Most of the time it's not necessary to have exercise equipment in order to exercise. You can generally use your own body weight as a counterbalancing weight, but if you're interested in building massive muscle, then you do need to either hit the gym or purchase some equipment ...more
The "cable preacher curl" will work the biceps in your arms and minimize stress on your wrists. Men's Health gives you all the details on this arms workout, great for bicep muscles. Place a preacher curl bench in front of a low pulley cable station. Attach a rope to the cable ...more
This video from Men's Health shows you the proper way to get a fit chest by doing a barbell bench press. Safety first! Lie on a bench with your feet flat on the floor. Grab the bar with your hands slightly more than shoulder-width apart, holding the weight with your arms exte ...more
One of the easiest ways to increase the intensity of your strength training workout is to add weights to your normal exercise. So if you're acclimated to doing the pilates 100, then add a set of three pound weights, holding them in your hands as you shift them up and down. The ...more
Incline bench dumbbell curls are a great exercise for building overall thickness and size in your biceps. With this how to video you can easily add the incline bench dumbbell curl to your workout and watch your biceps grow.
This exercise is one of the oldest exercises for stimulating the hip flexors and abdominals. However, individuals with low back pain should avoid performing this exercise; abdominal crunches might be a safer alternative. Adjust the incline of the bench for the desired level o ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the glute kickbacks on bench and all 4s with tubing. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: glutes Secondary Muscle Group: hamstrings, lower back, quads Base Movement: hip extension Equipment: bench, tubing Training Type: weight training Level o ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the double crunch on a bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: abs and obliques Secondary Muscle Group: hip flexors Base Movement: crunch, leg raise Equipment: bench Training Type: weight training Level of Difficulty: 4 Sport Specific: wre ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the assisted calf stretch on bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: calves Equipment: bench Training Type: stretching assisted Level of Difficulty: 1 Position: face up Plane of Motion: sagittal Joint Action: dorsi flexion, knee extension ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the lying 1 leg extension on bench with ankle weight. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: quads Base Movement: leg extension Equipment: ankle weights, bench Training Type: weight training Level of Difficulty: 3 Position: face up, flat Movemen ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the incline reverse dumbbell fly on bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: shoulders Secondary Muscle Group: lats, levator scapulae, rhomboids, serratus anterior, traps - lower, traps - mid, traps - upper Base Movement: reverse fly Equipm ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the alternating incline rear shoulder dumbbell row on bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: shoulders Secondary Muscle Group: biceps, lats, levator scapulae, rhomboids, serratus anterior, traps - lower, traps - mid, traps - upper Base Mo ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the barbell wrist curl with arms on bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: forearms Base Movement: wrist curl Equipment: barbell, bench Training Type: weight training Level of Difficulty: 3 Sport Specific: baseball, field hockey, golf, ic ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the dumbbell bicep curl on incline bench face down with underhand grip. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: biceps Secondary Muscle Group: forearms Base Movement: bicep curl Equipment: bench, dumbbell Training Type: weight training Level of D ...more
Learn how to exercise by doing the medicine ball throw on incline bench. EXERCISE DETAILS: Primary Muscle Group: triceps Secondary Muscle Group: chest, levator scapulae, pec minor, serratus anterior, shoulders, traps - lower, traps - upper Base Movement: throw Equipment: bench ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell regular 21 curls to preacher curls. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Bicep curls shouldn't always go from hip to shoulder; using half of your range of motion demands greater control within your muscles' working range of motion ...more
If you are one of the smaller kids in school, you know that sometimes you have to exert yourself a little bit more to get noticed for your athleticism. There will always be better athletes than you, but only if you don't apply yourself. Weight training is the best way to bulk ...more
Learn how to do prisoner squats. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Squats are probably the most useful exercise you can do at the gym-no other single exercise encourages more muscle growth. With a range of motion that incorporates many different muscl ...more
Learn how to do jump triceps bench dips and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Bench dips are an ideal triceps isolating exercise, using the weight of your body against the muscle. Here you'll add a “jump” aspect for an ...more
