Intermediate Exercises
For those with some training experience.
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Overhead Cable Curl
To begin, set a weight that is comfortable on each side of the pulley machine. Note: Make sure that the amount of weight selected is the same on each side.
Pelvic Tilt Into Bridge
Lie down with your feet on the floor, heels directly under your knees.
Peroneals-SMR
Lay on your side, supporting your weight on your forearm and on a foam roller placed on the outside of your lower leg. Your upper leg can either be on top of your lower leg, or you can cross it in front of you. This will be your starting position.
Peroneals Stretch
In a seated position, loop a belt, rope, or band around one foot. This will be your starting position.
Pin Presses
Pin presses remove the eccentric phase of the bench press, developing starting strength. They also allow you to train a desired range of motion.
Piriformis-SMR
Sit with your buttocks on top of a foam roll. Bend your knees, and then cross one leg so that the ankle is over the knee. This will be your starting position.
Plate Pinch
Grab two wide-rimmed plates and put them together with the smooth sides facing outward
Plate Twist
Lie down on the floor or an exercise mat with your legs fully extended and your upper body upright. Grab the plate by its sides with both hands out in front of your abdominals with your arms slightly bent.
Posterior Tibialis Stretch
In a seated position, loop a belt, rope, or band around one foot. This will be your starting position.
Power Clean
Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart and toes pointing out slightly.
Power Clean from Blocks
With a barbell on boxes of the desired height, take a 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.
Power Snatch from Blocks
Begin with a loaded barbell on boxes or stands of the desired height. A wide grip should be taken on the bar. The feet should be directly below the hips, with the feet turned out as needed. Lower the hips, with the chest up and the head looking forward. The shoulders should be just in front of the bar, with the elbows pointed out. This will be the starting position.
Power Stairs
In the power stairs, implements are moved up a staircase. For training purposes, these can be performed with a tire or box.
Push Press - Behind the Neck
Standing with the weight racked on the back of the shoulders, begin with the dip. With your feet directly under your hips, flex the knees without moving the hips backward. Go down only slightly, and reverse direction as powerfully as possible. Drive through the heels create as much speed and force as possible, moving the bar in a vertical path.
Push-Ups - Close Triceps Position
Lie on the floor face down and place your hands closer than shoulder width for a close hand position. Make sure that you are holding your torso up at arms' length.
Push-Ups With Feet On An Exercise Ball
Lie on the floor face down and place your hands about 36 inches apart from each other holding your torso up at arms length.
Quadriceps-SMR
Lay facedown on the floor with your weight supported by your hands or forearms. Place a foam roll underneath one leg on the quadriceps, and keep the foot off of the ground. Make sure to relax the leg as much as possible. This will be your starting position.
Quad Stretch
Lay on your side. Loop a belt, rope, or band around your top foot. Flex the knee and extend your hip, attempting to touch your glutes with your foot, and holding the belt with your hands. This will be your starting position.
Rack Delivery
This drill teaches the delivery of the barbell to the rack position on the shoulders. Begin holding a bar in the scarecrow position, with the upper arms parallel to the floor, and the forearms hanging down. Use a hook grip, with your fingers wrapped over your thumbs.
Rack Pulls
Set up in a power rack with the bar on the pins. The pins should be set to the desired point; just below the knees, just above, or in the mid thigh position. Position yourself against the bar in proper deadlifting position. Your feet should be under your hips, your grip shoulder width, back arched, and hips back to engage the hamstrings. Since the weight is typically heavy, you may use a mixed grip, a hook grip, or use straps to aid in holding the weight.
Rack Pull with Bands
Set up in a power rack with the bar on the pins. The pins should be set to the desired point; just below the knees, just above, or in the mid thigh position. Attach bands to the base of the rack, or secure them with dumbbells. Attach the other end to the bar. You may need to choke the bands to provide tension.
Reverse Band Bench Press
Position a bench inside a power rack, with the bar set to the correct height. Begin by anchoring bands either to band pegs or to the top of the rack. Ensure that you will be position properly under the bands. Attach the other end to the barbell.
Reverse Band Box Squat
Begin in a power rack with a box at the appropriate height behind you. Set up the bands either on band pegs or attached to the top of the rack, ensuring they will be directly above the bar during the squat. Attach the other end to the bar.
Reverse Barbell Preacher Curls
Grab an EZ-bar using a shoulder width and palms down (pronated) grip.
Reverse Flyes With External Rotation
To begin, lie down on an incline bench set at a 30-degree angle with the chest and stomach pressing against the incline.
Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows
Stand erect while holding a barbell with a supinated grip (palms facing up).
Reverse Hyperextension
Place your feet between the pads after loading an appropriate weight. Lay on the top pad, allowing your hips to hang off the back, while grasping the handles to hold your position.
Reverse Triceps Bench Press
Lie back on a flat bench. Using a close, supinated grip (around shoulder width), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over you with your arms locked extended in front of you and perpendicular to the floor. This will be your starting position.
Rhomboids-SMR
Lay down with your back on the floor. Place a foam roll underneath your upper back, and cross your arms in front of you, protracting your shoulders. This will be your starting position.
Rickshaw Carry
Position the frame at the starting point, and load with the appropriate weight. Standing in the center of the frame, begin by gripping the handles and driving through your heels to lift the frame. Ensure your chest and head are up and your back is straight.
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