Exercise Database

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.

Medicine Ball Box Jump

Performing a medicine ball box jump involves incorporating a medicine ball into the standard box jump exercise. Place a plyometric box or sturdy platform in front of you. Choose a box height that is appropriate for your fitness level. Stand facing the box with your feet shoulder-width apart or slightly wider. Hold a medicine ball with both hands in front of your chest at about chest height. Choose a medicine ball weight that allows you to maintain control and proper form. Engage your core muscles to stabilize your torso. Bend your knees slightly and hinge at your hips, lowering your body into a quarter squat position. Ensure that you're in a balanced and stable position before beginning the movement. Explosively extend your hips, knees, and ankles to propel yourself upward. Swing your arms upward to generate momentum for the jump. Simultaneously jump onto the plyometric box with both feet while holding the medicine ball. Aim to fully extend your hips and knees at the top of the jump. Land softly and securely on top of the box, ensuring that your weight is evenly distributed. Hold the Medicine Ball: Maintain your grip on the medicine ball throughout the entire jump, keeping it securely held in front of your chest. Use your core muscles to stabilize your torso and the medicine ball as you land on the box. Step or jump down from the box with control, then return to the starting position to prepare for the next repetition. Repeat the medicine ball box jump for the desired number of repetitions or as prescribed in your training program.

Stability Ball Cross-Leg Crunch

Steps : 1.) Start by laying flat on your back on an exercise ball, with the ball underneath your upper back region. 2.) Keep one of your feet firmly on the floor while the other is crossed over the planted one and place your fingertips behind your head opening up your elbows in the process. 3.) After gaining your balance, sit up squeezing with your abdominals. 4.) Return back to the starting position and continue your repetitions on that side before switching over to the opposite side and finishing up the rest of your reps and sets.

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 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.

Stability Ball Back Stretch (Prone)

Steps : 1.) Start off by lying face down upon an exercise ball. 2.) Position yourself so that your abdominals and hips are directly over the top of the ball so that your tension is completely gone in your lower back. 3.) Hold onto this position for 15 to 30 seconds and repeat for as many times as you would like.

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 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.

Dumbbell Incline One-Arm Press (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by laying down on an exercise ball in an incline position with your feet flat on the floor and holding a dumbbell in one hand with 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.

Barbell Snatch from Blocks

Steps : 1.) Begin by standing in front of a barbell rested upon boxes, with your feet shoulder width apart and gripping the bar with a double overhand shoulder width grip. 2.) Bring the bar to about lower knee 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.

Dumbbell Alternating 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 the dumbbells up towards the ceiling, rotating your wrists outward, until your arms are fully extended. 4.) Then return back to the starting position, rotating your wrists back inward, and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Push-Up to Box Jump

Performing a push-up to box jump combines upper body strength with lower body explosiveness. Start in a plank position with your hands shoulder-width apart on the ground, wrists aligned with your shoulders. Ensure your body forms a straight line from your head to your heels, with your core engaged and your feet together. Lower your body toward the ground by bending your elbows, keeping them close to your sides. Lower your chest until it nearly touches the ground while maintaining a straight line from your head to your heels. Keep your core engaged and your body in a straight line throughout the movement. Ensure your chest touches the ground or comes close to it without resting on the ground. Press through your palms to extend your arms and push your body back up to the starting plank position. Fully extend your arms at the top of the push-up, keeping your body in a straight line. After completing the push-up, explosively jump both feet forward toward the box. Swing your arms upward to generate momentum for the jump. Simultaneously jump onto the plyometric box with both feet, aiming to fully extend your hips and knees at the top of the jump. Land softly and securely on top of the box, ensuring that your weight is evenly distributed. Step or jump down from the box with control, then return to the starting position to prepare for the next repetition. Repeat the push-up to box jump for the desired number of repetitions or as prescribed in your training program.

Medicine Ball Decline One-Arm Overhead Throw

Steps : 1.) Start by laying on a decline bench with your back on the bench and feet in the foot rests, 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.

Stability Ball Side Bend

Steps : 1.) Begin by sitting down on a stability ball keeping your spine straight and your feet planted firmly on the floor, using your left arm as a support for your body. 2.) Then stretch your right arm up and back so that your hand is elevated right above your head. 3.) Lean slowly over to your left with your head towards your left shoulder as far as you can until you feel a stretch. 4.) Hold for 15 to 30 seconds and then repeat with the opposite side.

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.

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.