Core Exercises
Strengthen your core with these exercises.
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Kettlebell Pirate Ships
With a wide stance, hold a kettlebell with both hands. Allow it to hang at waist level with your arms extended. This will be your starting position.
Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style)
Lie on your back on the floor and press a kettlebell to the top position by extending the elbow. Bend the knee on the same side as the kettlebell.
Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)
Lie on your back on the floor and press a kettlebell to the top position by extending the elbow. Bend the knee on the same side as the kettlebell.
Kettlebell Windmill
Place a kettlebell in front of your lead foot and clean and press it overhead with your opposite arm. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward. Press it overhead by extending the elbow.
Kipping Muscle Up
Grip the rings using a false grip, with the base of your palms on top of the rings.
Knee/Hip Raise On Parallel Bars
Position your body on the vertical leg raise bench so that your forearms are resting on the pads next to the torso and holding on to the handles. Your arms will be bent at a 90 degree angle.
Kneeling Arm Drill
This drill helps increase arm efficiency during the run. Begin kneeling, left foot in front, right knee down. Apply pressure through the front heel to keep your glutes and hamstrings activated.
Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twists
Connect a rope attachment to a high pulley cable and position a mat on the floor in front of it.
Kneeling Squat
Set the bar to the proper height in a power rack. Kneel behind the bar; it may be beneficial to put a mat down to pad your knees. Slide under the bar, racking it across the back of your shoulders. Your shoulder blades should be retracted and the bar tight across your back. Unrack the weight.
Landmine 180's
Position a bar into a landmine or securely anchor it in a corner. Load the bar to an appropriate weight.
Landmine Linear Jammer
Position a bar into landmine or, lacking one, securely anchor it in a corner. Load the bar to an appropriate weight and position the handle attachment on the bar.
Leg Pull-In
Lie on an exercise mat with your legs extended and your hands either palms facing down next to you or under your glutes. Tip: My preference is with the hands next to me. This will be your starting position.
Log Lift
Begin standing with the log in front of you. Grasp the handles, and begin to clean the log. As you are bent over to start the clean, attempt to get the log as high as possible, pulling it into your chest. Extend through the hips and knees to bring it up to complete the clean.
Lower Back Curl
Lie on your stomach with your arms out to your sides. This will be your starting position.
Medicine Ball Full Twist
For this exercise you will need a medicine ball and a partner. Stand back to back with your partner, spaced 2-3 feet apart. This will be your starting position.
Medicine Ball Scoop Throw
Assume a semisquat stance with a medicine ball in your hands. Your arms should hang so the ball is near your feet.
Middle Back Stretch
Stand so your feet are shoulder width apart and your hands are on your hips.
Muscle Up
Grip the rings using a false grip, with the base of your palms on top of the rings. Initiate a pull up by pulling the elbows down to your side, flexing the elbows.
Oblique Crunches
Lie flat on the floor with your lower back pressed to the ground. For this exercise, you will need to put one hand beside your head and the other to the side against the floor.
Oblique Crunches - On The Floor
Start out by lying on your right side with your legs lying on top of each other. Make sure your knees are bent a little bit.
One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bends
Connect a standard handle to a tower. Move cable to highest pulley position.
One-Arm Medicine Ball Slam
Start in a standing position with a staggered, athletic stance. Hold a medicine ball in one hand, on the same side as your back leg. This will be your starting position.
One-Arm Side Deadlift
Stand to the side of a barbell next to its center. Bend your knees and lower your body until you are able to reach the barbell.
One Half Locust
Lie facedown on the floor.
Otis-Up
Secure your feet and lay back on the floor. Your knees should be bent. Hold a weight with both hands to your chest. This will be your starting position.
Overhead Squat
Start out by having a barbell in front of you on the floor. Your feet should be wider than shoulder width apart from each other.
Overhead Stretch
Standing straight up, lace your fingers together and open your palms to the ceiling. Keep your shoulders down as you extend your arms up.
Pallof Press
Connect a standard handle to a tower, and—if possible—position the cable to shoulder height. If not, a low pulley will suffice.
Pallof Press With Rotation
Connect a standard handle to a tower, and position the cable to shoulder height.
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.
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