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Lower Back-SMR
Beginner

Lower Back-SMR

In a seated position, place a foam roll under your lower back. Cross your arms in front of you and protract your shoulders. This will be your starting position.

Lower Back
Foam Roller
Low Pulley Row To Neck
Beginner

Low Pulley Row To Neck

Sit on a low pulley row machine with a rope attachment.

Shoulders
Biceps
+2
Cable Machine
Lunge Pass Through
Intermediate

Lunge Pass Through

Stand with your torso upright holding a kettlebell in your right hand. This will be your starting position.

Hamstrings
Calves
+2
Kettlebell
Lunge Sprint
Intermediate

Lunge Sprint

Adjust a bar in a Smith machine to an appropriate height. Position yourself under the bar, racking it across the back of your shoulders. Unrack the bar, and then split your feet, moving one foot forward and one foot back. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Machine
Lying Bent Leg Groin
Advanced

Lying Bent Leg Groin

Lie on your back with your knees bent and the soles of the feet pressed together. Have your partner hold your knees. This will be your starting position.

Adductors
Other
Lying Cable Curl
Intermediate

Lying Cable Curl

Grab a straight bar or E-Z bar attachment that is attached to the low pulley with both hands, using an underhand (palms facing up) shoulder-width grip.

Biceps
Cable Machine
Lying Cambered Barbell Row
Beginner

Lying Cambered Barbell Row

Place a cambered bar underneath an exercise bench.

Middle Back
Biceps
+2
Barbell
Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Extension Behind The Head
Intermediate

Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Extension Behind The Head

While holding a barbell or EZ Curl bar with a pronated grip (palms facing forward), lie on your back on a flat bench with your head close to the end of the bench. Tip: If you are holding a barbell grab it using a shoulder-width grip and if you are using an E-Z Bar grab it on the inner handles.

Triceps
Barbell
Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin
Intermediate

Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin

While holding a barbell or EZ Curl bar with a pronated grip (palms facing forward), lie on your back on a flat bench with your head off the end of the bench. Tip: If you are holding a barbell grab it using a shoulder-width grip and if you are using an E-Z Bar grab it on the inner handles.

Triceps
EZ Bar
Lying Close-Grip Bar Curl On High Pulley
Beginner

Lying Close-Grip Bar Curl On High Pulley

Place a flat bench in front of a high pulley or lat pulldown machine.

Biceps
Cable Machine
Lying Crossover
Advanced

Lying Crossover

Lie on your back with your legs extended.

Abductors
Bodyweight
Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension
Intermediate

Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension

Lie on a flat bench while holding two dumbbells directly in front of you. Your arms should be fully extended at a 90-degree angle from your torso and the floor. The palms should be facing in and the elbows should be tucked in. This is the starting position.

Triceps
Chest
+1
Dumbbells
Lying Face Down Plate Neck Resistance
Intermediate

Lying Face Down Plate Neck Resistance

Lie face down with your whole body straight on a flat bench while holding a weight plate behind your head. Tip: You will need to position yourself so that your shoulders are slightly above the end of a flat bench in order for the upper chest, neck and face to be off the bench. This will be your starting position.

Neck
Other
Lying Face Up Plate Neck Resistance
Intermediate

Lying Face Up Plate Neck Resistance

Lie face up with your whole body straight on a flat bench while holding a weight plate on top of your forehead. Tip: You will need to position yourself so that your shoulders are slightly above the end of a flat bench in order for the traps, neck and head to be off the bench. This will be your starting position.

Neck
Other
Lying Glute
Advanced

Lying Glute

Lie on your back with your partner kneeling beside you.

Glutes
Abductors
Bodyweight
Lying Hamstring
Advanced

Lying Hamstring

Lie on your back with your legs extended. Your partner should be kneeling beside you. Raise one leg up towards the ceiling and have your partner hold the ankle. Your partner can use their shoulder to brace your leg if necessary. This will be your starting position.

Hamstrings
Calves
Other
Lying High Bench Barbell Curl
Intermediate

Lying High Bench Barbell Curl

Lie face forward on a tall flat bench while holding a barbell with a supinated grip (palms facing up). Tip: If you are holding a barbell grab it using a shoulder-width grip and if you are using an E-Z Bar grab it on the inner handles. Your upper body should be positioned in a way that the upper chest is over the end of the bench and the barbell is hanging in front of you with the arms extended and perpendicular to the floor. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Barbell
Lying Leg Curls
Beginner

Lying Leg Curls

Adjust the machine lever to fit your height and lie face down on the leg curl machine with the pad of the lever on the back of your legs (just a few inches under the calves). Tip: Preferably use a leg curl machine that is angled as opposed to flat since an angled position is more favorable for hamstrings recruitment.

Hamstrings
Machine
Lying Machine Squat
Intermediate

Lying Machine Squat

Adjust the leg machine to a height that will allow you to get inside it with your knees bent and the thighs slightly below parallel.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Machine
Lying One-Arm Lateral Raise
Intermediate

Lying One-Arm Lateral Raise

While holding a dumbbell in one hand, lay with your chest down on a flat bench. The other hand can be used to hold to the leg of the bench for stability.

Shoulders
Dumbbells
Lying Prone Quadriceps
Advanced

Lying Prone Quadriceps

Lay face down on the floor with your partner kneeling beside you. Flex one knee and raise that leg off the ground, attempting to touch your glutes with your foot. Your partner should hold the knee and ankle. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Bodyweight
Lying Rear Delt Raise
Intermediate

Lying Rear Delt Raise

While holding a dumbbell in each hand, lay with your chest down on a flat bench.

Shoulders
Dumbbells
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
Beginner

Machine Chest Press

A horizontal-press machine variant of the bench press, performed seated with the path of motion fixed by the machine. Useful for joint-friendly chest training because the fixed path reduces stabilisation demand on the shoulder girdle compared to free-weight pressing — a meaningful trade-off when training around shoulder wear-and-tear that becomes common after age 40. Distinct from Smith Machine bench press (vertical bar path), Cable Crossover (Fly pattern, not Push), and free-weight bench press variants (no fixed path of motion). Covers both selectorized (one weight stack) and plate-loaded (e.g., Hammer Strength) machine chest presses — the fixed path of motion is what matters, not the loading mechanism.

Machine
Machine Preacher Curls
Beginner

Machine Preacher Curls

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

Biceps
Machine
Beginner

Machine Rows

A chest-supported row machine variant, performed seated with the chest braced against a pad. The fixed path of motion and chest support together reduce the lumbar-stabilisation demand of free-weight rowing — a useful trade-off when training around lower-back fatigue or wear-and-tear that becomes common after age 40. Distinct from cable rows (cable allows variable path, the user controls the trajectory) and bent-over barbell rows (no chest support, full posterior-chain stabilisation demand).

Machine