Stability Ball Jackknife: Strengthen Your Core and Shoulders

The stability ball jackknife is an isolation exercise which builds muscle and strength in the core and hip flexors. This exercise is best suited for people who have sufficient core…

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Double Cable Front Raise: Strengthen Your Shoulders & Upper Body

The double cable front raise is an isolation exercise which builds muscle and strength in the anterior (Front) deltoids. And using cables makes for a great alternative to using dumbbells…

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Twisting Hyperextension: Strengthen Your Back and Obliques

The twisting hyperextension is a compound exercise which targets the spinal erectors and obliques but the obliques and hamstrings also get worked secondarily. Now, this exercise is similar to the…

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Seated Dumbbell Overhead Press: Target Your Shoulders & Arms

The seated dumbbell overhead press is a compound movement which builds muscle and strength in the anterior deltoids, or front deltoids. It's a very effective free weight movement and by…

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Master the EZ Bar Curl: Target Your Biceps for Maximum Gain

The EZ bar curl is a commonly used biceps exercise variation that offers advantages over a straight barbell due to its curved groovy shape. It allows for a more natural…

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Build Back Strength with One-Arm Lat Pull-Downs for Lats

The one-arm lat pull-down is a compound exercise which builds muscle and strength in the latissimus dorsi muscles of the back. These muscles are activated optimally through pull-down and pull-up…

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Standing Twisting Cable Row: Strengthen Your Back & Obliques

The standing twisting cable row is a compound exercise which works essentially all of the back muscles of the upper posterior chain. It's a great way to put a twist…

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Dumbbell Arnold Press: Build Strong Shoulders and Arms!

The Arnold Press is a very effective exercise that builds the deltoid muscles. It's a unique variation of the dumbbell overhead press and was named after the one and only…

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Build Strong Arms: Weight Plate Reverse Curl for Biceps & Forearms

The weight plate reverse curl is an unconventional isolation exercise used for developing the bicep and brachioradialis muscles. It's a very effective movement and is pretty simple to perform as…

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Sculpt Your Core: Master the Dumbbell Side Bend for Obliques

The dumbbell side bend is an isolation exercise that builds the oblique muscles of the core. Now, there's been much debate about this exercise due to a common belief that…

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Barbell Curl: Mastering Bicep Growth and Arm Strength

If you ask a kid to flaunt his muscles, he would probably flex his arms to show off his biceps — love for strong and jacked arms is deeply engraved…

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Build Back Strength: Weighted Inverted Row for Total Upper Body

Pull-ups get all the glory when it comes to the best bodyweight back-building exercise, while inverted rows are often left underappreciated.   The inverted row is a stellar back exercise to…

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Captain’s Chair Leg Raise: Target Your Core Muscles Effectively

The Captain's chair leg raise is a compound exercise which builds muscle and strength in the abdominals which make up a large portion of the core muscles. The great thing…

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Overhead Cable Curl: Build Strong Biceps and Arms Fast!

If you feel like you lack width and thickness in your arms, then overhead cable curl is the exercise you should be paying a lot of attention to.  Overhead cable…

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Transform Your Back: Bent-Over One-Arm Cable Pull Guide

The bent-over one-arm cable pull is an isolation exercise which builds muscle and strength in the latissimus dorsi muscles of the back. But since it's an isolation exercise it's recommended…

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Weighted Stability Ball Crunch: Target Your Core Muscles Now!

The weighted stability ball crunch is an isolation exercise which builds muscle and strength in the abdominal muscles of the core. This movement is great for when you don't have…

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Strengthen Your Back: Flat Bench Hyperextension for Full Power

The flat bench hyperextension is a compound exercise which builds muscle and strength in the Erector Spinae muscles of the upper posterior chain. Now, this may not be the simplest…

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Hanging Leg Raise: Target Your Abs, Hips, and Core Strength

The hanging straight leg and hip raise is a compound exercise used for building size and strength in the abdominal muscles which make up a large portion of the core…

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Single-Arm Cable Row: Build Stronger Lats and Back Muscles

The seated one-arm cable row is a very effective compound exercise which targets all muscles of the back. Now, these muscles make up the upper posterior chain and they require…

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