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Tire Flip
Intermediate

Tire Flip

Begin by gripping the bottom of the tire on the tread, and position your feet back a bit. Your chest should be driving into the tire.

Quadriceps
Calves
+8
Other
Toe Touchers
Beginner

Toe Touchers

To begin, lie down on the floor or an exercise mat with your back pressed against the floor. Your arms should be lying across your sides with the palms facing down.

Core
Bodyweight
Torso Rotation
Beginner

Torso Rotation

Stand upright holding an exercise ball with both hands. Extend your arms so the ball is straight out in front of you. This will be your starting position.

Core
Stability Ball
Trail Running/Walking
Beginner

Trail Running/Walking

Running or hiking on trails will get the blood pumping and heart beating almost immediately. Make sure you have good shoes. While you use the muscles in your calves and buttocks to pull yourself up a hill, the knees, joints and ankles absorb the bulk of the pounding coming back down. Take smaller steps as you walk downhill, keep your knees bent to reduce the impact and slow down to avoid falling.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Bodyweight
Trap Bar Deadlift
Beginner

Trap Bar Deadlift

For this exercise load a trap bar, also known as a hex bar, to an appropriate weight resting on the ground. Stand in the center of the apparatus and grasp both handles.

Quadriceps
Glutes
+1
Other
Tricep Dumbbell Kickback
Beginner

Tricep Dumbbell Kickback

Start with a dumbbell in each hand and your palms facing your torso. Keep your back straight with a slight bend in the knees and bend forward at the waist. Your torso should be almost parallel to the floor. Make sure to keep your head up. Your upper arms should be close to your torso and parallel to the floor. Your forearms should be pointed towards the floor as you hold the weights. There should be a 90-degree angle formed between your forearm and upper arm. This is your starting position.

Triceps
Dumbbells
Tricep Side Stretch
Beginner

Tricep Side Stretch

Bring right arm across your body and over your left shoulder, holding your elbow with your left hand, until you feel a stretch in your tricep. Then repeat for your other arm.

Triceps
Shoulders
Bodyweight
Triceps Overhead Extension with Rope
Beginner

Triceps Overhead Extension with Rope

Attach a rope to a low pulley. After selecting an appropriate weight, grasp the rope with both hands and face away from the cable.

Triceps
Cable Machine
Triceps Pushdown
Beginner

Triceps Pushdown

Attach a straight or angled bar to a high pulley and grab with an overhand grip (palms facing down) at shoulder width.

Triceps
Cable Machine
Triceps Pushdown - Rope Attachment
Beginner

Triceps Pushdown - Rope Attachment

Attach a rope attachment to a high pulley and grab with a neutral grip (palms facing each other).

Triceps
Cable Machine
Triceps Pushdown - V-Bar Attachment
Beginner

Triceps Pushdown - V-Bar Attachment

Attach a V-Bar to a high pulley and grab with an overhand grip (palms facing down) at shoulder width.

Triceps
Cable Machine
Triceps Stretch
Beginner

Triceps Stretch

Reach your hand behind your head, grasp your elbow and gently pull. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds, then switch sides.

Triceps
Lats
Bodyweight
Tuck Crunch
Beginner

Tuck Crunch

To begin, lie down on the floor or an exercise mat with your back pressed against the floor. Your arms should be lying across your sides with the palms facing down.

Core
Bodyweight
Two-Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl
Beginner

Two-Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl

Grab a dumbbell with each arm and place the upper arms on top of the preacher bench or the incline bench. The dumbbell should be held at shoulder length. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Dumbbells
Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean
Intermediate

Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean

Place two kettlebells between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.

Shoulders
Calves
+4
Kettlebell
Two-Arm Kettlebell Jerk
Intermediate

Two-Arm Kettlebell Jerk

Clean two kettlebells to your shoulders. Clean the kettlebells to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you swing the kettlebells towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrists as you do so, so that the palms face forward. Squat down a few inches and reverse the motion rapidly driving both kettlebells overhead. Immediately after the initial push, squat down again and get under the kettlebells. Once the kettlebells are locked out, stand upright to complete the exercise.

