Exercise Database

Kneeling Side Bend

Steps : 1.) Start on your knees with your glutes off of your heels, keeping your spine erect in the process. 2.) Keeping your hips stabilized reach down to your right with your right hand coming to a side bend. 3.) Take the opposite arm and raise it over your head and reach out with your fingertips. 4.) Hold this position for 3 to 5 breaths and repeat on the opposite side.

Kneeling Warrior Lunge

The kneeling warrior lunge is a variation of the traditional warrior lunge that is performed from a kneeling position. It targets the muscles of the lower body, including the quadriceps, hamstrings, and hip flexors, while also improving balance and flexibility. Begin by kneeling on a mat or soft surface with your knees hip-width apart. Take a big step forward with your right foot, placing it flat on the ground in front of you. Ensure that your right knee is directly above your right ankle, forming a 90-degree angle with your shin. Your left knee should remain on the ground behind you, with the top of your left foot pressing into the floor. Engage your glutes and gently press your hips forward to deepen the stretch in the front of your left hip. Keep your pelvis level and avoid overarching your lower back. Keep your torso upright, with your shoulders stacked over your hips. Avoid leaning too far forward or backward, maintaining a neutral spine position. You can place your hands on your right thigh for support, or if you prefer, raise your arms overhead, reaching towards the ceiling. Keep your shoulders relaxed away from your ears and your chest open. Hold the kneeling warrior lunge position for 20-30 seconds, breathing deeply and evenly. Focus on relaxing into the stretch and feeling the sensation in the front of your left hip and the back of your right thigh. After holding the stretch on one side, carefully return your hands to the ground and step your right foot back to the starting kneeling position. Repeat the same steps with your left foot stepping forward into a lunge position. Perform 2-3 repetitions on each side, gradually increasing the duration of the hold as you become more comfortable with the stretch.

Barbell Decline Pullover (Wide Grip)

The barbell wide grip decline pullover is an advanced exercise to target the lats and pectoral muscles and build a wider and stronger chest.. Steps : 1.) Start by lying on a decline bench with your feet higher than your head. 2.) Grab onto a barbell with an extra wide grip (hands near the plates) and then from your upper thighs, raise the barbell in an arc over your head towards the floor. 3.) Continue until you feel a stretch in your chest muscles and then hold the position for a count. 4.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired. Tips : 1.) Squeeze the bar as though you were pushing both ends together as this will give an additional muscle contraction. 2.) Do not go beyond a normal range of motion

Stability Ball Jack Knife Push-Up

Steps : 1.) Begin by rolling onto an exercise ball until you're in a prone push-up position with your shins positioned on the ball and your hands directly underneath your shoulders. 2.) Then bring your knees towards your chest with the exercise ball. 3.) Hold this position for a count then returning back to the starting position. 4.) On the return of the exercise ball to the starting position, bring your chest down to the floor in a push-up motion. 5.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets desired.

Barbell Seated Front Raise

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on the end of a flat bench with your feet together on the floor in front of you and a weighted barbell in your hands rested upon your knees. 2.) Slowly elevate the barbell up to shoulder level, squeezing on the way up and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and set as desired.

Calf Stretch with Rope

Steps : 1.) Start by lying down on the ground face up and place a yoga strap over the ball of one of your feet. 2.) Bend your knee and pull on the rope to extend your foot backwards, breathing out while in this motion. 3.) Hold for 20 to 30 seconds, then release and start on the opposite foot.

Half Locust

Steps : 1.) Start by laying face down on the floor, placing a hand under your left hipbone and then bending your right knee back so that you are able to grab it with your right hand. 2.) Slowly lift your right foot up into the air as you lift your shoulders off of the floor and grab your right foot with your right hand. 3.) Pull back on the foot so that it stretches out your right hip flexor. 4.) Hold this position for 15 to 30 seconds then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps, sets and duration as desired.

