Exercise Database

One-Arm Chin-Up

Steps 1.) To begin this exercise; start off with taking a towel and wrapping it around a handle on the chin up bar. 2.) Take your other hand and grab onto the chin up bar in the basic chin-up position then pull up your body until your chest touches the bar. 3.) As you reach the bar, squeeze your back and shoulders tightly and hold for a few seconds then return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed. Tips : 1.) A towel is used to help stabilize the body and to support the upper body during this motion

Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by taking two kettlebells and placing them in front of your feet and pushing your glutes out back. 2.) Then clean press one the kettlebell in your right arm to your shoulder and keep the other kettlebell in a hanging position. 3.) Return the right kettlebell back to the hanging position and repeat the exercise with the opposite hand. 4.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Staggered Stance Box Jump

A Staggered Stance Box Jump is a plyometric exercise that targets explosive power, balance, and coordination. Begin by standing in front of the box with one foot slightly in front of the other. The front foot should be about 6-12 inches ahead of the other foot. Choose which foot you want to place forward based on your preference or for balancing purposes. Bend your knees slightly and lower your body into a quarter squat position, keeping your chest up and your back straight. Engage your core muscles to maintain stability. Explosively jump off both feet, driving through the balls of your feet and extending your hips, knees, and ankles simultaneously. As you jump, bring your rear foot forward and your front foot backward, switching their positions mid-air. Aim to land softly on top of the box with both feet at the same time. Absorb the impact by bending your knees and hips to cushion the landing. Maintain stability and control throughout the movement. Carefully step down from the box one foot at a time, returning to the starting position. Complete the desired number of repetitions, alternating the position of your feet for each jump.

Medicine Ball Chest Push from Stance

Steps : 1.) Start in a three point stance, with your body squatted down with a flat back and one hand on the ground keeping a medicine ball right in front of you. 2.) Reach down and grab the ball with your first step, bringing it to your chest in preparation for a throw. 3.) Take another step forward and use as much force as possible to push the medicine ball from your torso outward. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Stability Ball Back Extension with Knees Off Ground

Steps : 1.) Begin by lying prone with your chest on top of an exercise ball in a plank position with your arms extended back behind your body. 2.) Extend your back towards the ceiling and hold position for a few seconds then return to the start position. 3.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as possible.

Medicine Ball One-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 one hand extended behind your head and the other arm to your side. 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.

Stability Ball Half Moon Stretch

Steps : 1.) Take an exercise ball and sit on it with your feet planted flat on the floor keeping your hands on your knees. 2.) Sit straight up and flex with your abdominals. 3.) Raise both of your arms over your head and hold them together stretching out your core. 4.) While maintaining your upright position, slowly bend your upper body to one side in a half moon and hold. 5.) Feel a stretch in your upper body and abdominals and hold. 6.) Repeat on the opposite side for as many times as you would like.

Cable One-Arm Incline Press (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a handle on a low pulley cable machine and placing a stability ball next to the machine. 2.) Grab onto the handle with a neutral, hammer grip, twisting it so that it is turned horizontally and sit down on the ball. 3.) Walk your feet out in front of you so that your legs are extended out in front of you with knees bent and your upper 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 Bicep Curl on Stability Ball

The bicep curl on a stability ball with leg raised exercise is an advanced exercise that incorporates balance along with a bicep curl. Steps : 1.) Start by holding a dumbbell in each hand with a palms up grip. 2.) Place the top of one foot behind you on an exercise ball as if you were stretching your leg. 3.) While keeping your back straight and your abs drawn in, bring your arms down in front of your legs. 4.) Raise your arms up, curling and contracting your biceps, squeezing the muscle as much as possible. 5.) Lower your arms and return to starting position and switch legs. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Kettlebell One-Arm Split Jerk

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by taking a kettlebell in one hand and clean pressing it to your shoulder with palms facing out in front of you. 2.) Bend down at your knees and keep your chest and back straight. 3.) With your momentum, thrust the leg on the same side of the kettlebell back so that you are resting upon your heel and keep the front leg still bent with weight upon that leg. 4.) As you shift your legs, thrust the kettlebell in an overhead press. 5.) Hold onto this position for a few seconds and then return back to the starting point. 6.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Stability Ball Rollover

Steps : 1.) Lay down on the floor with your legs extended and an exercise ball between your ankles. 2.) Keep your hands firmly positioned at the sides of your glutes. 3.) Using your abs, slowly bring the exercise ball up and over your body until the ball is resting on the floor above your head. 4.) Hold this position for up to 15 seconds and then return back slowly to the starting position.

Barbell Jerk Dip Squat

Steps : 1.) Start with a barbell racked upon your shoulders in a front squat or jerk position, using your shoulders to create a resting shelf and bar lightly touching your throat. 2.) While keeping your torso vertical, dip slightly by flexing in your knees allowing them to move forward without your hips moving. 3.) Then forcefully push through your feet to return the barbell to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Seated High Front Raise

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting up straight at the end of a flat bench with your feet on the floor in front of you holding a weighted barbell on your knees with an overhand grip. 2.) While keeping your arms straight, slowly elevate the barbell up and over your head, squeezing your shoulders on the way up, and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Stability Ball Hundreds

Steps : 1.) Start by laying with your back on the floor and your legs placed on top of an exercise ball, keeping your hands at your sides. 2.) Once in position lift your shoulder blades off of the floor with your hands and then quickly raise your hands up and down using short spurts feeling tension on your abs. 3.) Repeat for as many reps and sets desired.

Dumbbell Single-Leg Fly (Stability Ball

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on a stability ball with a dumbbell in both hands. 2.) Slowly roll down making sure that your head and shoulders are on the ball and your feet are planted firmly on the floor in front of you. 3.) Lift both dumbbells right above your chest and elevate one of your legs so that it is extended out in front of you in level of your shoulders. 4.) Slowly lower the weights in a slight bend until your arms at at level with your chest then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Power Snatch From Blocks

Steps : 1.) Start by standing in front of a barbell that is rested upon boxes, around knee level, 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.

Kettlebell One-Arm Jerk

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by taking a kettlebell in one hand and clean pressing it to your shoulder. 2.) Perform a squat and dip your body at the knees keeping your chest and back straight. 3.) As you perform this movement, use your momentum to thrust the kettlebell overhead. 4.) Hold onto this position for a few seconds then return back to the starting point with the kettlebell clean pressed at the shoulder. 5.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Stability Ball Quadricep Stretch

Steps : 1.) Begin by sitting on an exercise ball and placing your hands upon either side of the ball. 2.) Roll forward slowly so that your upper glutes are barely touching the ball and the middle of your back is in the center of the ball. 3.) While rolling forward straighten out one leg and keep the other one bent, then push the bent leg towards the floor so that you feel a stretch in your quads. 4.) Hold onto this position for 15 to 30 seconds and the repeat with the opposite leg.