Start standing with a fixed bar or dumbbells in hands by your shoulders. Sit into a squat, as you stand up, push the weight above your head & as you return back to a squat lower the weight back to your shoulders.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 5-10lbs
Intermediate: 12-30lbs
Advanced: 35-65+ lbs
Modification: do this with dumbbells or no weight at all
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SEATED ROW (4x12)
Sit up tall with a flat back / engaged core & and pull your elbows back toward your hipbones pinching your shoulder blades together & squeezing your back muscles the whole time. Slowly return to starting position.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 10-15lbs plates on each side
Intermediate: 20-... -
WEIGHTED BIRD DOG (3x10)
Start on all fours holding a light dumbbell. Extend your opposite arm and leg long, pause, then return with control.
Weight Recommendations:
Beginner: 3-7lbs
Intermediate: 10-25lbs
Advanced: 30-65+ lbs -
SQUAT PRESS (4x12)
Find a weight that challenges you, but allows you to keep proper form. Engage your core, slowly drop into a squat, keeping your core engaged & push through your heels. Make sure not to fully lock out your legs.
Beginner: Dumbbell squats or bodyweight-10lbs plates on the machine
Intermediate: 25...
