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Barbell Shrug Behind The Back
Beginner

Barbell Shrug Behind The Back

Stand up straight with your feet at shoulder width as you hold a barbell with both hands behind your back using a pronated grip (palms facing back). Tip: Your hands should be a little wider than shoulder width apart. You can use wrist wraps for this exercise for better grip. This will be your starting position.

traps
Barbell
Barbell Side Bend
Beginner

Barbell Side Bend

Stand up straight while holding a barbell placed on the back of your shoulders (slightly below the neck). Your feet should be shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.

Core
Lower Back
Barbell
Barbell Side Split Squat
Beginner

Barbell Side Split Squat

Stand up straight while holding a barbell placed on the back of your shoulders (slightly below the neck). Your feet should be placed wide apart with the foot of the lead leg angled out to the side. This will be your starting position.

quads
glutes
Barbell
Barbell Squat
Beginner

Barbell Squat

This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for safety purposes. To begin, first set the bar on a rack to just below shoulder level. 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
Barbell Squat To A Bench
Advanced

Barbell Squat To A Bench

This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for safety purposes. To begin, first place a flat bench or a box behind you. The flat bench is used to teach you to set your hips back and to hit depth.

quads
glutes
+1
Barbell
Barbell Step Ups
Intermediate

Barbell Step Ups

Stand up straight while holding a barbell placed on the back of your shoulders (slightly below the neck) and stand upright behind an elevated platform (such as the one used for spotting behind a flat bench). This is your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Barbell
Barbell Walking Lunge
Beginner

Barbell Walking Lunge

Begin standing with your feet shoulder width apart and a barbell across your upper back.

quads
glutes
+3
Barbell
Battling Ropes
Beginner

Battling Ropes

For this exercise you will need a heavy rope anchored at its center 15-20 feet away. Standing in front of the rope, take an end in each hand with your arms extended at your side. This will be your starting position.

Shoulders
Chest
+1
Other
Bear Crawl Sled Drags
Beginner

Bear Crawl Sled Drags

Wearing either a harness or a loose weight belt, attach the chain to the back so that you will be facing away from the sled. Bend down so that your hands are on the ground. Your back should be flat and knees bent. This is your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Other
Behind Head Chest Stretch
Advanced

Behind Head Chest Stretch

An advanced, partner-assisted PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) stretch for the chest and shoulder complex. It involves an isometric contraction followed by a passive stretch to increase flexibility in the anterior shoulder and pectoral muscles. Requires good baseline shoulder mobility and a communicative partner.

Chest
Shoulders
Other
Bench Dips
Beginner

Bench Dips

For this exercise you will need to place a bench behind your back. With the bench perpendicular to your body, and while looking away from it, hold on to the bench on its edge with the hands fully extended, separated at shoulder width. The legs will be extended forward, bent at the waist and perpendicular to your torso. This will be your starting position.

Triceps
Chest
+1
Bodyweight
Bench Jump
Intermediate

Bench Jump

Begin with a box or bench 1-2 feet in front of you. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Bodyweight
Bench Press - Powerlifting
Intermediate

Bench Press - Powerlifting

The Bench Press - Powerlifting is a maximal strength movement focusing on the chest, shoulders, and triceps. It is a core competition lift in powerlifting, requiring technical precision in setup and execution to safely handle heavy loads.

chest
triceps
+1
Barbell
Bench Press - With Bands
Beginner

Bench Press - With Bands

Using a flat bench secure a band under the leg of the bench that is nearest to your head.

Chest
Shoulders
+1
Resistance Bands
Bench Press with Chains
Advanced

Bench Press with Chains

Adjust the leader chain, shortening it to the desired length.Place the chains on the sleeves of the bar.

chest
triceps
+1
Barbell
Bench Sprint
Beginner

Bench Sprint

Stand on the ground with one foot resting on a bench or box with your heel close to the edge.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Other
Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover
Intermediate

Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover

Lie on a flat bench with a barbell using a shoulder grip width.

Lats
Chest
+2
Barbell
Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
Intermediate

Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover

Place a dumbbell standing up on a flat bench.

Chest
Lats
+2
Dumbbells
Bent-Knee Hip Raise
Beginner

Bent-Knee Hip Raise

The Bent-Knee Hip Raise is a beginner-level core exercise that focuses on isolating the abdominal muscles through a controlled pelvic tilt and hip lift. It effectively trains the rectus abdominis while minimizing lower back strain by keeping the knees bent.

abs
Bodyweight
Bent Over Barbell Row
Beginner

Bent Over Barbell Row

Holding a barbell with a pronated grip (palms facing down), bend your knees slightly and bring your torso forward, by bending at the waist, while keeping the back straight until it is almost parallel to the floor. Tip: Make sure that you keep the head up. The barbell should hang directly in front of you as your arms hang perpendicular to the floor and your torso. This is your starting position.

back
lats
+2
Barbell
Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On Bench
Beginner

Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On Bench

Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell in each hand and with an incline bench in front of you.

rear delts
Dumbbells
Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral
Beginner

Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral

The Bent Over Low-Pulley Side Lateral is a unilateral isolation exercise that targets the shoulder muscles, specifically the medial deltoids, from a bent-over position. This cable variation provides constant tension throughout the range of motion, helping to develop shoulder width and stability.

shoulders
rear delts
Cable Machine
Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row
Beginner

Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row

Put weight on one of the ends of an Olympic barbell. Make sure that you either place the other end of the barbell in the corner of two walls; or put a heavy object on the ground so the barbell cannot slide backward.

lats
middle back
+2
Barbell
Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row
Intermediate

Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row

Put weight on one of the ends of an Olympic barbell. Make sure that you either place the other end of the barbell in the corner of two walls; or put a heavy object on the ground so the barbell cannot slide backward.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Barbell
Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row
Beginner

Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row

With a dumbbell in each hand (palms facing your torso), bend your knees slightly and bring your torso forward by bending at the waist; as you bend make sure to keep your back straight until it is almost parallel to the floor. Tip: Make sure that you keep the head up. The weights should hang directly in front of you as your arms hang perpendicular to the floor and your torso. This is your starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
+2
Dumbbells
Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In
Beginner

Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row With Palms In

With a dumbbell in each hand (palms facing each other), bend your knees slightly and bring your torso forward, by bending at the waist, while keeping the back straight until it is almost parallel to the floor. Tip: Make sure that you keep the head up. The weights should hang directly in front of you as your arms hang perpendicular to the floor and your torso. This is your starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
+1
Dumbbells
Bent Press
Advanced

Bent Press

Clean a kettlebell to your shoulder. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you raise the kettlebell towards your shoulder. The wrist should rotate as you do so. This will be your starting position.

Core
Glutes
+5
Kettlebell
Bicycling
Beginner

Bicycling

To begin, seat yourself on the bike and adjust the seat to your height.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Other
Bicycling, Stationary
Beginner

Bicycling, Stationary

To begin, seat yourself on the bike and adjust the seat to your height.

Quadriceps
Calves
+2
Machine
Board Press
Intermediate

Board Press

Begin by lying on the bench, getting your head beyond the bar if possible. One to five boards, made out of 2x6's, can be screwed together and held in place by a training partner, bands, or just tucked under your shirt.

triceps
chest
Barbell