Exercises

Barbell Towel Bench Press builds size and strength in the chest and triceps. Using a towel during this movement reduces the extra layer of fat around the belly and helps you become stronger in the area where you try to move the weight.

Barbell Upright Row is an effective upper body exercise. It builds strength in the shoulders and upper back. Barbell upright row is a pull exercise, meaning you''ll be pulling the weight toward you and targeting your posterior chain or the muscles on the b...

This upper-body exercise primarily targets the traps (trapezius muscles). Behind-The-Back Smith Machine Shrug can allow you to get your body farther away from the bar and helps to move your butt out of the way and pull the bar higher and your shoulders bac...

Bent-Knee V-Up is a core exercise that targets your abdominal muscles as well as your glutes and hip flexors. By activating your rectus abdominis, bent knee V-ups allow you to build core strength.

Cable Pull-Through is a great compound exercise that trains the powerful muscles of the posterior chain. These include the hamstrings, the glutes, and the low back. It is an excellent introductory variation to the deadlift and one of the best exercises to ...

Cheating Barbell Biceps Curl is a variation of the traditional barbell curl. This exercise strengthens your biceps and forearms. Cheating Barbell Biceps Curl enables you to lift heavier weight, improving your training motivation.

Clapping Pushup, also called plyo pushups, helps with upper body and tone upper body strength, shoulder stability, and core strength. This unique exercise challenges muscle fibers that not only help to build power but also add muscle to the performer's che...

Clean is an as dynamic and powerful exercise, like squat jumps, but without the impact of jumping. This great workout builds muscle throughout your upper and lower body, including in your quadriceps, deltoids, core, triceps, and posterior chain muscles lik...

Close-Grip Chinup is an effective exercise for building your bicep muscles. Use a supinated grip (palms facing toward you) and use a short range of motion to lift your chin above the bar and slowly lower yourself back down.

Close-Grip Medicine Ball Pushup builds upper body strength, core strength and improves cardio. When performed properly, this workout targets muscles in your upper body—such as your pecs and delts—as well as muscles in your lower body, such as your glutes a...

Corkscrew exercise works the abdominal muscles, especially the obliques. It stretches the hip flexors and massages the lower back. This exercise also challenges the adductor muscles of the inner thighs as you press and hold your legs together throughout.

Crossover Chinup is a great alternative to traditional chinup that targets the muscles in your arms, specifically the brachialis and biceps brachii, your elbow flexor muscles. Crossover chin-ups also improve your grip strength.