Slowly and with control, lower your hands in a circular motion as far as comfortably possible. Slowly pull the dumbbell down to the body as you would in a normal bench press. Lie on your side with legs stacked and knees bent at a 45-degree angle. Box Jumps; Broad Jumps; Jump Squats; Jump Lunges. Switch hands with the weight and walk the same distance back. Keep knee in a bent position and move the knee away from the midline of the body. Lunge variations; Split Squat variations; Box Step Ups; Split Stance or Single Leg Deadlift; Single Leg Press, Extension, or Curl; any other unilateral lower body movement. Starting with your arms extended and your body in a straight line (with an engaged core), pull your chest towards the lip of the table, maintaining the same straight body positioning and then lower back to an extended start position. Set up on a calf raise machine (standing, seated, or donkey whichever is available), with your feet near the bottom of the platform, and the balls of your feet firmly pressed into the platform. If youre not a yogi, dont worry. By starting with a more conservative Training Max, you will better set yourself up for long term progress as intensities climb, and ensure that you can still complete the planned work on even the worst of days while pushing for new PRs when things feel great. Wall Sit; Low-Ceiling Lunges; Other Lunge or Split Squat Variations; Box Step Ups. Soften the front knee slightly. Single Arm Banded Away Curl; Single Arm Banded Curl; Single Arm Banded Reverse Grip Curl; Single Arm Banded Hammer Curl; Single Arm Preacher Curl; Single Arm Cable Curl; Alternating DB Curl; Hammer Curl; DB Iso-Hold Curl. With a handle in each hand, step forward so there is some tension in each arm. Refer to our Video Library and written resources for more information on this more technical lift. Set up in front of a cable machine with the pulley in the lowest position, with a rope handle attached. Lower and repeat for prescribed reps. Focus on pulling your elbow back behind your torso and squeezing your shoulder blades together during the contraction, and allowing the band to return to a deep and reaching start position, protracting your shoulders and stretching your lats. Option to use a rope, single arm handle, EZ-bar/v-bar, or straight bar attachment unless specified. Retract your shoulder blades and raise your thumbs towards the ceiling. From there, you have the ability to upload a front, side, and backphoto. Start your rep by pulling the handle back towards the lower abdomen. If you could almost do an unassisted pull-up during your baseline test, you can also shoot for your first pull-up! Hold this position for the prescribed duration, maintaining a straight line from shoulder to hip to to knee to ankle, before lowering back to the start position with control. Lift the bar up straight out of the squat rack, and step back in a few steady, stable steps. wide or close grip push-ups). Grab the bar/DB/KB or cable and row by moving the weight back towards the hip. Keep ribs down and glutes tucked, being sure not to get into a hyperextended spine position. Join thousands of men and women around the world using Megs program to get stronger, more confident, and empowered. Hinge at the hip and bend at the knee to get in a pulling position where shins are perpendicular to the floor. Standing OHP, Barbell OHP, Seated/High-Incline OHP; DB OHP (seated or standing); Machine or Hammer Press; Viking Press, Push Press, etc. Place your closest foot on the box, and your other foot on the floor. Anchor a band below your feet, and hold one end in your hand. If your prescribed variation is a deadhang or negative pull-ups, perform a couple of sets of lighter resistance, shorter duration, or assisted/lat pull down reps. Grab each end of the rope with one hand, keeping your palms facing one another. Perform these with an overhand grip unless specified otherwise, such as neutral grip or supinated (underhand) grip. Place feet shoulder width apart and elevate heels. Do not completely lockout knees, but take note to keep legs more intentionally straight and maintain the same knee angle and a vertical shin during the entire repetition. Press the palms through the floor, activating the chest, shoulders and triceps and returning to the start position. In a bent over position with back parallel to the floor, row the bar from the floor into the lower chest, and return the bar back to the floor. Turn around, so that you are now facing away from the anchor. Starting in a plank position with one hand on the floor, and one hand elevated, begin your push-ups. I feel like I know what I am doing and why, and that makes me stick to the plan rather than under or over train. Glute Ham Raises, Slider Hamstring Curls, Any Hamstring Curl or Hamstring Isolation machine; Other hamstring focused exercises (Glute Ham Raise, Romanian or Stiff-Leg Deadlift, etc.). Perform for the prescribed repetitions, then switch sides and repeat. Keep the upper arms stationary, and curl the bar forward and up while contracting the biceps. Continue pulling