MEDICINE BALL OVERHEAD TRICEPS EXTENSION The Medicine Ball Overhead Triceps Extension is an upper body exercise that can be performed standing or seated on a bench in the upright position. Start lying on your back holding the medicine ball with both hands up over head. From the start position, slowly lower the medicine ball down [...]
MEDICINE BALL PULLOVER-TRICEP EXTENSION The Medicine Ball Pullover-Tricep Extension is an combo upper body exercise. Start on your back with your feet on the floor and knees bent. Hold the medicine ball with both hands and arms extended over your head. Start with the pullover by slowly raise the medicine ball up and over top [...]
MEDICINE BALL PULLOVERS The Medicine Ball Pullovers is an intermediate level upper body exercise. Start on your back with your arms extended over your head holding the medicine ball. Slowly lower your arms down so that your elbows come down towards your ears until the medicine ball touches the ground above your head then slowly [...]
MEDICINE BALL INCLINE PRESS The Medicine Ball Incline Press is an upper body exercise that incorporates core and upper body. Start on your back in a sit-up position with your heels on the floor, knees slightly bent and holding the medicine ball above you with your arms extended. Sit up so that your upper body [...]
MEDICINE BALL FRONT RAISE Start in a standing position with your feet shoulder width apart and hold the medicine ball in down in front of you. Before your start the exercise you want to get into the “quarter squat” position. It is called the quarter squat position because it is similar to the top quarter [...]
MEDICINE BALL SHOULDER PRESS Because you don’t have the bench to provide back support, the standing shoulder press is requires more core work. To compensate for lack of support you want to have your feet split apart, one forward and one back, with most of your weight on the front foot. As you perform the [...]
DUMBBELL INCLINE ROW The Dumbbell Incline Row is an intermediate level upper body exercise. Position your bench so it is in the 45 degree position. Lay on the bench with your chest at the top of the pad and feet on the floor with a dumbbell in each hand. With your arms extended below you, [...]
DUMBBELL INCLINE BENCH/CHEST PRESS Position the bench to a 45 degree incline. Lie on your back with your feet either on the ground or on the bench for back support. With a dumbbell in each hand, press them up and away from your body bringing them together in an upside down V range of [...]
V PUSH UPS The V Push Up is a variation of the push up that simulates the shoulder press movement. Start with your hands on the ground, shoulder width apart. The main difference between with V push up is you are going to place your hands in front of your head instead of below your [...]
PULL UPS/CHIN UPS The Pull Up/Chin Up is a traditional callisthenic exercise that is often used as an overall measure of upper body strength. This exercise requires coordination and body control as there are many components to performing it correctly. Grab a horizontal bar slightly wider than shoulder width apart with your palms facing away [...]