your arms rested by your sides but with your palms down and a slight elbow bend. 3.) Flex your body forward letting your head and shoulders curl up off of the floor and bringing your chest to your pelvis. 4.) Then raise your arms up off of the floor and keep them at level with your shoulders, moving them up and down rapidly but in a controlled motion. 5.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets desired.
Dumbbell Seated One-Arm Lateral Raise
Steps : 1.) Start by sitting down at the end of a flat bench with your feet shoulder width apart and holding a dumbbell in one hand. 2.) While keeping your body still, slowly raise the dumbbell 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. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
Dumbbell Wall Squat
Steps : 1.) Start by positioning your back flat up against a wall holding dumbbells at your sides with your knees slightly bent. 2.) Slowly slide your body down against the wall, lowering your glutes towards the floor until your thighs are parallel with the ground and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
Dumbbell Split Jump
Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with your feet shoulder width apart and holding a dumbbell in each hand at your sides. 2.) Step forward with your left leg, squatting down through your hips and maintaining your balance 3.) Squat down so that your front leg becomes parallel with the floor and then push through the balls of your heels so that you explode off of the floor and jump up. 4.) Return back to the lunging squat position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
Forward Step-Up
Steps : 1.) Begin by facing the side of a box or bench with your feet shoulder width apart and feet straight ahead, keeping your hands on your hips. 2.) Step up and forward with one foot on the box, the with your opposite hip step up with the other foot. 3.) While holding your hips, step back down and repeat this motion for as many time as possible.
Weight Plate Pinch
Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by taking two weight plates and placing them together. 2.) Take your fingers and thumb and squeeze the plates together, holding the position for as long as possible. 3.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.
Janda Sit-Up
Steps : 1.) To begin the exercise, start your body off in the basic sit-up position; feet flat on the floor and arms crossed over your chest. 2.) Begin your ascent by tightly squeezing your glutes and hamstrings, inhaling on the way up with a slow 4 count until you have reached full sit-up position. 3.) Upon this final position exhale slowly. 4.) Return back to the starting position, inhaling on the way down. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.
Knee Circles
The knee circles exercise is a simple exercise to improve flexibility in the legs and it's a great stretch. Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with your feet a little closer than shoulder width apart. 2.) Keeping your arms across your chest or on your hips, move both your knees in a circular motion, paying attention to keeping your feet flat on the floor and the movement in your ankles. Perform the movement clockwise then counter-clock wise. 3.) Repeat until you feel loosened up.
Barbell Incline Bench Press (Reverse Grip)
Steps : 1.) Start by laying flat on your back on an incline bench, feet on the floor and hands holding dumbbells in a underhand reverse grip at the sides of your chest. 2.) Slowly push the dumbbells straight up above your chest, squeezing your pecs and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
Smith Machine Decline Bench Press (Wide Grip)
Steps : 1.) Start off setting up a smith machine with the amount of weight that you want to use to perform the exercise. 2.) Place a decline bench underneath the bar and lay down with your back flat on the bench and feet out in front of you either on the floor or underneath rests. 3.) Grab the bar with an overhand grip, keeping your hands apart with a wide distance and release the weight from the rack. 4.) Slowly lower the bar towards your chest, feeling a stretch, and hold for a count. 5.) Return back to the starting position. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
Dumbbell One-Arm Reverse Bench Wrist Curl
Steps : 1.) Start by kneeling in front of a horizontal bench with your forearms rested upon the padding and holding a dumbbell in one hand with a reverse grip. 2.) Slowly lower the dumbbell down below the bench as far as possible squeezing your forearms and hold for a count. 3.) Then return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
Dumbbell Seated Bent-Over Tricep Extension
Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off sitting down at the end of a flat bench. 2.) With your knees bent, move your upper chest forward so that they are closer to your knees. 3.) Take the dumbbells and place them at the sides next to your knees, then use your triceps to extend and lift the dumbbells up behind your back. 4.) Once the dumbbells are in the final position, hold and squeeze the triceps for a few seconds, then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.
Dumbbell Supination (Side-Lying)
Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; lie sideways on a flat bench with one arm holding a dumbbell. 2.) Then take the upper arm that is holding the dumbbell and rotate the forearm so that it is lifted forward and down. 3.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.
Weighted Decline Rotation
Steps : 1.) Start by laying on a decline bench with a weight plate crossed in between your arms over your chest and feet secured in the foot rests. 2.) Slowly curl up with your abs and pause as soon as you reach the top. 3.) As soon as you reach this position rotate to one direction, then return back to the center and then back down. 4.) Repeat these steps but to the opposite direction. 5.) Perform this exercise for as many reps and sets as desired.
Standing Hamstring and Calf Stretch
Steps : 1.) Begin by taking either a band, rope or belt and wrapping it around one of your feet and place it forward. 2.) Bend your back leg while keeping the front one straight and raise your front toes up off of the floor. 3.) Lean forward with your upper body and then pull on the rope attached to your front foot to increase the stretch in your calf. 4.) Hold this position for 15 to 30 seconds then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat with the other foot and repeat this stretch for as many reps, sets and however long you desire.
Barbell Pullover and Press
Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a flat bench horizontally and laying down with your back flat in the middle of the bench, holding a weighted barbell against your waist. 2.) Slowly elevate the barbell towards the ceiling and then lower it behind the back of your head as far as possible, feeling a stretch in your chest and then hold for a count. 3.) Return the bar back over your chest then lower it so that it is almost touching your body then push it back up. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.
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.
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Always start your workouts with a thorough warm-up to prepare your body for exercise and reduce the risk of injury. Incorporate dynamic stretches, mobility drills, and light cardio to increase blood flow and loosen up tight muscles before starting your workouts.
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