Intermediate Exercises
For those with some training experience.
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Smith Machine Hang Power Clean
Position the bar at knee height and load it to an appropriate weight.
Smith Machine Leg Press
Position a Smith machine bar a couple feet off of the ground. Ensure that it is resting on the safeties. After loading the bar to an appropriate weight, lie underneath the bar. Place the middle of your feet on the bar, tucking your knees to your chest. This will be your starting position.
Smith Machine Pistol Squat
To begin, first set the bar to a position that best matches your height. Step under it and position the bar across the back of your shoulders.
Snatch
Place your feet at a shoulder width stance with the barbell resting right above the connection between the toes and the rest of the foot.
Snatch Balance
Begin with the feet in the pulling position, the bar racked across the back of the shoulders, and the hands placed in a wide snatch grip.
Snatch Deadlift
The snatch deadlift strengthens the first pull of the snatch. Begin with a wide snatch grip with the barbell placed on the platform. The feet should be directly under the hips, with the feet turned out. Squat down to the bar, keeping the back in absolute extension with the head facing forward.
Snatch Pull
With a barbell on the floor close to the shins, take a wide snatch grip. Lower your hips with the weight focused on the heels, back straight, head facing forward, chest up, with your shoulders just in front of the bar. This will be your starting position.
Snatch Shrug
Begin with a wide grip, with the bar hanging at the mid thigh position. You can use a hook or overhand grip. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.
Speed Box Squat
Attach bands to the bar that are securely anchored near the ground. You may need to choke the bands to get adequate tension.
Split Clean
With a barbell on the floor close to the shins, take an overhand grip just outside the legs. Lower your hips with the weight focused on the heels, back straight, head facing forward, chest up, with your shoulders just in front of the bar. This will be your starting position.
Split Jerk
Standing with the weight racked on the front of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward.
Split Squats
Being in a standing position. Jump into a split leg position, with one leg forward and one leg back, flexing the knees and lowering your hips slightly as you do so.
Squat with Bands
Set up the bands on the sleeves, secured to either band pegs, the rack, or dumbbells so that there is appropriate tension.
Squat with Chains
To set up the chains, begin by looping the leader chain over the sleeves of the bar. The heavy chain should be attached using a snap hook. Adjust the length of the lead chain so that a few links are still on the floor at the top of the movement.
Squat with Plate Movers
To begin, first set the bar on a rack to just below shoulder level. Position a weight plate on the ground a couple feet back from the rack. Once the bar is loaded, step under it and place the back of your shoulders across it.
Stairmaster
To begin, step onto the stairmaster and select the desired option from the menu. You can choose a manual setting, or you can select a program to run. Typically, you can enter your age and weight to estimate the amount of calories burned during exercise.
Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck
This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for easier pick up of the bar. To begin, first set the bar on a rack that best matches your height. Once the correct height is chosen and the bar is loaded, step under the bar and place the back of your shoulders (slightly below the neck) across it.
Standing Cable Lateral Raise
Standing one-arm cable lateral raise — direct lateral deltoid isolation with constant cable tension throughout the range of motion. The cable provides resistance even at the bottom of the rep (where dumbbells lose tension), which makes this a higher-quality stimulus per rep for the lateral delt. A Reeves/Arnold-era classic for lateral delt mass. Distinct from Cable Seated Lateral Raise (seated, lower core demand), Side Lateral Raise (dumbbell variant, loses tension at the bottom), and Lying One-Arm Lateral Raise (lying, different angle).
Standing Dumbbell Calf Raise
Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides. Place the ball of the foot on a sturdy and stable wooden board (that is around 2-3 inches tall) while your heels extend off and touch the floor. This will be your starting position.
Standing Dumbbell Reverse Curl
To begin, stand straight with a dumbbell in each hand using a pronated grip (palms facing down). Your arms should be fully extended while your feet are shoulder width apart from each other. This is the starting position.
Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head
Hold the dumbbells in front of your thighs, palms facing your thighs.
Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head
To begin, stand straight with a barbell in your hands. You should grip the bar with palms facing down and a closer than shoulder width grip apart from each other.
Standing Inner-Biceps Curl
Stand up with a dumbbell in each hand being held at arms length. The elbows should be close to the torso. Your legs should be at about shoulder's width apart from each other.
Standing Low-Pulley One-Arm Triceps Extension
Grab a single handle with your left arm next to the low pulley machine. Turn away from the machine keeping the handle to the side of your body with your arm fully extended. Now use both hands to elevate the single handle directly above the head with the palm facing forward. Keep your upper arm completely vertical (perpendicular to the floor) and put your right hand on your left elbow to help keep it steady. This is the starting position.
Standing One-Arm Cable Curl
Start out by grabbing single handle next to the low pulley machine. Make sure you are far enough from the machine so that your arm is supporting the weight.
Standing Palms-In Dumbbell Press
Start by having a dumbbell in each hand with your arm fully extended to the side using a neutral grip. Your feet should be shoulder width apart from each other. Now slowly lift the dumbbells up until you create a 90 degree angle with your arms. Note: Your forearms should be perpendicular to the floor. This the starting position.
Step and Rotate Throw
A standing rotational throw with a deliberate step-into shift — the lead foot steps toward the wall during the rotation, transmitting force through the landing leg into the throw. Reinforces the step-and-rotate timing used in rotational sports. Distinct from any static-stance rotational throw.
Step Mill
To begin, step onto the stepmill and select the desired option from the menu. You can choose a manual setting, or you can select a program to run. Typically, you can enter your age and weight to estimate the amount of calories burned during exercise. Use caution so that you don't trip as you climb the stairs. It is recommended that you maintain your grip on the handles so that you don't fall.
Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift
Grasp a bar using an overhand grip (palms facing down). You may need some wrist wraps if using a significant amount of weight.
Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
Place a dumbbell standing up on a flat bench.
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