Exercise Database

Rolling

Steps : 1.) Begin by sitting on the floor with your spine flexed forward in the shape of a "C". 2.) Keep your knees bent at a 45-degree angle with your legs connected together, placing your hands on your shins and keeping shoulders in place. 3.) While maintaining the "C" shape, roll back onto the floor behind you and exhale. 4.) On the ground, keep a lock on your knees and your head slightly tilted forward until you feel a stretch in your lower back. 5.) Hold this position for a few seconds and then roll back up to the start, staying completely balanced and in form. 6.) Repeat for as many times as you would like.

Stability Ball Bridge

Steps : 1.) Begin by laying supine (on your back) with your heels placed upon an exercise ball, keeping your arms flat at your sides. 2.) Contract your core muscles and raise your hips up off of the floor, making sure your hands stay firm on the ground, so that your body creates a line elevated upward. 3.) Hold this position for a few seconds then return back down to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell High Front Raise

Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight and setting up an EZ bar with the weight that you would like to perform with your feet shoulder width apart and keeping the weight at waist level. 2.) Slowly elevate your arms up and above your head, squeezing your shoulders in the process and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Smith Machine Decline Bench Press (Wide Grip)

Steps : 1.) Start off setting up a smith machine with the amount of weight that you want to use to perform the exercise. 2.) Place a decline bench underneath the bar and lay down with your back flat on the bench and feet out in front of you either on the floor or underneath rests. 3.) Grab the bar with an overhand grip, keeping your hands apart with a wide distance and release the weight from the rack. 4.) Slowly lower the bar towards your chest, feeling a stretch, and hold for a count. 5.) Return back to the starting position. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Isometric Chest Press

Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with your arms at your sides and your feet shoulder width apart. 2.) Place your arms in a 90-degree angle right in front of your chest with your palms together. 3.) Push your hands against each other and contract your chest until you feel tension in your muscles. 4.) Hold onto this position for 15 to 30 seconds then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and duration as desired.

Push-up to Renegade Row

Combining a push-up with a renegade row adds an extra challenge by incorporating both upper body pushing and pulling movements along with core stabilization. Begin in a high plank position with your hands gripping a pair of dumbbells that are shoulder-width apart. Your wrists should be directly under your shoulders, and your body should form a straight line from head to heels. Your feet should be slightly wider than hip-width apart for stability. Lower your body towards the floor by bending your elbows, keeping them close to your sides. Lower until your chest nearly touches the ground, maintaining a straight line from head to heels. Keep your core engaged throughout the push-up to maintain stability. Push yourself back up to the starting position, fully extending your arms. Ensure that your body remains in a straight line from head to heels throughout the entire movement. Once you're back in the high plank position, shift your weight to one side and row one dumbbell up towards your rib cage while stabilizing your core and hips to prevent rotation. Keep your elbow close to your body as you row the dumbbell upward, squeezing your shoulder blade towards your spine. Lower the dumbbell back to the floor in a controlled manner. Repeat the row on the other side, alternating sides with each repetition. Continue alternating between push-ups and renegade rows for your desired number of repetitions or time.

Cable Rotation (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by placing an exercise ball next to a cable machine and sitting up straight with your feet planted firmly on the floor in front of you. 2.) Grab the cable with both hands and extend it out in front of you as this will be the starting position. 3.) Using your core, slowly rotate outwards of the machine until you feel tension in your abs. 4.) Hold for a count then bring the cable back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

EZ Bar French Press (Reverse Grip)

Steps : 1.) Start by loading up a EZ bar with the weight that you would like to perform for this exercise. 2.) Hold the bar with an underhand grip, lift it above your head, then slowly while keeping your elbows close to your body, lower the weight behind your head while squeezing your triceps and hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Stability Ball Leg Lift

Steps : 1.) Begin by laying down with your back with your legs extended and an exercise ball in between your feet and hands kept at your sides. 2.) Once in position slowly raise your legs up off of the floor and bring the ball up towards the ceiling. 3.) Hold onto this position for a few seconds then return back to the starting position, squeezing your core throughout the entire motion. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Kettlebell Advanced Windmill

Steps : 1.) Take the kettlebell and clean press it overhead. 2.) With the kettlebell in place overhead, push your glutes into the direction that the kettlebell is located on. 3.) The opposite hand should be kept behind your back as your turn your feet from the kettlebell. 4.) Keep your body as low as you can go to stretch the abdominals and kettlebell. 5.) Hold the position for a few seconds, stretching out the muscles, then return to starting position.

