Tuck ribs down and press lower back into the floor. Improving the amount of time you can actively deadhang from the bar, or increasing the number of seconds you can lower your body during a negative pull-up is exactly our goal development of strength in the direction of getting your first pull-up! Keep lower leg in contact with the floor. Using a leg press machine, load weight appropriately (taking warm up jumps to your working weight as needed). Perform the prescribed number of repetitions, then switch sides and repeat. Focus on minimizing movement of your body, allowing your shoulders and arms to pull the band/rope and using your trunk to resist any rotation or twisting of the torso while the band tries to pull you towards the anchor. Allowing a little bend in the knees is good (not stiff-legged), but aim to maintain that same knee angle as you hip hinge, as opposed to actively squatting or flexing at the knees. Start in a quadruped position and curl toes under. Put your weight on the front foot and hinge at the hip and push your hips back. Laying on your stomach, extend your arms overhead and extend legs and feet. Can also be performed with a band. Leg Extension 21s (demoed above as 3+3+3) are performed as prescribed reps for the first half of Range of Motion, then prescribed reps for second half of Range of Motion, then prescribed reps for the full Range of Motion, typically prescribed as 7+7+7. Start by facing away from the anchor, and take ~3 steps away so that the pulley is behind your body, and your upper arm is behind your torso (position 1). Start sitting on the floor with your feet flat on the ground. Setup facing an adjustable bench set to a high incline position (45-85 degrees of angle). Remember: this is a deadlift, not a squat. Perform these with an overhand grip unless specified otherwise, such as neutral grip or supinated (underhand) grip. Thats one rep. Rotate your wrists and DBs again so that you are palms up, and repeat for the prescribed repetitions. Start by performing Close Grip Push-Ups for the prescribed reps/time, then immediately grab a dumbbell and perform Overhead Tricep Extensions for the prescribed reps/time, followed by Bench Dips for the prescribed reps/time. This exercise can be scaled harder by raising from your knees to your feet, in a regular Plank Shoulder Taps variation. As soon as you land, jump back up and bring your feet together and hands back to your sides. Before I was trying to workout six days a week for multiple hours. Can be performed with bodyweight or weighted (DBs, KBs, or even BBs!). Control the weight during your descent, resisting the rope as it pulls back towards your start position. Start in a quadruped position on a bench holding a dumbbell in one hand. neutral grip), use an attachment of your choosing (straight bar, individual handles, parallel v-bar, etc.). Keep bicep and elbow close to torso and control the weight through the entire movement. Calf Extensions in Leg Press; Calf Raises in Hack Squat; Seated Calf Raise Machine, Whats with the exercise order? Barbell RDLs, Split Stance RDL, Hamstring Curls. Setup on a bench, placing your feet on the bench rather than on the floor (reducing your ability to use leg drive in your reps, unlike a regular Close Grip Bench Press). Can also be performed seated. If possible, keep the safety racks engaged. 8+8+8 would be 8 reps in bottom half range of motion, 8 top half range of motion, 8 full range of motion). Row the DB (thinking about driving your elbow back) while maintaining your extended leg, and keeping your torso as neutral as possible. Finally, turn away from the camera completely, and hold a relaxed pose for a few more seconds before ending the recording. Perform the prescribed number of reps, then rest. Hold this position for the prescribed duration, maintaining a straight line from shoulder to hip to to knee to ankle, before lowering back to the start position with control. Stop at parallel and return to the start position. Set up similar to how you would for a seated cable row with a resistance band anchored at mid-torso height. For an added challenge, lift your feet a few inches off the ground, and hold them elevated while performing your repetitions (see the Advanced demo above). Pause slightly to avoid any bounce (or for the prescribed tempo), then reverse the movement with control and return the weight to the start position. Start in a plank position and bring one foot at a time as close to the same side hand as possible. Do your best to maintain an upright torso and avoid tilting, leaning, or twisting. This movement can also be performed on a cable machine using a rope attachment. Do your best to keep your ribs down, hips forward, and glutes squeezed (so that your pelvis is stacked under your torso), rather than arching back. Turn around, so that you are now facing away from the anchor. Press the palms through the floor, activating the chest, shoulders and triceps and returning to the start position. ); Singe Leg Press variations (especially glute focused, such as wide stance or feet further in front of you); Step Up, Lunge, or Split Squat variations. Grip a pull-up bar at shoulder width apart, palms facing towards you (pronated grip). Pause and flex your tricep while holding the weight at the top, then return to the start position and repeat. Starting with your arms extended and your body in a straight line (with an engaged core), pull your chest towards the bar maintaining the same straight body positioning and then lower back to an extended start position. For the single arm banded OHP, set up similar to the regular banded version, but use just one hand to press against the band. Hold the weight overhead or to your chest. Banded Front Raise; Front Plate Raise,Cable Front Raise; DB Overhead Press. ); Any other back or lat focused exercises. With a slight bend in