Shoulders
Calves
+2
Kettlebell
Two-Arm Kettlebell Military Press
Intermediate

Two-Arm Kettlebell Military Press

Clean two kettlebells to your shoulders. Clean the kettlebells to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you swing the kettlebells towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrists as you do so, so that the palms face forward.

Shoulders
Triceps
Kettlebell
Two-Arm Kettlebell Row
Intermediate

Two-Arm Kettlebell Row

Place two kettlebells in front of your feet. Bend your knees slightly and then push your butt out as much as possible as you bend over to get in the starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Kettlebell
Underhand Cable Pulldowns
Beginner

Underhand Cable Pulldowns

Sit down on a pull-down machine with a wide bar attached to the top pulley. Adjust the knee pad of the machine to fit your height. These pads will prevent your body from being raised by the resistance attached to the bar.

Lats
Biceps
+2
Cable Machine
Upper Back-Leg Grab
Beginner

Upper Back-Leg Grab

While seated, bend forward to hug your thighs from underneath with both arms.

Hamstrings
Lower Back
+1
Bodyweight
Upper Back Stretch
Beginner

Upper Back Stretch

Clasp fingers together with your thumbs pointing down, round your shoulders as you reach your hands forward.

Middle Back
Bodyweight
Upright Barbell Row
Beginner

Upright Barbell Row

Grasp a barbell with an overhand grip that is slightly less than shoulder width. The bar should be resting on the top of your thighs with your arms extended and a slight bend in your elbows. Your back should also be straight. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Traps
Barbell
Upright Cable Row
Intermediate

Upright Cable Row

Grasp a straight bar cable attachment that is attached to a low pulley with a pronated (palms facing your thighs) grip that is slightly less than shoulder width. The bar should be resting on top of your thighs. Your arms should be extended with a slight bend at the elbows and your back should be straight. This will be your starting position.

Traps
Shoulders
Cable Machine
Upright Row - With Bands
Beginner

Upright Row - With Bands

To begin, stand on an exercise band so that tension begins at arm's length. Grasp the handles using a pronated (palms facing your thighs) grip that is slightly less than shoulder width. The handles should be resting on top of your thighs. Your arms should be extended with a slight bend at the elbows and your back should be straight. This will be your starting position.

Traps
Shoulders
Resistance Bands
Upward Stretch
Beginner

Upward Stretch

Extend both hands straight above your head, palms touching.

Shoulders
Chest
+1
Bodyweight
V-Bar Pulldown
Intermediate

V-Bar Pulldown

Sit down on a pull-down machine with a V-Bar attached to the top pulley.

Lats
Biceps
+2
Cable Machine
V-Bar Pullup
Beginner

V-Bar Pullup

Start by placing the middle of the V-bar in the middle of the pull-up bar (assuming that the pull-up station you are using does not have neutral grip handles). The V-Bar handles will be facing down so that you can hang from the pull-up bar through the use of the handles.

Lats
Biceps
+2
Bodyweight
Vertical Swing
Beginner

Vertical Swing

Allow the dumbbell to hang at arms length between your legs, holding it with both hands. Keep your back straight and your head up.

Hamstrings
Glutes
+2
Dumbbells
Walking, Treadmill
Beginner

Walking, Treadmill

To begin, step onto the treadmill and select the desired option from the menu. Most treadmills 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
Weighted Ball Hyperextension
Intermediate

Weighted Ball Hyperextension

To begin, lie down on an exercise ball with your torso pressing against the ball and parallel to the floor. The ball of your feet should be pressed against the floor to help keep you balanced. Place a weighted plate under your chin or behind your neck. This is the starting position.

Lower Back
Glutes
+2
Stability Ball