Exercise Database

Dumbbell Cobra (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by lying in a prone position with a stability ball positioned under your sternum. Keep your legs straight behind you and your arms at your sides. Take hold of a light pair of dumbbells. 2.) Squeeze with your glutes, extend your arms back towards your legs, keep your feet straight and lift your torso a few inches off the ball in an elevated position. 3.) Hold the position for a few seconds and return back to the start. 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.

Kettlebell One-Arm Split Snatch

Steps : 1.) To begin this exercise; start off by taking a kettlebell in one hand and placing it between your legs. 2.) Bend at your knees keeping your back and chest straight. 3.) Then push through with your hips and raise the kettlebell overhead. 4.) With the kettlebell pressed overhead, shift your body into a lunge position so that one leg is forward with knee bent and the other backwards to maintain the weight of the kettlebell. 5.) Return back to the starting position. 6.) Repeat this exercise for as many repetitions as needed.

Depth Jump to Tuck Jump

Combining a depth jump with a knee tuck adds an extra challenge by requiring explosive power and agility. Start by finding a sturdy platform or box that is appropriate for your fitness level. A lower platform is recommended for beginners. Stand on top of the platform with your feet shoulder-width apart or slightly wider. Step off the platform with both feet simultaneously, allowing yourself to drop down to the ground. As soon as you make contact with the ground, focus on quickly absorbing the impact by bending your knees and hips. Land softly on the balls of your feet, aiming to minimize ground contact time. Maintain an athletic stance with your knees slightly bent and your chest up. Without pausing, immediately spring upward with maximal force, exploding off the ground as quickly and powerfully as possible. Extend your hips, knees, and ankles simultaneously to generate vertical height. As you reach the peak of your jump, actively pull your knees up toward your chest using your lower abdominal muscles. Aim to bring your knees up as high as possible while maintaining control and balance. Keep your torso upright and engage your core to stabilize your body. Prepare to absorb the impact of landing as you reach the peak of your knee tuck. Bend your knees and hips to cushion the landing, aiming for a soft and controlled touchdown. Land with both feet simultaneously, ensuring that your weight is evenly distributed. After landing, quickly reset your position and return to the starting position on top of the platform. Repeat the depth jump to knee tuck for the desired number of repetitions or as prescribed in your training program.

Dumbbell Alternating Bicep Curl (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Begin by standing up straight with a dumbbell in each hand and a stability ball placed behind you. 2.) Lift up one of your legs and place it behind you onto the stability ball making sure that your shin is placed on the top of the ball. 3.) Slowly lift one of the dumbbells up to chest level, isolating the bicep, hold for a 2 count and then lower back down to the starting position under control. 4.) Repeat with the other other for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell One-Arm Arnold Press (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on an exercise ball with a dumbbell in each hand. 2.) Elevate the dumbbells up towards your shoulders with your palms facing towards you in an arnold press position. 3.) Slowly press one of the dumbbells up towards the ceiling, rotating your wrist outward, until your arm is fully extended. 4.) Then return back to the starting position, rotating your wrist back inward, and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Split Clean

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 approaches your thigh, extend through your hips and in a jumping motion accelerate the bar upward. 4.) While accelerating the bar upward your body should be fully extended and as soon as you are fully extended, aggressively shrug and flex your arms with your elbows out and bring yourself down as well as your elbows underneath the bar. 5.) Once the bar starts to rotate upwards, split your feet and secure your body for receiving the weight on your shoulders being supported by your finger tips. 6.) Fully extend your body and stand up straight bringing your feet together. 7.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

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.

Stability Ball Back Extension with Rotation

Steps : 1.) Start off by positioning your body over an exercise ball, bending your knees into the ball and engaging your core muscles. 2.) After getting yourself into position, slowly arch your back in a plank position with arms raised out and extended behind you. 3.) While extending your back, rotate slightly to one side, return to the start position and repeat on the opposite side. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as you would like.

Stability Ball Side Stretch

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on a stability ball with your feet planted flat on the floor and your hands rested upon your knees. 2.) Take one hand and bring it overhead to the opposite side of your body while the other hand rests firmly upon your pelvis keeping your lower body in place. 3.) Stretch for as far and comfortably as you can and hold this stretch for a few seconds. 4.) Return back to the starting position and perform the stretch on the opposite side.

Barbell High Snatch

Steps : 1.) Start by standing in front of a barbell, feet shoulder width apart with an overhand grip position. 2.) Bring the barbell up to mid thigh position with a wide grip. 3.) Then pull up the barbell by driving up through your heels and raising the bar, quickly executing a second pull by extending through your hips and knees bringing the bar up as fast as possible. 4.) Continue to raise the bar up and overhead without re-bending your knees and hold for a count. 5.) Slowly return the bar back down to the starting position. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets desired.

Stability Ball Hug

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on the floor with an exercise ball in between your legs and close to your body. 2.) Hug your arms around the exercise ball as a support for your body during this stretch 3.) Then position your feet so that they are flat on the floor. 4.) Grip tightly against the exercise ball feeling a full stretch in your back and hold for about 15 to 30 seconds. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and however long you desire.

Stability Ball Tricep Stretch

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on an exercise ball with your back straight and feet firmly on the floor. 2.) Slowly reach up with both of your hands, grasp them together, bring them over your head and touch your upper back feeling a stretch in your triceps. 3.) Hold this position for 15 to 30 seconds and return to the start. 4.) 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.

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.

Stability Ball Straight-Leg Crunch

Steps : 1.) Start off by laying on your back flat on the floor, placing your feet on top of an exercise ball with your legs straightened out. 2.) Place your arms straight at your sides and contracting on your abdominals. 3.) While squeezing lift your shoulder blades off of the floor and reach your arms out towards your feet pausing at the top and hold this position for a few seconds. 4.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Incline One-Arm Hammer Press (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by laying down on a stability ball with your feet flat on the floor and holding a dumbbell in one hand with a hammer grip position and arm extended straight over your chest. 2.) Then slowly lower your arm until it is at about shoulder level, keeping a 90-degree angle in your arm until you feel tension in your chest. 3.) Hold this position for a count then return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Stability Ball Lat Stretch (Side lying)

Steps : 1.) Begin by lying on your side against an exercise ball, feeling tension on your ab muscles and spine. 2.) Take your hand on the elevated part of your body and extend it over your head. 3.) Stretch until you feel a pull and tension in your shoulders and lats. 4.) Hold onto this position for 15 to 30 seconds and repeat with your opposite side.