Archives: Exercises

How to do Barbell Box Squats 1. Carefully load the barbell onto your shoulders, keeping a firm grip with your hands on either side throughout the entire motion 2. Stand in front of a sturdy, gym box or bench so that the top barely touches the backs of your knees 3. Place your feet about…

1. Take a firm grip of the barbell and allow it to rest on the front of your thighs with your palms facing towards you 2. Stand tall and strong with your feet placed about shoulder-width apart and a slight bend at the knee 3. When ready, exhale and bring the barbell upwards and in…

How to do Barbell Lunges 1. Carefully load the barbell onto your shoulders, keeping a firm grip with your hands on either side throughout the entire motion 2. Stand tall and strong with your feet placed about shoulder-width apart 3. With your chosen leg (the chosen one!) take a reasonably large step forward 4. Allow…

How to do Barbell Calf Raises 1. Carefully load the barbell onto your shoulders, keeping a firm grip with your hands on either side throughout the entire motion 2. Stand strong, with your feet placed at slightly narrower than shoulder-width apart and a slight bend at the knee 3. Using your calf muscles, slowly elevate…

How to do Barbell Push Ups 1. Place a loaded barbell on the floor 2. Take an overhand grip of the barbell slightly wider than shoulder-width apart 3. Fully extend your legs out so that only your toes and/or balls of your feet touch the floor 4. Keeping your back nice and straight, brace your…

How to do Barbell Windshield Wipers 1. Lay on your back on a soft workout surface while holding a barbell directly above your chest in a locked-arm position, and your legs outstretched on the floor (no siestas!) 2. Contract your lower abdominal muscles to bring your legs up and off the ground by about 3…

How to Do Decline Barbell Bench Press 1. Lay on a decline bench, with your feet planted firmly on the floor and make sure your back is in line and in contact with the bench 2. Using an overhand grip, take a firm hold of the racked barbell directly above your shoulders. Your hands should…

1. Lay on an incline bench, with your feet planted firmly on the floor and make sure your back is in line and in contact with the bench. Your hands should be slightly wider than shoulder-width apart 2. Using an overhand grip, take a firm hold of the racked barbell directly above your shoulders 3.…

How to Do Close-Grip Bench Press 1. Lay on a flat bench, with your feet planted firmly on the floor and make sure your back is in line and in contact with the bench 2. Using an overhand grip, take a firm hold of the racked barbell directly above your shoulders. Your hands should be…

How to do Barbell Bench Presses 1. Lay on a flat bench, with your feet planted firmly on the floor and make sure your back is in line and in contact with the bench 2. Using an overhand grip, take a firm hold of the racked barbell directly above your shoulders. Your hands should be…