Exercise Database

Barbell Snatch Pull

Steps : 1.) Start with a weighted barbell on the floor close to your shins, bent down at your hips keeping your back straight, head facing forward and holding it with a wide grip. 2.) Quickly drive through your heels and pull up while extending your knees. 3.) As the bar reaches your thigh, extend through your hips and in a jumping motion accelerate through your hips and move the bar upward towards your chest. 4.) Do not pull through your arms as with the second pull the bar should be extended up and your body fully extended. 5.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Weighted Three Bench Dip

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up 3 benches, one horizontally in front of you and two vertically positioned at your sides for this exercise. 2.) Place your hands at the end of the two vertical benches while your feet are extended out and heels are resting in the middle of the horizontal bench, then place a weight plate on your hips and this will be your starting position. 3.) Push up with your arms so that your body is elevated and arms straight, then slowly lower your body down until your elbows are at shoulder level and hold for a count. 4.) Return back to the starting position.

Medicine Ball Catch and Throw

Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight, either in front of a wall or a partner, with your feet shoulder width apart and a medicine ball in your hands. 2.) Extend the ball behind your head, stretching as far back as possible, then using all of your force, throw the ball forward. 3.) Follow through with your throw, feeling the tension on your back muscles, shoulders, core and prepare to receive the bounce back from the wall or throw back from your partner. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Stability Ball Medicine Ball Sit-Up

Steps : 1.) Start off by lying with the small of your back on a stability ball with your feet planted firmly on the floor 2.) Holding a medicine ball straight out pointed towards the ceiling. 3.) Still holding the exercise ball in front of you, contract your abdominals up and bring your torso towards the ceiling, elevating the medicine ball up at the same time. 4.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many sets and reps as you would like.

Cable One-Arm Fly (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a handle on a low pulley cable machine and placing an exercise ball next to the machine. 2.) Grab onto the handle with a neutral, hammer grip, and sit down on the ball. 3.) Slowly walk your feet out in front of you so that your legs are extended out in front of you with knees bent and your back is flat on the middle of the ball. 4.) Raise the handle above your chest as this will be your starting position. 5.) Slowly lower the handle down to your side, feeling a stretch in your chest and hold for a count. 6.) Return back up to the starting position and squeeze. 7.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell One-Arm Decline Chest Press

Steps : 1.) Start off by laying on a decline bench with your feet under foot holders. 2.) One arm is holding a dumbbell and extended the arm above your chest. 3.) Slowly lower your arm to shoulder level, maintaining a 90-degree angle in your arm until you feel a tension in your chest. 4.) Hold this position for a count then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Seated Bent-Over One-Arm Tricep Extension

The seated bent-over dumbbell triceps extension exercise uses a kickback movement to work the tricep muscle in each arm individually. Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on the edge of a bench with your feet rested flat on the floor in front of you and holding a dumbbell in your right hand. 2.) Slowly bring bring your right arm up to your side so that your dumbbell is almost parallel with your chest, making sure that you keep your lower arm vertical and pressing your arm back in an arc. 3.) Hold this position for a count, return back to the starting position, switch arms and repeat.

Bench Jackknife Sit-Up

Steps : 1.) Begin by laying down with your back flat on a bench and your legs hanging off one end and the your arms extended out behind you on the other. 2.) Slowly, while keeping your hands and feet together, raise both your legs and arms up to the center of your body and try to touch each other. 3.) Squeeze your abdominals in this process then slowly and under control lower your body back to the starting position 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Hang Snatch

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 level, 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.) Moving your feet into the receiving position, pull yourself below the bar as you elevate it overhead making sure that you receive the bar as low as possible and extend your arms up fully over your body. 4.) Make sure that you have a balanced standing position and hold for a count, then slowly and under control lower the bar back to the ground. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Assisted Chest Stretch

Steps : 1.) In this stretch you will need a partner behind you to assist. 2.) Start off by sitting upright on the floor with your partner behind you, placing your hands behind your head and legs extended out in front of you with a slight bend in the knees. 3.) Have your partner hold your elbows, then try and pull your elbows from behind your head for about 15 to 30 seconds then release. 4.) Then afterwards have your partner pull back on your elbows again but easily this time to help stretch out the chest muscles.

