Exercise Database

Cable Grip Lat Pulldown (Narrow Grip)

Steps : 1.) Start by sitting down on a cable machine and grabbing a narrow grip bar. 2.) Slowly pull the bar down towards your chest, flexing at your elbows and keeping your back angled at around 45-degrees, and hold this position for a few seconds feeling the tension in your lats and lower back. 3.) Return back to the starting position and repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Farmers Carry

The Farmers Carry is an exercise that works the entire body. Stand with the weights (in this example, we’re going with dumbbells) at your side. Hinge at your hips to bend over and grab each dumbbell. Lift with your legs to stand up with the weights. Walk with the weights in hand. Maintain a steady, upright position and posture. Do not allow the weight to move laterally or favor one side over the other. Use short, fast strides to increase your performance. Keep your traps relaxed and your eyes forward (not down at your feet).

Machine Iso Lateral High Row

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up weight on a high iso lateral machine, then sit down with your feet in front of you and thighs rested underneath the padding for stability. 2.) Reach up with one hand and grab one of the handles with an overhand grip as this will be your starting position. 3.) Slowly lower the handle down towards your side at chest level, squeezing your back and lat muscles on the way down, and hold for a count. 4.) Return back up to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Cable Crunch

Steps : 1.) Start by attaching a rope to a high cable pulley system and then turn your back to machine and pull the rope over your head. 2.) Position the rope next to your head and slowly crunch forward bringing your head down towards your thighs until you feel a stretch in your abs then hold for a count. 3.) Return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Bodyweight Sumo Squat

The Sumo Squat is a variation of the traditional squat that targets the muscles of the lower body, including the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and inner thighs. Here's how to perform it: Stand with your feet wider than shoulder-width apart, with your toes pointed slightly outward. The wider stance is characteristic of the sumo squat and helps emphasize the inner thigh muscles. Bend at your hips and knees to lower your torso moving hands out in front of the body. Engage your core muscles to stabilize your spine and keep your chest up throughout the movement. Your back should be straight, and your shoulders should be pulled back. Keeping your chest up and your back straight, lower your body by bending your knees and pushing your hips back. Descend until your thighs are parallel to the ground or as low as you can comfortably go while maintaining good form. Your knees should track in line with your toes. Push through your heels to drive yourself back up to the starting position. Keep your chest up and your back straight as you rise. Fully extend your hips and knees at the top of the movement, squeezing your glutes at the top. Perform the desired number of repetitions while maintaining proper form and control over the weight.

Weighted Side Bend

Steps : 1.) Begin by standing up straight with your one arm to your side holding a weight plate and the other rested behind you with palm placed on your head. 2.) Then slowly bend to one side of your body, grasping onto the weight, until you feel a tension on your obliques and hold for a few seconds. 3.) Return back to the starting position and complete the number of reps desired and then switch to the opposite side.

Smith Machine Bent-Over Row

The smith machine bent over row exercise works on improve your posture and strengthening your upper back. Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart, keeping your knees slightly bent and good posture and then lean forward with your upper body until your chest is parallel to the floor. 2.) Grab onto the bar with a wide overhand grip, making sure that you keep your chest still and pull the bar up until it is almost touching your chest. 3.) Hold this position for a count, squeezing your back muscles, then return back to the starting position in a controlled manner. Tips : 1.) You don't have to use a lot of weight for this exercise to be challenging. 2.) Maintain good form for this exercise so that you don't sustain an injury.

