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Intermediate

Intermediate Exercises

For those with some training experience.

Showing 211–240 of 292 exercises

Rickshaw Deadlift

Load the frame with the desired weight. Center yourself between the handles. You feet should be about hip width apart. Bend at the hips to grip the handles, allowing your shoulder blades to protract.

Quadriceps
Forearms
Glutes
Intermediate

Ring Dips

Grip a ring in each hand, and then take a small jump to help you get into the starting position with your arms locked out.

Triceps
Chest
Shoulders
Intermediate

Rocky Pull-Ups/Pulldowns

Grab the pull-up bar with the palms facing forward using a wide grip.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Intermediate

Romanian Deadlift

Put a barbell in front of you on the ground and grab it using a pronated (palms facing down) grip that a little wider than shoulder width. Tip: Depending on the weight used, you may need wrist wraps to perform the exercise and also a raised platform in order to allow for better range of motion.

Hamstrings
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Romanian Deadlift from Deficit

Begin standing while holding a bar at arm's length in front of you. You can stand on a raised platform to increase the range of motion.

Hamstrings
Forearms
Glutes
Intermediate

Rope Climb

Grab the rope with both hands above your head. Pull down on the rope as you take a small jump.

Lats
Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate

Rope Jumping

Hold an end of the rope in each hand. Position the rope behind you on the ground. Raise your arms up and turn the rope over your head bringing it down in front of you. When it reaches the ground, jump over it. Find a good turning pace that can be maintained. Different speeds and techniques can be used to introduce variation.

Quadriceps
Calves
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Rowing, Stationary

To begin, seat yourself on the rower. Make sure that your heels are resting comfortably against the base of the foot pedals and that the straps are secured. Select the program that you wish to use, if applicable. Sit up straight and bend forward at the hips.

Quadriceps
Biceps
Calves
Intermediate

Seated Barbell Military Press

Sit on a Military Press Bench with a bar behind your head and either have a spotter give you the bar (better on the rotator cuff this way) or pick it up yourself carefully with a pronated grip (palms facing forward). Tip: Your grip should be wider than shoulder width and it should create a 90-degree angle between the forearm and the upper arm as the barbell goes down.

Shoulders
Triceps
Intermediate

Seated Bent-Over Rear Delt Raise

Place a couple of dumbbells looking forward in front of a flat bench.

Shoulders
Intermediate

Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension

Sit down at the end of a flat bench with a dumbbell in both arms using a neutral grip (palms of the hand facing you).

Triceps
Intermediate

Seated Close-Grip Concentration Barbell Curl

Sit down on a flat bench with a barbell or E-Z Bar in front of you in between your legs. Your legs should be spread with the knees bent and the feet on the floor.

Biceps
Intermediate

Seated Good Mornings

Set up a box in a power rack. The pins should be set at an appropriate height. Begin by stepping under the bar and placing it across the back of the shoulders, not on top of your traps. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and rotate your elbows forward, attempting to bend the bar across your shoulders.

Lower Back
Glutes
Intermediate

Seated Hamstring and Calf Stretch

Loop a belt, rope, or band around one foot. Sit down with both legs extended . This will be your starting position.

Hamstrings
Calves
Intermediate

Seated Head Harness Neck Resistance

Place a neck strap on the floor at the end of a flat bench. Once you have selected the weights, sit at the end of the flat bench with your feet wider than shoulder width apart from each other. Your toes should be pointed out.

Neck
Intermediate

Seated One-arm Cable Pulley Rows

To get into the starting position, first sit down on the machine and place your feet on the front platform or crossbar provided making sure that your knees are slightly bent and not locked.

Middle Back
Biceps
Lats
Intermediate

Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl

Sit on a flat bench with a dumbbell in your right hand.

Forearms
Intermediate

See-Saw Press (Alternating Side Press)

Grab a dumbbell with each hand and stand up erect.

Shoulders
Core
Triceps
Intermediate

Side To Side Chins

Grab the pull-up bar with the palms facing forward using a wide grip.

Lats
Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate

Single-Arm Linear Jammer

Position a bar into a landmine or securely anchor it in a corner. Load the bar to an appropriate weight.

Shoulders
Chest
Triceps
Intermediate

Single-Arm Push-Up

Begin laying prone on the ground. Move yourself into a position supporting your weight on your toes and one arm. Your working arm should be placed directly under the shoulder, fully extended. Your legs should be extended, and for this movement you may need a wider base, placing your feet further apart than in a normal push-up.

Chest
Shoulders
Triceps
Intermediate

Skating

Roller skating is a fun activity which can be effective in improving cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular endurance. It requires relatively good balance and coordination. It is necessary to learn the basics of skating including turning and stopping and to wear protective gear to avoid possible injury.

Quadriceps
Abductors
Adductors
Intermediate

Smith Machine Hang Power Clean

Position the bar at knee height and load it to an appropriate weight.

Hamstrings
Glutes
Lower Back
Intermediate

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.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

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.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

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.

Quadriceps
Biceps
Glutes
Intermediate

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.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

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.

Hamstrings
Forearms
Glutes
Intermediate

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.

Hamstrings
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

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.

Traps
Forearms
Shoulders
Intermediate