Cable Rope Tricep Extension (Supine)

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a rope attachment on a low pulley cable machine and laying on the floor with your head facing towards the machine and knees bent. 2.) Hold the rope with a neutral grip, keeping it close together, elevated behind your head as this will be your starting position. 3.) Slowly push the rope up and out in front of your body so that your arms are completely extended and squeeze your triceps. 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Bicep Curl (Supine Wide Grip)

Steps : 1.) Start by laying with your back flat on a bench and your feet in front of you in contact with the floor and arms elevated at your sides with a dumbbell in each hand. 2.) Hold the dumbbells in a neutral grip then extend your arms out to your sides, keeping your upper body, wrists and shoulders in a line. 3.) Slowly curl the dumbbells towards your shoulders and twist to form an underhand grip, isolating the biceps, then hold for a count. 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Single-Leg Wall Squat

The single-leg wall squat is an effective lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and stabilizing muscles of the hips and core. Begin by finding a clear wall space where you have enough room to perform the exercise. Stand with your back against the wall. Position your feet about hip-width apart and a few inches away from the wall. Your feet should be parallel to each other. Lift one foot off the ground and extend it forward, keeping your knee slightly bent. This will be your working leg for the exercise. Lean your back against the wall, ensuring that your spine is in a neutral position with your shoulders and hips in contact with the wall. Engage your core muscles to maintain stability throughout the exercise. This will help support your spine and prevent excessive arching or rounding of your lower back. Lowering Phase: Slowly lower your body down by bending your standing knee, keeping your working leg lifted off the ground. Lower yourself as far as you can comfortably go, aiming to create a 90-degree angle at your knee. Keep your torso upright and your chest lifted throughout the movement. Avoid leaning forward or allowing your knees to collapse inward. Press through your heel to push yourself back up to the starting position, straightening your standing leg. Focus on using the muscles of your quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes to lift your body. Complete the desired number of repetitions on one leg before switching to the other leg.

Stability Ball Incline Ab Crunch

Steps : 1.) Start off by lying on an exercise ball with your lower back, keeping your legs bent on the floor in front of you, and arms crossed on your chest. 2.) Then take your abs and pull your ribs down towards your hips, squeezing in on your abdominals so that you feel tension and a stretch. 3.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as you can perform.

Medicine Ball Two-Arm Overhead Throw

Steps : 1.) Start by laying on the ground with your back on the floor and your knees bent, holding a ball in both hands extended behind your head. 2.) Forcefully come up through your shoulders, in a sit up motion, and throw the ball directly in front of you as if you were going for a maximum distance. 3.) Bounce the ball off a wall back to you and repeat or have a partner catch and bring the ball back to you for as many reps and set as desired.

Barbell Neck Press

Steps : 1.) Start by laying with your back on a flat bench using a medium grip on the barbell above you. 2.) Slowly lift the bar over your neck with your arms locked then come down until the bar is on your neck. 3.) Hold this position for a count then return back to the starting position squeezing with your chest as you push up. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Kettlebell Double Windmill

Steps : 1.) To begin the exercise, take one kettlebell and place it next to your starting foot followed by clean pressing the opposite kettlebell overhead with the pressed arm palms out. 2.) With the kettlebell pressed overhead and locked, press your glutes out towards the pressed kettlebell. 3.) With the following arm, bend at the hip to the floor and touch it with the alternate kettlebell. 4.) Hold this position for a few seconds, then, reverse to the starting position. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed then repeat the steps with the alternating arms.

Bench Leg and Hip Stretch

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting upright on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and holding onto the sides of the bench with your hands. 2.) Slowly raise one leg off of the floor and then extend your leg. 3.) Next, move the leg outward towards, performing hip abduction, as far as you can and hold for a few seconds before bringing it back to the center and back down. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and how long as you desire.