Dumbbell Lunge with Bicep Curl Bowling Motion

The dumbbell lunge with bicep curl bowling motion exercise is an exercise that targets the bicep muscle using a motion similar to bowling. Steps : 1.) Start by holding a medicine ball or dumbbell in both hand with your palms facing up at shoulder height. 2.) Bring one foot back and into a lunge, keeping your front foot stationary and not letting your back knee touch the ground. 3.) While lunging bring the ball or dumbbells down and back as if you were bowling, feeling a stretch in your biceps. 4.) Bring your arm back up to the starting position, switch legs and repeat. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Kettlebell Alternating Press

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by clean pressing two kettlebells to your shoulders. 2.) Take one of the kettlebells and overhead press it, then return it back down to the starting position. 3.) On the return down immediately press the other kettlebell overhead. 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Staff Pose

Steps : 1.) Start off by sitting on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you with your back erect. 2.) Take your fingertips and place them on the floor besides your glutes. 3.) Straighten out your knees so the back of your knees are stretched out and keep your arms straight out. 4.) Hold this position for 5 to 10 breaths and return back to the starting position.

Stability Ball Dip

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on an exercise ball and placing your hands on each side of the ball. 2.) Slowly, while maintaining your balance, lift your buttocks off of the ball, keeping your elbows tight at your sides. 3.) Bend at your elbows and perform a tricep dip, feeling a stretch and pull in your muscle. 4.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets desired.

Cable Shrug (Supine)

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a straight bar on a low pulley cable machine with your back flat on the floor, feet extended out towards the machine and holding the bar at waist level. 2.) Slowly while keeping your body still, shrug the bar up as high as you can, squeezing your shoulders and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Gorilla Chin-Up with Crunch

Steps : 1.) To begin the exercise, start in a hang from the chin-up bar with an underhand grip. 2.) Take your legs and bend your knees so that your calves are behind your back and keep them at a 90-degree angle. 3.) Pull yourself up as in a regular chin up, crunching your knees on the way up until they have reached your chest. 4.) As soon as your chin is at the level of the bar, you will stop. 5.) Following reaching the final position, return your body back to the starting position inhaling on the way down. 6.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Trap Bar Lunges

The trap bar lunge is a variation of the traditional lunge exercise that targets the muscles of the lower body, including the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves, while also engaging the core muscles for stability. Begin by loading the trap bar with an appropriate amount of weight on each side. Grasp the handles of the trap bar with a neutral grip (palms facing each other). Engage your core muscles by drawing your navel in towards your spine. Keep your chest up and your shoulders back to maintain proper posture throughout the movement. Take a large step forward with one foot, ensuring that your knee is aligned with your ankle and your thigh is parallel to the ground. Lower your body down towards the ground by bending both knees until your back knee is just above the floor. Keep your front knee tracking in line with your toes and avoid allowing it to collapse inward. Your back knee should be hovering just above the ground, with your weight evenly distributed between your front and back legs. Press through your front heel to drive yourself back up to the starting position. Focus on engaging the muscles of your front leg as you push back up to standing. Keep your chest up and your back straight throughout the movement to maintain proper alignment. After completing the desired number of repetitions on one side, switch legs and perform the exercise on the opposite side.

Cable One-Arm Preacher Curl (Reverse)

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up either a handle on a low pulley cable machine and placing a preacher bench in front of the machine. 2.) Grab onto the handle with an overhand, reverse 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.

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.

Hare Pose

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on your knees keeping them close together. 2.) Fold your body forward so that your forehead rests on or near the floor. Extend your arms behind you near your feet. 3.) Take your hands and hold onto the sides of your feet, then lift your buttocks high in the air. 4.) Hold onto this position for 5 to 10 breaths and return back to the starting position.

Seated Hamstring and Calf Stretch

Steps : 1.) Start by placing either a belt, rope or band around one foot then extend both of your legs straight out in front of you. 2.) Then lean forward slightly and pull back on the belt to draw the toes of your foot backwards until you feel a stretch on your hamstrings. 3.) Hold onto this position for 15 to 30 seconds then return back to the start. 4.) Repeat for as many reps, sets and duration as desired.