Push ups are the one exercise move we can't seem to do without feeling like we're dying half the time, but if you happen to have mastered the standard push up and want to break past that plateau then check out this fitness video. You'll learn how to complete push ups with you ...more
When it comes to weights and lifting them, often people slack off or just forget about form because it's easy to do so. Additionally, it gets a little hard to think about sitting up straighter and rolling your shoulders down when you have a 100 pound weight above your head. O ...more
In this video, we learn how to do incline rows for lats. There is no substitute for pull ups if you want wide lats. This exercise is a great addition to add to pull ups to get a great workout and build muscle. To do this exercise, lay on an adjustable bench that is set on an i ...more
Learn how to do stability ball dumbbell skull crushers. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Don't let the name scare you away from this tried-and-true triceps builder. Proper focus on technique and use of appropriate weights will keep you from bonking y ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell step-up with shoulder press. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The one leg step-up is a simple and effective leg exercise that strengthens leg muscles while building balance and leg-muscle control. In combination with the dumb ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell butterfly swim strokes. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The butterfly swimming stroke, as any swimmer knows, works your shoulders through a full circular motion. Here you replace the resistance of the water with dumbbells. M ...more
Learn how to do flat bench freestyle kicks and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Freestyle swimmers who need more kick out of their caboose will appreciate this exercise. The flat bench freestyle kick mimics the freest ...more
Learn how to do POP push-ups and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits POP push-ups combine the many benefits of the standard push-up with power, speed, and control training. To do POP push-ups, you'll blast up out of a d ...more
Learn how to do devil's tricpes press downs. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits For this variation on the standard triceps dip, you'll move in a diagonal movement to stretch and work the full range for your triceps muscles. Muscles Worked Triceps Sta ...more
Learn how to do triceps bench dips with your feet on the floor and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits For this variation on the standard triceps dip, you'll move in a diagonal movement to stretch and work the full range ...more
Learn how to do side-to-side steps over flat bench and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits To work your legs top to bottom and side to side, try these bench steps over a flat bench. Your quadriceps, glutes, and hamstring ...more
Learn how to do flat bench straddle hops and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits To do straddle hops, you'll stand with one leg on either side of a Reebok step or flat bench, and jump from the ground onto the step with b ...more
Learn how to do flat bench leg lifts. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Looking for a excellent way to flatten and strengthen the lower abdominal muscles? The flat bench leg lifts hits the lower abdominals directly for an excellent isolated workout. M ...more
Learn how to do speed end of bench tricep push-ups drop set and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The close grip on the end-of-bench tricep push-up isolates the three heads of the tricep muscles by putting more of the ...more
Learn how to do step-ups. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The one leg step-up is a simple and effective leg exercise that strengthens leg muscles while building balance and leg-muscle control. Muscles Worked Legs Starting Position Stand facing a fl ...more
Negative chin-up… what's that? It's when you focus more on coming down than going up. And Men's Health shows you just how to do the "negative chin-up" exercise. Chin-ups will work your back, biceps, and forearms muscles. Set a bench under a chin-up bar then stand on the bench ...more
The only way to gain strength in your arms is to work them out. And this "dumbbell tricep extension" from Men's Health is just what you need. This exercise is aimed at isolating the triceps muscle of the upper arm. Sit on a bench holding a heavy dumb-bell in your left hand. E ...more
If you've ever injured your shoulder before, then you know that it takes a lot of time and rehabilitation before you can move it around again, let alone lift weights. If you need a safe and effective chest press to complete, check out this video for how to do a hip dumbbell p ...more
Learn how to do reverse dumbbell flys on incline bench. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Making sure your shoulders are evenly balanced from front to back is a must. Use this exercise to both strengthen and develop the back of your shoulders. The incl ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell skull crushers. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Skull crushers are a deceptively simple triceps exercise. You work the triceps by moving the lower arm—but you also have to stabilize your upper arm, making the exercise more o ...more
Learn how to do incline push-ups and sculpt your body without weights. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Incline push-ups up the ante on the standard method by elevating your feet. The incline adds weight, and thus intensity, at the bottom of your move ...more
