28 Jul Incline Bench Front Raise – Dumbbell
HOW: Begin seated on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand. From this position, keep your arms straight and lift the dumbbells up to shoulder height. Return to the starting position. FEEL: You will feel your shoulder muscles working as you perform this...
28 Jul Hollow Body Floor Press – Dumbbell
HOW: Begin laying on your back holding a dumbbell in both hands. From this position, keep your legs straight and lift them several inches off the ground and lift your head and shoulders a few inches off the ground. From here, perform a chest press...
28 Jul Goblet Press – Tall Kneeling, Dumbbell
HOW: Begin in a tall kneeling position on your knees holding a dumbbell in both hands. From this position, keep your core engaged and press the dumbbell up overhead. Return to the starting position. FEEL: You will feel your shoulder muscles working and your core...
27 Jan Single Arm Bench Press – Isometric Hold
HOW: Hold a dumbbell in one hand as you lay flat on your back on the ground or bench. Press the dumbbell straight up from your shoulder with your elbow locked out. Hold the dumbbell in that position for as long as prescribed. FEEL: You should...
27 Jan Seated Heel Raise – Bilateral, Weighted
HOW: Grab onto a dumbbell in each hand. Get into a seated position at a height where your knees are straight out from your hips and feet flat on the floor about shoulder width creating a 90 degree angle. Place the dumbbell on top of...
23 Dec Farmer Carry – Dumbbell, On Toes
HOW: Stand up tall with a weight in both hands. Keep your shoulder blades pulled slightly back, head erect towards the ceiling, and shift your weight forward towards your toes. Take slow, controlled, and quiet steps one at a time. Your heels should never contact...
07 May Standing Weighted Shoulder Alphabet
HOW: Grab onto a weight of some sort. Raise the weight straight up and stop at shoulder height. From here, draw the alphabet out in capital or lowercase letters all the way to Z. FEEL: You should feel your shoulder muscles working. COMPENSATION: Only...
29 Apr Step Up – High Box, Weight
HOW: Place a step on the ground in front of you. This step should be a difficult height, but not too difficult. Grab onto a dumbbell with both hands and hold it at your chest, like a goblet. Put the foot/leg that you want to...
31 Dec Single Arm Rotating Snatch – Dumbbell
HOW: Begin by placing a dumbbell on the ground in between your legs. Bend your knees and hinge forward at the waist while one arm is holding onto the dumbbell. From here, forcefully pull the dumbbell straight up overhead as you straighten your back,...
10 Dec Soldier External Rotation – Dumbbell
HOW: Begin in a seated position with one knee bent up and your foot flat on the floor. Grab a dumbbell and place your elbow on top of the bent up knee. Keep a 90 degree angle in your elbow and rotate your arm...