until your chin passes the bar. Good Morning; Banded Sumo Good Morning; Supermans or Back extensions; Reverse hyperextensions; Stiff-Leg or Romanian Deadlifts. If you can perform fewer than 5 feet elevated push-ups, we recommend starting on the scaled version below! Slowly lower down on 1 leg. Setup a long resistance band to a low anchor, and loop the free end of the band around one ankle. Intended as a motion exercise, not a stretch. Pushup, DB Incline Bench; DB Flye; Cable Flyes. Glute bridge variations (banded, single leg, etc. Single leg glute bridge; Leg Press variations (especially glute focused, such as wide stance or feet further in front of you); Step Up, Lunge, or Split Squat variations, Welcome Video (Stronger by the Day Sample). Legs and arms go out at the same time, then legs and arms come in at the same time. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions. Option to scale up by using the traditional Hollow Body Rock variation by tucking your knees and holding them to your chest while performing your rocks. Walking/Alternating/Reverse Lunge variations; Box step-ups; Flat or Front Foot Elevated Split Squat variations. Keep your hands in front of your body to support and catch yourself as you get closer to the floor. To scale this movement, bring your feet closer (easier) or further away/elevated (harder). Tricep push-downs; OH Tricep Extension; Dips; Any other tricep exercises. Set up a long resistance band anchored to a low position, or stand on one end. Once stable,bring one arm to your side, flexing the tricep and keeping the hand in a fist. Perform squats to depth while keeping an upright torso. Set up with a wide stance (feet externally rotated) and hands inside of your legs, standing on a long resistance band. Jump Squats; Goblet or other Front loaded (DB, KB, barbell) squat; Belt Squats; Leg Press or Hack Squat; Leg Extensions. Press shins into the ground and slowly lower your upper body, ensuring knees, hips and shoulders are in a straight line. Hold and squeeze at the top, then lower to the start position. I havent been in the best moods lately, but I feel so much better when I come in and get to lift heavy.. Place your bottom elbow and forearm directly under your shoulder and, lift your hips off the ground by driving your top foot down into the bench you should feel the adductor and groin muscles of your top leg working hard. Grab the band (or rope) with a double overhand grip. Do your best to maintain level shoulders and hips here there should be minimal swaying or rotational movement even as you lift one hand off the ground. Extend arms and get into an elevated push up position. Return to start position by pulling up with the hamstrings. Starting with your arms to your side or very slightly in front of you and your elbows pointed down, grab the band with both hands at a height near your shoulders with elbows bent. Use both legs to curl the weight back again, and repeat the single leg tempo negative using the same leg, unless specified otherwise (i.e. You wont mess up your progress if youre closer to 3 or 5 RIR when the program calls for 4, but getting in the ballpark will ensure you have room to push your training as we progress over the following weeks. While maintaining a slight elbow angle, pull the band down towards your waist. Banded or DB OH Tricep Extension; Cable push downs; Skullcrushers; any other tricep-specific exercise. Extend free arm straight down with the dumbbell and bring dumbbell back to your hip. Do your best to not allow any movement other than rotation here your elbow should ideally not move up, down, forward or backwards. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions. Start by performing rows using this wider grip for the prescribed repetitions. Keep your head, shoulders, and butt on the bench and your feet on the floor, while holding a pair of dumbbells one in each hand. Place your forearm on the ground with your elbow directly under your shoulder, then raise your hips off the ground. Cable Flyes; Banded Flyes; DB Flyes; Incline DB / Barbell Bench Press; Push-ups; Pec Deck Machine. Prioritize movement quality and control on this exercise, rather than weight/resistance. Aim to maintain a neutral posture (keeping your elbow by your sides, and hips & shoulders square facing towards the anchor), with the only movement coming from flexing your bicep. Set up the same as a traditional Banded Front Raise, but hold the weight or resistance isometrically at shoulder height (arms extended) for the prescribed time. From an extended position with your arms starting away from your body and a slight bend in the elbow, bring your arms together until they meet in front of you. Pause and flex your tricep while holding the weight at the top, then return to the start position and repeat. Can be performed with both arms simultaneously or alternating if not explicitly prescribed just be sure to perform the total prescribed reps as reps per arm. Start in a plank position with palms on an elevated surface (bench, plyo box, stacked bumper plates, staircase, wall), slightly