Beginner Exercises
Perfect for those new to strength training.
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Calf Raises - With Bands
Grab an exercise band and stand on it with your toes making sure that the length of the band between the foot and the arms is the same for both sides.
Calf Stretch Elbows Against Wall
The Calf Stretch Elbows Against Wall is a foundational static stretch used to improve flexibility in the posterior lower leg. It primarily targets the gastrocnemius muscle of the calf and is excellent for post-workout cool-downs or addressing lower leg tightness.
Calf Stretch Hands Against Wall
Stand facing a wall from several feet away. Stagger your stance, placing one foot forward.
Car Drivers
Car Drivers is an isolation exercise that targets shoulder stability and rotational strength by simulating turning a steering wheel. It primarily strengthens the rotator cuff muscles and forearms while challenging core stability to resist torso rotation, making it useful for shoulder health and sports involving rotational force.
Carioca Quick Step
Begin with your feet a few inches apart and your left arm up in a relaxed, athletic position.
Catch and Overhead Throw
Begin standing while facing a wall or a partner.
Cat Stretch
Position yourself on the floor on your hands and knees.
Chair Leg Extended Stretch
Sit upright in a chair and grip the seat on the sides.
Chair Lower Back Stretch
Sit upright on a chair.
Chair Squat
To begin, first set the bar to a position that best matches your height. Once the bar is loaded, step under it and position it across the back of your shoulders.
Chair Upper Body Stretch
Sit on the edge of a chair, gripping the back of it.
Chest And Front Of Shoulder Stretch
Start off by standing with your legs together, holding a bodybar or a broomstick.
Chest Push from 3 point stance
Begin in a three point stance, squatted down with your back flat and one hand on the ground. Place the medicine ball directly in front of you.
Chest Push (multiple response)
Begin in a kneeling position facing a wall or utilize a partner. Hold the ball with both hands tight into the chest.
Chest Push (single response)
Begin in a kneeling position holding the medicine ball with both hands tightly into the chest.
Chest Push with Run Release
Begin in an athletic stance with the knees bent, hips back, and back flat. Hold the medicine ball near your legs. This will be your starting position.
Chest Stretch on Stability Ball
The Chest Stretch on a Stability Ball is a flexibility exercise that targets the pectoral muscles and anterior shoulder. It uses the unstable surface of the ball to allow a deeper, more controlled stretch, helping to improve posture and upper body mobility.
Chin To Chest Stretch
The Chin to Chest Stretch is a fundamental flexibility exercise that targets tightness in the posterior neck and upper back. It is commonly used to relieve tension from prolonged sitting or screen time and to improve cervical range of motion.
Chin-Up
Grab the pull-up bar with the palms facing your torso and a grip closer than the shoulder width.
Clean Deadlift
Begin standing with a barbell close to your shins. Your feet should be directly under your hips with your feet turned out slightly. Grip the bar with a double overhand grip or hook grip, about shoulder width apart. Squat down to the bar. Your spine should be in full extension, with a back angle that places your shoulders in front of the bar and your back as vertical as possible.
Clean Shrug
Begin with a shoulder width, double overhand or hook grip, with the bar hanging at the mid thigh position. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.
Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press
Lie back on a flat bench. Using a close grip (around shoulder width), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.
Close-Grip Dumbbell Press
Place a dumbbell standing up on a flat bench.
Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl
Stand up with your torso upright while holding an E-Z Curl Bar at the closer inner handle. The palm of your hands should be facing forward and they should be slightly tilted inwards due to the shape of the bar. The elbows should be close to the torso. This will be your starting position.
Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band
Attach a band to each end of the bar. Take the bar, placing a foot on the middle of the band. Stand upright with a narrow, supinated grip on the EZ bar. The elbows should be close to the torso. This will be your starting position.
Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press
Lie on a flat bench with an EZ bar loaded to an appropriate weight.
Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown
Sit down on a pull-down machine with a wide bar attached to the top pulley. Make sure that you adjust the knee pad of the machine to fit your height. These pads will prevent your body from being raised by the resistance attached to the bar.
Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl
Hold a barbell with both hands, palms up and a few inches apart.
Cocoons
Cocoons is a dynamic core exercise that combines a leg tuck with a spinal curl, challenging abdominal strength and coordination. It's an effective movement for beginners to learn pelvic tilting and spinal flexion in a controlled, supine position.
Concentration Curls
The Concentration Curl is an isolation exercise for the biceps, performed seated with the working arm braced against the inner thigh. This position minimizes momentum and body english, allowing for a strict, focused contraction on the biceps muscle.
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