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Dumbbell Squat To A Bench
Intermediate

Dumbbell Squat To A Bench

Stand up straight with a flat bench behind you while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
+3
Dumbbells
Dumbbell Step Ups
Intermediate

Dumbbell Step Ups

Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Dumbbells
Intermediate

Dumbbell Sumo Squat

A wide-stance sumo squat performed with a single dumbbell held vertically between the legs (suspended from the hands), or with a pair of dumbbells held at the sides. The wide stance + toes-out position emphasises adductor + glute medius engagement. Distinct from Dumbbell Goblet Squat (narrower, shoulder-width stance with bell at chest), and from Sumo Deadlift (Barbell, hinge pattern not squat).

Dumbbells
Dumbbell Tricep Extension -Pronated Grip
Beginner

Dumbbell Tricep Extension -Pronated Grip

Lie down on a flat bench holding two dumbbells directly above your shoulders. Your arms should be fully extended and form a 90 degree angle from your torso and the floor.

Triceps
Dumbbells
Intermediate

Dumbbell Woodchop

A diagonal rotational chop performed with a single dumbbell held in both hands. Athlete starts with the dumbbell at one shoulder and chops diagonally across the body to the opposite hip, then returns. Trains rotational core power with a constant-mass implement. Distinct from Standing Cable Wood Chop (cable resistance is constant through the range; dumbbell varies with leverage and gravity), and from Medicine Ball Rotational Throw (release-based, explosive).

Dumbbells
Dynamic Back Stretch
Beginner

Dynamic Back Stretch

Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.

Lats
Bodyweight
Dynamic Chest Stretch
Beginner

Dynamic Chest Stretch

Stand with your hands together, arms extended directly in front of you. This will be your starting position.

Chest
Middle Back
Bodyweight
Intermediate

Eccentric Single-Leg Heel Drop

A single-leg eccentric calf drill performed off a step. Lowers slowly from a heel-up position to a heel-below-toe position, then resets passively (the other leg or both legs do the lift). Builds the slow-eccentric capacity that the gastrocnemius, soleus, and Achilles complex needs to absorb each foot strike — a strong evidence-based protocol for Achilles-tendon resilience in runners.

Bodyweight
Elbow Circles
Beginner

Elbow Circles

Sit or stand with your feet slightly apart.

Shoulders
Traps
Bodyweight
Elbows Back
Beginner

Elbows Back

Stand up straight.

Chest
Shoulders
Bodyweight
Elbow to Knee
Beginner

Elbow to Knee

Lie on the floor, crossing your right leg across your bent left knee. Clasp your hands behind your head, beginning with your shoulder blades on the ground. This will be your starting position.

Core
Bodyweight
Elevated Back Lunge
Intermediate

Elevated Back Lunge

Position a bar onto a rack at shoulder height loaded to an appropriate weight. Place a short, raised platform behind you.

Quadriceps
Glutes
+1
Barbell
Elevated Cable Rows
Intermediate

Elevated Cable Rows

Get a platform of some sort (it can be an aerobics or calf raise platform) that is around 4-6 inches in height.

Lats
Middle Back
+1
Cable Machine
Elliptical Trainer
Intermediate

Elliptical Trainer

To begin, step onto the elliptical and select the desired option from the menu. Most ellipticals have 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. Elevation can be adjusted to change the intensity of the workout.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Machine
Exercise Ball Crunch
Beginner

Exercise Ball Crunch

Lie on an exercise ball with your lower back curvature pressed against the spherical surface of the ball. Your feet should be bent at the knee and pressed firmly against the floor. The upper torso should be hanging off the top of the ball. The arms should either be kept alongside the body or crossed on top of your chest as these positions avoid neck strains (as opposed to the hands behind the back of the head position).

Core
Stability Ball
Exercise Ball Pull-In
Beginner

Exercise Ball Pull-In

Place an exercise ball nearby and lay on the floor in front of it with your hands on the floor shoulder width apart in a push-up position.

Core
Stability Ball
Extended Range One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press
Beginner

Extended Range One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press

Lie on the floor and position a kettlebell for one arm to press. The kettlebell should be held by the handle. The leg on the same side that you are pressing should be bent, with the knee crossing over the midline of the body.

Chest
Shoulders
+1
Kettlebell
External Rotation
Beginner

External Rotation

Lie sideways on a flat bench with one arm holding a dumbbell and the other hand on top of the bench folded so that you can rest your head on it.

Shoulders
Dumbbells
External Rotation with Band
Beginner

External Rotation with Band

Choke the band around a post. The band should be at the same height as your elbow. Stand with your left side to the band a couple of feet away.

Shoulders
Resistance Bands
External Rotation with Cable
Beginner

External Rotation with Cable

Adjust the cable to the same height as your elbow. Stand with your left side to the band a couple of feet away.

Shoulders
Cable Machine
EZ-Bar Curl
Beginner

EZ-Bar Curl

Stand up straight while holding an EZ curl bar at the wide outer handle. The palms of your hands should be facing forward and slightly tilted inward due to the shape of the bar. Keep your elbows close to your torso. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
EZ Bar
EZ-Bar Skullcrusher
Beginner

EZ-Bar Skullcrusher

Using a close grip, lift the EZ bar and hold it with your elbows in as you lie on the bench. Your arms should be perpendicular to the floor. This will be your starting position.

Triceps
Forearms
EZ Bar
Face Pull
Intermediate

Face Pull

Facing a high pulley with a rope or dual handles attached, pull the weight directly towards your face, separating your hands as you do so. Keep your upper arms parallel to the ground.

Shoulders
Middle Back
Cable Machine
Farmer's Walk
Intermediate

Farmer's Walk

There are various implements that can be used for the farmers walk. These can also be performed with heavy dumbbells or short bars if these implements aren't available. Begin by standing between the implements.

Forearms
Core
+5
Dumbbells
Fast Skipping
Beginner

Fast Skipping

Start in a relaxed position with one leg slightly forward. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Abductors
+4
Bodyweight
Finger Curls
Beginner

Finger Curls

Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing up; hands spaced about shoulder width.

Forearms
Barbell
Flat Bench Cable Flyes
Intermediate

Flat Bench Cable Flyes

Position a flat bench between two low pulleys so that when you are laying on it, your chest will be lined up with the cable pulleys.

Chest
Cable Machine
Flat Bench Leg Pull-In
Beginner

Flat Bench Leg Pull-In

Lie on an exercise mat or a flat bench with your legs off the end.

Core
Bodyweight
Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise
Beginner

Flat Bench Lying Leg Raise

Lie with your back flat on a bench and your legs extended in front of you off the end.

Core
Bodyweight
Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls
Beginner

Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls

Hold the dumbbell towards the side farther from you so that you have more weight on the side closest to you. (This can be done for a good effect on all bicep dumbbell exercises). Now do a normal incline dumbbell curl, but keep your wrists as far back as possible so as to neutralize any stress that is placed on them.

Biceps
Dumbbells