wider than shoulder width apart (unless grip width is specified) and balls of the feet on the ground. Set up in front of a cable machine with the pulley set in the low position, and a rope handle attached to the pulley. The most significant improvement from being a Stronger by the Day member would be the confidence boost. Good Morning; Banded Good Morning; Supermans or Back extensions; Reverse hyperextensions; Stiff-Leg or Romanian Deadlifts. Put your weight on the front foot and hinge at the hip and push your hips back. If this setup is impractical or unavailable, we suggest swapping for Machine Shoulder Press, Seated DB OHP, or Seated Cable OHP. Put hips down and bring hands to meet them. Start by lying down face up, with sliders or small towels below your feet (or wearing just socks). If you can, try to touch your toe with your opposite-side hand. Thats one repetition. Banded Lateral Raise; Prone Incline DB Lateral Raise; Prone Incline Y-Raise; Cable Lateral Raise; Overhead Pressing variations; any other shoulder exercises. Back Extensions; Glute Ham Raise; Reverse Hyperextensions. Return your hand to the ground with control, then repeat for the opposite side. Lower down and repeat for the prescribed reps, then switch legs and repeat. Can also be performed seated. Return both feet together, and then repeat with the other foot. Since this is a stiff leg deadlift, aim to maintain the angle in your knees and reach depth by pushing your hips back, hinging at the hip and lowering the weight while maintaining a strong, rigid torso position. Keep your elbows close to the side of your head and return to start position. Lower the DB in the same movement pattern. Lay on your side with your feet under a bench or elevated surface. Heel Elevated Goblet Squat, Sissy Squat, Bodyweight Leg Extension, Kneel-to-Squat, Wall Sit. Stop at parallel and return to the start position. My most significant improvement in Stronger by the Day is my upper body strength. Pronated Grip Inverted Rows (At-Home version), For a full squat tutorial as well as breakdowns of other barbell squat variations, see our, The goal here is to push yourself on these sets to complete as many reps as you can with, Training our heavy compound lifts later in a session rather than first thing when were fresh means those lifts will feel harder, 2) Gym-less training companion & BW guides, Goblet or other Front loaded (DB, KB, barbell) squat, Supinated Grip Inverted Rows (At-Home version), Post-Workout Pancake Tacos w/ Grilled Peaches and Bacon, 25 Bodyweight only strength exercises video. Raise the hips into a bridge. Start by picking a Training Max that is a number you know you can hit no matter what for 2-3 tough reps. From there, squat back up until you are fully upright. Barbell loaded or banded; Back extensions; Reverse hyperextensions; Stiff-Leg or Romanian Deadlifts. Can also be performed from a slight (1-3) deficit. Cossack Squat; Pistol squat; Single Leg Press; any other unilateral lower body movement. Aim to minimize arm movement above the elbow and focus on contracting your biceps to perform your curls, rather than swinging and using momentum. Aim to maintain a straight line in your body, from feet to knees to hips to shoulders. Can be performed bodyweight or weighted (typically with DBs or KBs). Tuck ribs down and press lower back into the floor. Raise your head a few inches off the ground and hover the extended leg at the same time. If you are unable to perform more than 5 Close Grip Push-Ups, we suggest performing as modified (knees down, or hands elevated) to achieve the prescribed reps. Start your rep by pulling the handle back towards the lower abdomen. ); Leg Press variations (especially glute focused, such as wide stance or feet further in front of you); Step Up, Lunge, or Split Squat variations. Perform these with a slow and controlled tempo for the prescribed reps. Sun Salutations; Inchworms; Runners Lunge; Punter Kicks. Supermans; Hollow Body variations; Birddogs; V-situps; Deadbugs. Components of our programming adapt and change depending on our broader macrocycle, including exercise selection, frequency, intensity, volume, and sequencingjust to name a few. Keep your palms facing together throughout the entire movement. For ascending sets, we will prescribe a Set x Rep scheme for the day, as well as a starting intensity relative to your training max. On cable pulldown machine, choose a long handle. Since we all have different experiences and starting levels of pull-up strength, you will first need to conduct a baseline test to ensure our progression is appropriately scaled to your starting point. Hold this position, and rotate left and right for the prescribed repetitions. Face a cable setup with a rope handle attached to a low pulley. Press shins into the floor to return back to start position and repeat. Hold for the prescribed duration, then lower back to the ground with control. Press back up by pushing your feet into the floor and your shoulders back into the bar. Set up in a conventional deadlift position. Pressing your low back into the