Standing Reverse Barbell Curl

Position yourself for this exercise by standing upright with a barbell held in your hands (hands one shoulder width apart). Your palms should be facing downwards (this is known as a pronated grip). In order to execute the movement, keep your upper arms stationary as you contract your bicep muscles…

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Cable Curl (Overhead)

Position yourself for this exercise by positioning yourself inside of a pulley machine with a cable on either side of you. The pulleys should each have a handle attachment connected on each of them and be positioned at a height that is higher than your shoulders. After ensuring that each…

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Incline Dumbbell Curl

Position yourself for this exercise by sitting back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand (held at arms length). Keep your elbows as close to your torso as you possibly can and rotate your wrists until your palms are facing forward in order to assume the starting…

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Concentration Curl

Position yourself for this exercise by sitting down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in between your legs. Your legs should be spread with your knees bent and feet planted firmly on the floor. Use one arm to pick up the dumbbell, placing the back of that arm against…

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Truck Drivers

Position yourself for this exercise by standing upright with a barbell plate in both hands (with your hands at the 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock positions on the plate). Your palms should be facing each other and your arm should be nearly locked, with the plate at approximately chest level.…

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Standing Dumbbell Overhead Press

Position yourself for this exercise by standing up with a dumbbell in each hand. Place the dumbbells upright on your upper thighs (so that one head of each dumbbell is resting on each thigh). Raise the dumbbells to shoulder height (I do this by kicking up my thighs) and rotate…

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Seated Dumbbell Overhead Press

Position yourself for this exercise by sitting down on an exercise bench that has a back support with a dumbbell in each hand. Place the dumbbells upright on your upper thighs when you are seated. Raise the dumbbells to shoulder height (I do this by kicking up my thighs) and…

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Seated Barbell Overhead Press

Position yourself for this exercise by sitting down on a bench with a back support inside of a squat rack. Ensure that the barbell in squat rack is positioned at a height approximately one foot above your head level when you are seated. Grip the bar with a pronated grip…

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Arnold Press

Position yourself for this exercise by sitting down on an exercise bench that has a back support. Hold two dumbbells in front of you (at approximately chest level) with your palms facing your body and your elbows bent. The starting position of the Arnold Press is actually quite similar to…

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Front Lat Pulldown (Close-Grip)

Sit down on a pull-down machine with a wide bar attachment on the pulley. Make sure that you adjust the kneepad as needed in order to ensure that the machine’s resistance will not raise your body. Grab the bar with your palms facing forward at a grip narrower than shoulder…

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