Learn how to do single-leg flat bench standups and sculpt your body without weights! Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Single leg flat bench stand-ups improve strength and balance evenly in each of your legs. This exercise develops quadriceps, hip flex ...more
This great end of workout exercise from Men's Health is relatively simple. A muscle isolation exercise keeps your muscles stretched and flexible for the next time. Place a bench between the stacks of a cable crossover station and attach stirrup handles to the low-pulley cable ...more
Learn how to do alternating T push ups. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The T push-up variation offers all of the benefits of the standard push-up, plus the added benefit of training your balance and coordination. Focus on power, strong quick moveme ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell chest press incline reduction (incline to decline). Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits These monster sets of chest presses will work your pecs from top to bottom, and then bottom to top. Use the adjustable incline bench for a ci ...more
Learn how to do single arm pec decks. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits This variation of the standard pec deck asks you to do the exercise one arm at a time—helping you further isolate and focus on the center valley of your chest while still working ...more
Learn how to do stability ball push ups. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Here's a tough variation on the classic push-up that will increase the amount of weight you can lift in your traditional chest exercises. By using the stability ball, you use m ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell alternating chest flys. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The classic dumbbell fly works your chest and your inner chest muscles in particular. The one-armed alternating variation has you do one side at a time, increasing the ...more
This video in the Fitness category will show you how to do squats correctly. This exercise is meant for the legs. The easiest way to do this is to sit down and stand up using a bench. The bench should be about knee height. Technically the line from the ankle to the knee and t ...more
Squats strengthen your butt muscles, hamstrings and quadriceps. First, pick up your dumbbells. Bring the dumbbells by your hips, thighs or let them hang by your side. Next, stand with your feet shoulder width apart, toes pointing forward and stand straight and tall. Sit down l ...more
The "inverted row" is a great move for the beginner who cannot yet perform a proper chin-up or pull-up. Men's Health shows you the ins and outs of this arm exercise. Sit under a Smith machine or squat rack with your legs straight and the bar set a few inches higher than arms ...more
Learn how to do seated dumbbell shoulder presses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The standing dumbbell shoulder press works the core of the shoulder's deltoid muscle complex. Only do this exercise if your shoulders are free of pain or injury. Musc ...more
If you're looking to beef up your biceps, then this is definitely an exercise you'll need to perform. Watch this instructional video to see how to correctly do hammer curls sitting on a weight bench. Doing hammer curls really works out your biceps brachii and brachialis muscle ...more
Learn how to do face down dumbbell rotate and press on an incline bench. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Building your shoulders without strengthening your rotators is an invitation to injury. This exercise helps you warm up and strengthen the entire ...more
Learn how to do lower back extensions. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits This exercise isolates and strengthens the often-neglected lower back muscles. Muscles Worked Lower back Starting Position Lie face downward on the back extension machine. Your ...more
Learn how to do dumbbell fly to presses. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits The dumbbell fly to press combination exercise works your pectoral muscles from different angles, giving the benefits of a traditional dumbbell press combined with the pec-stret ...more
If you have a Swiss ball, then it's probably about time you used it, and the "lying Swiss-ball row with external rotation" is a great exercise to try out. Men's Health gives you the lowdown on this arm workout. As with the incline bench row, you will work your back, biceps and ...more
Learn how to do flat bench dumbbell power press drop set. Presented by Real Jock Gay Fitness Health & Life. Benefits Combine the difficulty of a drop set with the challenge of adding speed and power to each dumbbell press for a killer chest workout. Muscles Worked Chest Starti ...more
Watch this instructional fitness video to do a bench press exercise. Keep your back flat against the back pad. Exhale as you lift the weights up and inhale on the way down. This bench press exercise works the chest, shoulders and triceps.
Watch this instructional fitness video to do a decline bench press weight lifting exercise. Keep your back straight and your body in a controlled position. Exhale as you lift the weights up and inhale on the way down. This decline bench press exercise works the chest muscles.
The incline dumbbell bench press is a great upper chest exercise. Use this exercise for building overall thickness and size in your pecs. With this how to video you can add the incline dumbell bench press exercise to your chest workout and watch your pecs grow.