the elbow and your palm facing towards your midline, slowly raise both arms out to the side until your arms are parallel to the floor and your palms are facing down. Raise the hips into a glute bridge, and perform a hamstring curl by pushing heels out away from the body, then back to the start position, all while maintaining your bridge position as best you can. Can also be performed from a slight (1-3) deficit. Unrack the bar across your shoulders, placing it as close to your throat (across your clavicle) as possible while still allowing yourself room to breathe. Ensure that you are warm before you sprint at max effort, and we recommend some moderate speed running before going into your full sprint. Try to keep your arms in front of your body while you press, to better target your front (anterior) deltoids. Can also be performed with a TRX or Rings. When your elbows reach parallel with your torso, perform a slight pause to avoid any momentum (unless a specific pause or tempo is prescribed) and control the movement back to the starting position. I love how empowered I have felt through getting stronger.. Retract your shoulder blades. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions. Set up an adjustable bench at a high incline (~60-80 degrees) facing away from a dual cable machine. Start by picking a Training Max that is a number you know you can hit no matter what for 2-3 tough reps. Control the speed and distance the by engaging the core. Grab the band with one hands and pull back towards the lower abdomen. On cable pulldown machine, choose a straight bar attachment, and hold with both hands using a supinated (underhand) grip. Pressing your low back into the ground, contract your abdominal and oblique muscles and crunch while bringing opposite hand and foot together (i.e. Maintain an extended arm position and raise the weight from in front of your hips/thighs to up over your head. Once you get to the bottom, drive back while squeezing and flexing your quads. Split Squat Variations; Lunge Variations; Box Step-Up Variations; any other unilateral lower body exercises. Romanian Deadlift (BB or DB), Stiff-legged deadlift, Good Mornings, Reverse Hyperextensions, Glute Ham Raise. Without moving your upper arm, contract your triceps and hinge at the elbow, pressing down in a controlled manner until your arms are straight and elbows extended. If you arent able to get your first pull-up, that is 100% okay and we encourage you to keep working here and aiming for incremental progress in your variations and accessories to continue supporting your goals. Can also be performed at home by substituting a KB/DB for a water bottle or small backpack weighted with books or other objects. Can also be performed seated. While keeping your knees fairly straight, raise one leg towards the ceiling with control, and bring back down. Press yourself the the end of the range of motion, pause for one second and return to the start position. These are typically prescribed as 7+7+7 (21s, get it?! Hang from the bar, and pull yourself up by pulling elbows down to the floor and flexing biceps. All AMRAPs are prescribed as a percentage of your Training Max. Then, lie on a bench (or on the floor) in front of and facing away from the band. For full squat tutorial, see our How to Squatvideo, our Extended Video Library or written guides on this movement. Standing Single Leg Banded Hamstring Curls; Hamstring Curl 21s; 2-Up, 1-Down Hamstring Curl; Glute Ham Raise; Romanian Deadlift; Stiff-Leg Deadlift. Put your weight on the front foot and hinge at the hip and knees to squat. We recommend taking yourphotosfirst thinginthe morning after youve used the bathroom (but before any food or drink). Start with your arms down in front of your thighs. Hold this position, and rotate left and right for the prescribed repetitions. Curl Up: Lie on your back with one knee bent and the other extended on the floor. Setup a barbell on a squat rack at about elbow height. Engage your abs by tucking your ribcage down, then initiate by pushing the wheel forward away from your thighs while maintaining a neutral pelvis. Place feet shoulder width apart and elevate heels. In this position, slowly control your descent back to the bottom (DBs near your hips). This is a useful tool in prescribing loads based on how challenging a set feels to the lifter, and helps account for the ebbs and flows of life. Begin your rep by contracting your biceps, curling to a 90-degree bend at the elbow, making sure you have tension and resistance from the band. Engage your trunk (focusing on your obliques and transverse abdominis especially) to prevent any movement your hips and shoulders should remain in a square, stacked parallel over top of one another. This movement can be performed in a number of different planes, (high-to-low, parallel, and low-to-high, labeled from where the pulley is set to where your hands finish the movement). If you are unable to maintain hand position on the bar, you can use lifting straps to hold on to the bar as shown here, or use a cross arm position with your right hand supporting the bar on your left shoulder, and vice versa. Barbell/Bentover Row; Pendlay Row; Dumbbell Row; Inverted Row; Chest Supported Row, Single Arm Lat Pull Down. Press the palms through the floor, activating the chest, shoulders and triceps and returning to the start position. Good Morning; Banded Sumo Good Morning; Supermans or Back extensions; Reverse hyperextensions; Stiff-Leg or Romanian Deadlifts. Keeping your torso upright, chest tall, and elbows pointed down, squeeze the lats/armpits and lower the handle to roughly your collarbone level. Lie down underneath the table, with your feet on the floor facing away from the table, and your shoulders lined up under the edge of the table. Regular DB Curls; DB or Cable/Rope Hammer Curls; Single Arm Cable