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Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw
Beginner

Standing Two-Arm Overhead Throw

Stand with your feet shoulder width apart holding a medicine ball in both hands. To begin, reach the medicine ball deep behind your head as you bend the knees slightly and lean back.

Shoulders
Chest
+1
Medicine Ball
Star Jump
Beginner

Star Jump

Begin in a relaxed stance with your feet shoulder width apart and hold your arms close to the body.

Quadriceps
Calves
+3
Bodyweight
Step Mill
Intermediate

Step Mill

To begin, step onto the stepmill and select the desired option from the menu. You can choose 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. Use caution so that you don't trip as you climb the stairs. It is recommended that you maintain your grip on the handles so that you don't fall.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Machine
Step-up with Knee Raise
Beginner

Step-up with Knee Raise

Stand facing a box or bench of an appropriate height with your feet together. This will be your starting position.

Glutes
Hamstrings
+1
Bodyweight
Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning
Beginner

Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning

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.

Lower Back
Glutes
+1
Barbell
Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift
Intermediate

Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift

Grasp a bar using an overhand grip (palms facing down). You may need some wrist wraps if using a significant amount of weight.

Hamstrings
Glutes
+1
Barbell
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift
Beginner

Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift

Grasp a couple of dumbbells holding them by your side at arm's length.

Hamstrings
Glutes
+1
Dumbbells
Stomach Vacuum
Beginner

Stomach Vacuum

To begin, stand straight with your feet shoulder width apart from each other. Place your hands on your hips. This is the starting position.

Core
Bodyweight
Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
Intermediate

Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover

Place a dumbbell standing up on a flat bench.

Chest
Lats
+2
Dumbbells
Straight-Arm Pulldown
Beginner

Straight-Arm Pulldown

You will start by grabbing the wide bar from the top pulley of a pulldown machine and using a wider than shoulder-width pronated (palms down) grip. Step backwards two feet or so.

Lats
Cable Machine
Straight Bar Bench Mid Rows
Beginner

Straight Bar Bench Mid Rows

Place a loaded barbell on the end of a bench. Standing on the bench behind the bar, take a medium, pronated grip. Stand with your hips back and chest up, maintaining a neutral spine. This will be your starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Barbell
Straight Raises on Incline Bench
Beginner

Straight Raises on Incline Bench

Place a bar on the ground behind the head of an incline bench.

Shoulders
Traps
Barbell
Stride Jump Crossover
Beginner

Stride Jump Crossover

Stand to the side of a box with your inside foot on top of it, close to the edge.

Quadriceps
Abductors
+3
Other
Sumo Deadlift
Intermediate

Sumo Deadlift

Begin with a bar loaded on the ground. Approach the bar so that the bar intersects the middle of the feet. The feet should be set very wide, near the collars. Bend at the hips to grip the bar. The arms should be directly below the shoulders, inside the legs, and you can use a pronated grip, a mixed grip, or hook grip. Relax the shoulders, which in effect lengthens your arms.

Hamstrings
Adductors
+6
Barbell
Sumo Deadlift with Bands
Intermediate

Sumo Deadlift with Bands

To deadlift with short bands, simply loop them over the bar before you start, and step into them to set up. Ensure that they under the back half of your foot, directly where you are driving into the floor.

Hamstrings
Adductors
+6
Barbell
Sumo Deadlift with Chains
Intermediate

Sumo Deadlift with Chains

You can attach the chains to the sleeves of the bar, or just drape the middle over the bar so there is a greater weight increase as you lift. Attempt to keep the ends of the chains away from the plates so you don't hit them when you lower the weight.

Hamstrings
Abductors
+7
Barbell
Supine Chest Throw
Beginner

Supine Chest Throw

This drill is great for chest passes when you lack a partner or a wall of sufficient strength. Lay on the ground on your back with your knees bent.

Triceps
Chest
+1
Medicine Ball
Supine One-Arm Overhead Throw
Beginner

Supine One-Arm Overhead Throw

Lay on the ground on your back with your knees bent. Hold the ball with one hand, extending the arm fully behind your head. This will be your starting position.

Core
Chest
+2
Medicine Ball
Supine Two-Arm Overhead Throw
Beginner

Supine Two-Arm Overhead Throw

Lay on the ground on your back with your knees bent.

Core
Chest
+2
Medicine Ball
Suspended Fallout
Intermediate

Suspended Fallout

Adjust the straps so the handles are at an appropriate height, below waist level.

Core
Chest
+2
Other
Suspended Push-Up
Beginner

Suspended Push-Up

Anchor your suspension straps securely to the top of a rack or other object.

Chest
Shoulders
+1
Other
Suspended Reverse Crunch
Beginner

Suspended Reverse Crunch

Secure a set of suspension straps with the handles hanging about a foot off of the ground. Move yourself into a pushup plank position facing away from the rack.

Core
Other
Suspended Row
Beginner

Suspended Row

Suspend your straps at around chest height. Take a handle in each hand and lean back. Keep your body erect and your head and chest up. Your arms should be fully extended. This will be your starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Other
Suspended Split Squat
Intermediate

Suspended Split Squat

Suspend your straps so the handles are 18-30 inches from the floor.

Quadriceps
Abductors
+4
Other
Svend Press
Beginner

Svend Press

Begin in a standing position.

Chest
Forearms
+2
Other
Tate Press
Intermediate

Tate Press

Lie down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in each hand on top of your thighs. The palms of your hand will be facing each other.

Triceps
Chest
+1
Dumbbells
T-Bar Row with Handle
Beginner

T-Bar Row with Handle

Position a bar into a landmine or in a corner to keep it from moving. Load an appropriate weight onto your end.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Barbell
The Straddle
Beginner

The Straddle

Begin in a seated, upright position. Start by extending your legs in front of you in a V.

Hamstrings
Adductors
+1
Bodyweight
Thigh Abductor
Beginner

Thigh Abductor

To begin, sit down on the abductor machine and select a weight you are comfortable with. When your legs are positioned properly, grip the handles on each side. Your entire upper body (from the waist up) should be stationary. This is the starting position.

Abductors
Glutes
Machine
Thigh Adductor
Beginner

Thigh Adductor

To begin, sit down on the adductor machine and select a weight you are comfortable with. When your legs are positioned properly on the leg pads of the machine, grip the handles on each side. Your entire upper body (from the waist up) should be stationary. This is the starting position.

Adductors
Glutes
+1
Machine