Dumbbell Bench Press (Palms in)

Steps : 1.) Start by laying with your back flat on a bench with your feet rested on the floor and holding a dumbbell in each hand. 2.) Keep the dumbbells rested at your chest as you get yourself into position, holding onto them with a neutral grip. 3.) Extend your hands above your chest and squeeze so that you feel a stretch in your pecs, then hold for a count. 4.) Then slowly return the dumbbells at the sides of your chest. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Single-Leg Calf Raise

Steps : 1.) Start by standing to the side of either a smith machine or a support structure and holding onto it. 2.) Slowly lift one of your heels off of the floor as far as possible, keeping the other leg extended behind you, and squeeze your calf. 3.) Hold for a count and return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Cable One-Arm Tricep Extension

The standing one arm low-pulley triceps extension exercise uses a cable machine to target and isolate the tricep muscles. Steps : 1.) Start by attaching a handle to a low cable pulley machine and standing with your back to the weight stack, and your feet shoulder width apart. 2.) With your left hand, reach behind you and grasp the handle. 3.) Place your right hand on your left elbow for support. 4.) Extend your left arm straight up towards the ceiling and then lower it to the starting position. 5.) Repeat and switch arms.

Machine Single-Leg Curl

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a single leg curl machine with the amount of weight that you would like to perform for this exercise. 2.) Lay with your face down on the machine and the padding just above your ankles. 3.) Squeeze your hamstring and curl the weight up with one of your legs, until you feel a stretch then hold for a count. 4.) Return to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Pull-Up (Hammer Grip)

Steps : 1.) Stand in front of a assisted pull-up machine and grab the hammer grip section of the bar. 2.) Lift your feet up off of the floor and pull up slowly, squeezing your lats until your shoulders are level with your head. 3.) Hold this position for a count then return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Arm Circles

Steps : 1.) Start by standing up straight with your feet shoulder width apart and your arms extended out to your sides so that you create a "T" shape and should be parallel to the floor. 2.) Slowly make circles with your arms feeling a stretch in your shoulders as you continue to rotate in a circular motion. 3.) Continue this motion for 10 to 20 seconds then return to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Machine Reverse T Bar Row

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up a T-Bar Row machine with the amount of weight that you want to use to perform this exercise. 2.) Lay down with your chest flat on the pad in front of you, legs behind on the foot rests and grabbing onto the handles with an underhand reverse grip. 3.) Slowly pull the bar up towards your chest, bringing the handles to your sides, squeezing with your back and lat muscles. 4.) Hold for a count then return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Cable Upper Chest Crossover

Steps : 1.) Start by setting up handles on a high cable pulley machine, standing in the middle of the machines, grabbing the handles with both of your hands and keeping them extended above your head. 2.) Slowly move your arms in a circular motion and bring them out in front of your body at head level. 3.) Hold for a count then return back to the starting position. 4.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Barbell Front Raise

A barbell front raise is an effective exercise for targeting the anterior deltoid muscles in your shoulders. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to perform it correctly: Setup: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold a barbell with both hands using an overhand grip (palms facing down). Your hands should be about shoulder-width apart on the bar. Starting Position: Stand straight with your arms extended downward, holding the barbell in front of your thighs. Your elbows should be slightly bent, and the barbell should be resting against your thighs. Execution: Engage your core muscles to stabilize your body. Lift the barbell in a controlled manner, keeping your arms straight (with a slight bend at the elbows) until it reaches shoulder height. Make sure to keep your back straight and avoid using momentum to lift the weight. Pause briefly at the top of the movement. Lowering the Barbell: Slowly lower the barbell back to the starting position in a controlled manner. Avoid letting the barbell drop quickly.

Push-Up (Close Hand)

Steps : 1.) Start laying on the floor in a push-up position with your feet extended out behind you and your hands shoulder width apart. 2.) Slowly walk your hands inward so that your fingertips and your thumbs are touching and creating almost a diamond shape or as close together as possible. 3.) Lower yourself towards the ground until your chest almost touches the floor and hold. 4.) Return back to the starting position squeezing your chest on the way back up. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.

Dumbbell Deep Push-Up

Steps : 1.) Start by getting yourself into a pushup position with your hands holding onto dumbbells on the floor in front of you. 2.) Keep your arms at shoulder width distance and legs extended behind you with toes on the floor. 3.) Slowly lower your body down towards the floor as far as possible, so that you feel a deep stretch in your chest, then hold for a count. 4.) Return back to the starting position. 5.) Repeat for as many reps and sets as desired.