Curl; Barbell Curls; Concentration Curls; EZ Bar Curls. With a dumbbell in each hand and a slight bend in the elbow, lift weights out to the side and slightly in front (elbows coming 10-30 degrees in front of your torso) until your arms are parallel with the floor. Can also be performed with a TRX or Rings. Laying on your back, raise arms overhead and extend your legs and feet. Banded Bentover Row, Pendlay Row, DB Row, Inverted row, Chest Supported Row. Starting with feet together, take a step forward and perform a lunge. Ive learned that I have to go slow and steady with this program so I can have enough energy for the big lifts, and its paying off. Press into the block. After all If your first session was hard to the point of failure, how are you supposed to build momentum and actually progress from there? Allowing a little bend in the knees is good (not stiff-legged), but aim to maintain that same knee angle as you hip hinge, as opposed to actively squatting or flexing at the knees. Lower yourself toward the ground as far as possible, keeping the 90 degree angle. Tuck the ribs and the hips, ensuring you do not hyperextend the spine. If you cannot fully support your bodyweight in this position (or are unsure), start by keeping one or both feet on the ground to add assistance. Do not completely lockout knees, but take note to keep legs more straight. At the end of your hammer curls, youve completed one set or round of this exercise grouping. Stop at parallel and return to the start position. Can be performed bodyweight or loaded (goblet with a KB, with DBs in each hand, or with a Barbell on your back or in a front rack position). Without lowering the DBs, switch which arm is holding the isometric contraction and perform the prescribed reps with the other arm. MONTHLY $9.99$0.50 per Workout yearLY $99.99, Check out all of our training and programming offerings. We arent trying to go all the way to absolute or technical failure, but we still want to really challenge ourselves and use these as a barometer of our directional progress. This is a more advanced Push-Up variations we will cover, and is very tricep dominant. Create tension in the band by taking a slightly wider than hip width stance, and bend the knees to get in an athletic stance. Also unlike the Stiff-Leg Deadlift, our goal is constant tension (no resetting on the ground between reps), and a bit more knee flexion as the bar descends past your knees. Control the speed and distance the by engaging the core. Allowing a little bend in the knees is good (not stiff-legged), but aim to maintain that same knee angle as you hip hinge, as opposed to actively squatting or flexing at the knees. For a Goblet Squat with Adduction, place a block or rolled towel in between the knees. Tighten the upper back, brace the core, then push your hips back and hinge tipping your torso towards the floor with minimal bend at the knee until you feel a light stretch in your posterior chain (hamstrings, glutes, and even adductors). Raise the shoulders, head, feet by extending the back and squeezing the glutes. Repeat for the prescribed time or repetitions, alternating legs each repetition if preferred. Initiate by pushing the sliders forward away from your thighs. Set up with an adjustable bench and a pair (or more) of Dumbbells. Tempo Front loaded (DB, KB, barbell) squat; Pause squats, any isometric squat work. Then reverse the movement and return the weight to the start position. To scale this movement, bring your feet closer (easier) or further away/elevated (harder). Standing upright with feet roughly hip-width apart, reach one foot back approximately ~2-3 feet, landing on the ball of your foot, and perform a lunge. If possible, keep the safety racks engaged. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions or time. Then, stand up with the weight, ensuring to maintain a strong, square torso. Thank you for visiting, and for being a Strong Strong Friend. Carries are always counted by time, so do not rush. Sit on the floor or a seated cable machine and hold a straight bar attachment with an underhand grip. Place your forearm on the ground with your elbow directly under your shoulder, thenraise your hips off the ground. Sun Salutations; Inchworms; Runners Lunge; Punter Kicks. Continue for the prescribed repetitions, then switch to the opposite arm/opposite leg. Think about pushing the feet through the floor while keeping the barbell as close to your body as possible. Set up with a KB with a wide stance (feet externally rotated) and hands inside of your legs. Place a glute band just above or just below the knees. Once your torso is near parallel to the ground, transition into a squat by bending the knees and lowering the hips. From there, you can screenshot still-frames of your video to be used for yourcheckin. The closer you are to being vertical, the harder the push up will be. Control your pace and do your best to keep your hips and shoulders square, stacked, and balanced despite the resistance in one hand. Perform the prescribed number of reps. Then, lower your feet to the floor while maintaining extended legs (Position 2). Return to the starting position and repeat. Hold for the prescribed duration, then lower back to the ground with control. Support your mid back perpendicular to a bench. Band Pullaparts with External Rotation; Prone I-T-W-Y; Blackburns; Face Pulls. Sit on the floor or a seated cable machine and hold a parallel grip attachment. Set up in a bent over position with the torso almost parallel to the floor. Rate of perceived exertion, or RPE, is a method of evaluating training effort, typically ranked on a scale up to 10. Press the palms down to push your body up, activating the chest, shoulders and triceps and returning to the start position. Set up with the bar on your traps. 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