Barbell Neck Press

The barbell neck press exercise is an advanced exercise for the chest that has the individual lower the barbell over your neck, not your chest. Steps : 1.) Start off lying on a flat bench with your feet planted firmly on the floor, grabbing the barbell with a wider than shoulder-width grip apart. 2.) Raise the barbell above your body and over your neck as this will be your starting position. 3.) Slowly lower the bar down so that it just about touches your chest (but doesn't fully touch) and you feel a stretch in your chest muscles. 4.) Hold this position for a count, then slowly raise the bar back up until your arms are fully extended out and your elbows are locked. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Shrug (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on an exercise ball straight up, feet flat on the floor in front of you, dumbbells in each hand and arms your sides. 2.) Slowly arch your shoulders back and lift the weights up until you are at your peak in your shoulders and feel a stretch. 3.) Hold for a count then return back to the starting position. Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Cable Bicep Curl (Supine Close Grip)

The cable lying close grip biceps curl exercise combines a flat body position with a pulling motion to isolate the biceps and build bigger arms. Steps : 1.) Start by placing a flat bench under a cable weight stack and attach a flat bar to the pulley. 2.) Lie down with your head towards the stack and your feet firmly on the floor. 3.) Grab the bar with an overhand grip (palms down) about 8 inches apart, and extend your arms straight up. 4.) Curl the bar down in an arc touching your chin and hold the position for a count. 5.) Slowly return to the starting position.

Barbell Power Clean from Blocks

Steps : 1.) Begin with a barbell resting on two boxes, positioned at your knee level, with your feet at shoulder-width distance and gripping with a double overhand grip. 2.) Bring the bar to about mid thigh position, keeping your back straight, then extend through your hips and knees forcefully driving the weight upward and shrugging your shoulders to your ears at the same time. 3.) After performing this motion, flex your elbows up and out bringing your body down and the barbell up towards your shoulders. 4.) You will have the bar positioned in a front squat position with your elbows pointing out securing the barbell in place. 5.) Once in position lower your body to a bottom squat position to ease the tension and recovery process of the previous motion. 6.) Keep your knees bent and torso upright to help support the weight. 7.) Slowly and safely lower the weight back down to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Pullover (Stability Ball)

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting on an exercise ball with a dumbbell in each hand. 2.) Slowly roll down making sure that your head and shoulders are on the ball and your feet are planted firmly on the floor in front of you. 3.) Extend the dumbbells behind your head pointed out right in front of you, then elevate them straight up with your shoulders. 4.) Hold this position for a few seconds then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as possible.

Rocket Jump

Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with your feet shoulder width apart and your arms at your sides. 2.) Slowly squat down halfway and then forcefully push back up as hard and high as possible. 3.) The goal is to fully extend your entire body upward, reaching overhead with your hands as far as possible, then landing and absorbing the impact with your legs. 4.) Repeat for as many sets and repetitions as desired.

Cable Rope Incline Tricep Extension

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up an incline bench in front of a low pulley cable machine and attach a rope extension for the exercise. 2.) Sit down facing away from the machine, holding the rope with an overhand grip behind your head as this will be your starting position. 3.) Slowly push the rope above your head, squeezing your triceps and hold for a count. 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Cable Decline One-Arm Chest Fly

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a handle on a low pulley cable machine and placing a decline bench next to the machine. 2.) Grab onto the handle with an overhand grip and lay down on the decline bench, keeping your back flat on the bench and feet underneath the foot rests. 3.) Raise the handle above your head as this will be your starting position. 4.) Slowly lower and extend your arm out to your side, feeling a stretch in your chest and hold for a count. 5.) Return back to the starting position and squeeze your chest. 6.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.