Rear shoulders · Intermediate
Ring Face Pull
A bodyweight pulling exercise performed on gymnastic rings with the feet grounded and the body leaning backward. The face-height pull combines outward elbow movement, shoulder rotation and scapular retraction for the rear shoulders and upper back.
Legs · Intermediate
Kettlebell Rear Lunge
An alternating reverse-step lunge with one normally oriented kettlebell held in both hands at the chest. Each backward step returns to a neutral standing stance, with the front leg's quadriceps and gluteal muscles producing the rise and the trunk controlling the front-held load.
Legs · Intermediate
Split Squat
A lower-body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves.
Back · Intermediate
Seal Row
A strength training exercise targeting the upper back, specifically the rhomboids, traps, and rear deltoids. It is performed lying face down on a bench with weights, typically dumbbells or a barbell, pulled towards the chest. This exercise helps improve posture and enhances upper body strength.
Abs · Beginner
Frog Crunch
A bodyweight abdominal exercise performed with the hips externally rotated and the soles of the feet together. The leg position changes the usual crunch setup while emphasizing the rectus abdominis and obliques.
Legs · Intermediate
Barbell Split Squat
A unilateral lower-body squat variation performed from a fixed split stance with a barbell. It develops the quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and balance between the legs.
Legs · Intermediate
Side Lunges
Side lunges, also known as lateral lunges, are a lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and adductors. This movement enhances balance, flexibility, and strength by engaging multiple muscle groups and stabilizing muscles.
Back · Intermediate
Rings Pull-Up
The Rings Pull Up is a bodyweight exercise performed using gymnastic rings. It primarily targets the muscles of the upper back, biceps, and shoulders, while also engaging the core for stabilization. This exercise enhances grip strength and improves overall upper body strength and coordination.
Triceps · Beginner
Seated Triceps Bench Dip
An effective bodyweight exercise targeting the triceps brachii. It involves lowering and raising your body using your arms while seated on a bench or chair, focusing on the extension of the elbow joint. This exercise also engages the shoulders and chest to a lesser extent.
Chest · Intermediate
One-Arm Dumbbell Incline Bench Press
A unilateral exercise that targets primarily the pectoral muscles, specifically the upper chest, while also engaging the triceps and shoulders. Performing this exercise on an incline bench helps emphasize the upper part of the chest, providing a balanced development of the pectoral muscles.
Legs · Beginner
Goblet Squat
A lower-body exercise that primarily targets the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings. It involves holding a weight, typically a dumbbell or kettlebell, close to the chest while performing a squat. This exercise helps improve core stability, balance, and overall leg strength.
Glutes · Beginner
Barbell Glute Bridge
A compound exercise targeting the gluteal muscles, primarily the gluteus maximus. It involves lifting the hips off the ground while supporting a barbell across the hips, effectively engaging the lower body and core.
Legs · Beginner
Wall Sit
A wall-supported isometric leg exercise. The quadriceps maintain a bent-knee position while the hips and trunk help keep the body steady; the wall provides back support without a seat.
Legs · Intermediate
Trap Bar Deadlift
A bilateral floor lift performed inside a hexagonal bar with neutral-grip handles beside the body. In the selected knee-flexed setup, the quadriceps and gluteal muscles extend the knees and hips to standing while the trunk and grip support the load.
Shoulders · Intermediate
Pike Push-Up (Elbows Out)
A bodyweight pressing variation performed with the hips raised in an inverted-V position. The elbows travel farther to the sides as the upper body lowers, distinguishing it from the related tucked-elbow variation.
Shoulders · Beginner
Plate Bus Driver
A core and shoulder stability exercise that mimics the motion of turning a steering wheel. It primarily targets the deltoids, rotator cuff muscles, and engages the core for stabilization. This exercise is performed using a weight plate and is effective for improving shoulder mobility and strength.
Triceps · Beginner
EZ-Bar Tricep Pushdown
The EZ Bar Tricep Pushdown is an isolation exercise targeting the triceps brachii.
Abs · Intermediate
Hanging Knee Circles
An advanced core exercise that targets the abdominal muscles, obliques, and hip flexors. This exercise involves hanging from a pull-up bar and moving your knees in a circular motion, which challenges stability and enhances core strength.
Glutes · Beginner
Side Lying Hip Abduction
An isolation exercise targeting the gluteus medius and minimus muscles. It is performed by lying on one side and lifting the top leg away from the midline of the body, focusing on hip abduction.
Forearms · Advanced
Wrist Roller
A forearm and grip exercise using a handle connected by a cord to a suspended weight. Winding and unwinding the cord loads the wrist flexors and extensors and provides focused forearm strength and endurance work.
Legs · Beginner
Smith Calf Raises
A strength training exercise targeting the calf muscles, primarily the gastrocnemius and soleus. Utilizing the Smith machine provides stability, allowing for controlled movement and focus on muscle contraction. This exercise is effective for building calf strength and size.
Biceps · Intermediate
Weighted Chin Up
A vertical pulling exercise with an underhand grip and resistance added to bodyweight. It trains the lats, biceps, and upper back and provides a load progression from an unweighted chin-up.
Triceps · Beginner
One-Arm Dumbbell Seated Kickback
The Dumbbell Seated One Arm Kickback is an isolation exercise targeting the triceps. It involves extending the arm behind the body while seated, using a dumbbell for resistance. This exercise emphasizes the long head of the triceps and helps improve arm definition and strength.
