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Lying Supine Dumbbell Curl
Beginner

Lying Supine Dumbbell Curl

Lie down on a flat bench face up while holding a dumbbell in each arm on top of your thighs.

Biceps
Dumbbells
Lying T-Bar Row
Intermediate

Lying T-Bar Row

Load up the T-bar Row Machine with the desired weight and adjust the leg height so that your upper chest is at the top of the pad. Tip: In some machines all you can do is stand on the appropriate step that allows you to be at a height that has the upper chest at the top of the pad.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Machine
Lying Triceps Press
Intermediate

Lying Triceps Press

Lie on a flat bench with either an e-z bar (my preference) or a straight bar placed on the floor behind your head and your feet on the floor.

Triceps
EZ Bar
Machine Bench Press
Beginner

Machine Bench Press

Sit down on the Chest Press Machine and select the weight.

Chest
Shoulders
+1
Machine
Machine Bicep Curl
Beginner

Machine Bicep Curl

Adjust the seat to the appropriate height and make your weight selection. Place your upper arms against the pads and grasp the handles. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Machine
Machine Preacher Curls
Beginner

Machine Preacher Curls

Sit down on the Preacher Curl Machine and select the weight.

Biceps
Machine
Machine Shoulder (Military) Press
Beginner

Machine Shoulder (Military) Press

Sit down on the Shoulder Press Machine and select the weight.

Shoulders
Triceps
Machine
Machine Triceps Extension
Beginner

Machine Triceps Extension

Adjust the seat to the appropriate height and make your weight selection. Place your upper arms against the pads and grasp the handles. This will be your starting position.

Triceps
Machine
Medicine Ball Chest Pass
Beginner

Medicine Ball Chest Pass

You will need a partner for this exercise. Lacking one, this movement can be performed against a wall.

Chest
Shoulders
+1
Medicine Ball
Medicine Ball Full Twist
Beginner

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.

Core
Shoulders
Medicine Ball
Medicine Ball Scoop Throw
Beginner

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.

Shoulders
Core
+2
Medicine Ball
Middle Back Shrug
Intermediate

Middle Back Shrug

Lie facedown on an incline bench while holding a dumbbell in each hand. Your arms should be fully extended hanging down and pointing towards the floor. The palms of your hands should be facing each other. This will be your starting position.

Middle Back
Dumbbells
Middle Back Stretch
Beginner

Middle Back Stretch

Stand so your feet are shoulder width apart and your hands are on your hips.

Middle Back
Core
+2
Bodyweight
Mixed Grip Chin
Advanced

Mixed Grip Chin

Using a spacing that is just about 1 inch wider than shoulder width, grab a pull-up bar with the palms of one hand facing forward and the palms of the other hand facing towards you. This will be your starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Other
Monster Walk
Beginner

Monster Walk

Place a band around both ankles and another around both knees. There should be enough tension that they are tight when your feet are shoulder width apart.

Abductors
Resistance Bands
Mountain Climbers
Beginner

Mountain Climbers

Begin in a pushup position, with your weight supported by your hands and toes. Flexing the knee and hip, bring one leg until the knee is approximately under the hip. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Chest
+2
Bodyweight
Moving Claw Series
Beginner

Moving Claw Series

This move helps prepare your running form to help you excel at sprinting. As you run, be sure to flex the knee, aiming to kick your glutes as the hip extends.

Hamstrings
Calves
+1
Bodyweight
Muscle Snatch
Intermediate

Muscle Snatch

Begin with a loaded barbell held at the mid thigh position with a wide grip. 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. This will be the starting position.

Hamstrings
Glutes
+4
Barbell
Muscle Up
Intermediate

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.

Lats
Core
+6
Other
Narrow Stance Hack Squats
Intermediate

Narrow Stance Hack Squats

Place the back of your torso against the back pad of the machine and hook your shoulders under the shoulder pads provided.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Machine
Narrow Stance Leg Press
Intermediate

Narrow Stance Leg Press

Using a leg press machine, sit down on the machine and place your legs on the platform directly in front of you at a less-than-shoulder-width narrow stance with the toes slightly pointed out. Your feet should be around 3 inches or less apart. Tip: Keep your head up at all times and also maintain the back on the pad at all times.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Machine
Narrow Stance Squats
Intermediate

Narrow Stance Squats

This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for safety purposes. 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.

Quadriceps
Calves
+3
Barbell
Natural Glute Ham Raise
Intermediate

Natural Glute Ham Raise

Using the leg pad of a lat pulldown machine or a preacher bench, position yourself so that your ankles are under the pads, knees on the seat, and you are facing away from the machine. You should be upright and maintaining good posture.

Hamstrings
Calves
+2
Bodyweight
Neck Press
Intermediate

Neck Press

Lie back on a flat bench. Using a medium-width grip (a grip that creates a 90-degree angle in the middle of the movement between the forearms and the upper arms), lift the bar from the rack and hold it straight over your neck with your arms locked. This will be your starting position.

Chest
Shoulders
+1
Barbell
Neck-SMR
Intermediate

Neck-SMR

Using a muscle roller or a rolling pin, place the roller behind your head and against your neck. Make sure that you do not place the roller directly against the spine, but turned slightly so that the roller is pressed against the muscles to either side of the spine. This will be your starting position.

Neck
Other
Oblique Crunches
Beginner

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.

Core
Bodyweight
Oblique Crunches - On The Floor
Beginner

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.

Core
Bodyweight
Olympic Squat
Intermediate

Olympic Squat

Begin with a barbell supported on top of the traps. The chest should be up, and the head facing forward. Adopt a hip width stance with the feet turned out as needed.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Barbell
One Arm Against Wall
Beginner

One Arm Against Wall

From a standing position, place a bent arm against a wall or doorway.

Lats
Bodyweight
One Arm Chin-Up
Advanced

One Arm Chin-Up

For this exercise, start out by placing a towel around a chin up bar.

Middle Back
Biceps
+2
Other