ground, contract your abdominal muscles and crunch while bringing your hands and feet together. Keeping your torso upright, chest tall, and elbows pointed down, squeeze the lats/armpits and lower the handle to roughly your collarbone level. Neither are inherently right or wrong, and we recommend training a combination or alternating (for balance), or whichever is more comfortable for you. Begin by descending into a short dip, then explosively drive back up and jump on top of the box. Perform these with an overhand grip unless specified otherwise, such as neutral grip or supinated (underhand) grip. The explanations of the exercises (and FAQ!) The program is easy to follow with all of the exercise descriptions, demos, and substitutions. Begin performing curls with your banded arm for the prescribed reps, using a neutral (thumb facing up) grip. With a handle in each hand, step forward so there is some tension in each arm. Try to keep your arms in front of your body while you press, to better target your front (anterior) deltoids. Keep your body in a straight line, making sure not to raise or sink the hips. For a more comprehensive overview, check out our longer YouTube instructional video linked here. Then, return to the start position by driving your hips forward and squeezing your glutes. Control the descent and do not make contact with the ground. Slowly circle the bosu ball with your forearms (stirring the pot). This movement is a hip flexor dominant movement, and you may also feel a light stretch in your hamstring. Holding a weight above your head with your arms extended, bend at the elbow to lower the weight with control behind your head. Reach up and hold onto the table, with your hands spaced shoulder-width apart. Replace that hand to the ground, then repeat on the other side. This is a useful tool in prescribing loads based on how challenging a set feels to the lifter, and helps account for the ebbs and flows of life. Once youve completed one round of each exercises, you can then rest (or move onto the next exercise). Perform the prescribed number of reps, then rest. Approach the bar as you would for your normal deadlift (either conventional or sumo, whichever is your preferred stance), and perform a deadlift. Then reverse the movement to bring the pipe in front of your body again. Rate of perceived exertion, or RPE, is a method of evaluating training effort, typically ranked on a scale up to 10. Lie on your back with one knee bent and the other extended on the floor. Set up in a standing position, with a long resistance band looped under your feet and over your shoulders. Scale accordingly. Alternate for the prescribed repetitions. Warm up using an easier scaled version of your working sets. Press the palms down to push your body up, activating the chest, shoulders and triceps and returning to the start position. Squeeze the shoulder blades together and separate the band in a fly-motion. Unrack the bar setup in a low bar position. Set up in a cable rack with a single handle attachment anchored at the high position. Bend elbows to descend the torso, hips and chest to lower, coming close to touching the ground. Use your elbows to push your body back, maintaining the plank position the entire time. Slowly lower, while reaching away from the body as you lower. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions. Set up in a staggered stance, with one foots toe in line with the other heel. Stand a few feet away from the anchor, facing sideways, orienting yourself 90-degrees from the resistance. While holding this engaged trunk/core position, extend your legs out in front of you, then returning your knees to your chest. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions. Momentarily pause (to demonstrate control of the position), then slowly lower them to the floor with control. On a good day, this is a weight you might be able to hit for 2-3 repetitions when just starting out. Return the weight to an extended overhead position. For full deadlift tutorial, see our How to Deadliftvideo, our Extended Video Library or written guides on this movement. Once you drive your knee up high though, the B-Skip differs from the A-Skip in that rather than driving your foot straight down to the ground, instead you want to extend your knee and reach your foot forward before driving to the ground. Can be scaled easier by bending your knees 90-degrees, shortening the length between contact points (from feet-to-forearm to knees-to-forearms). Can also be performed in machines (such as in a leg press or hack squat machine). That is one repetition repeat for the prescribed reps. You can also perform this with your feet on a foam roller. She was born on August 13, 1989 and her birthplace is United States. Curtesy Lunge with Sliders; B-Stance Squat; B-Stance Hip Thrust; B-Stance Glute Bridge; Split Squat , Bulgarian Split Squat, Front Foot Elevated Split Squat; Walking Lunge; Alternating Lunge; Reverse Lunge; Box Step Up. Place your forearm on the ground with your elbow directly under your shoulder, thenraise your hips off the ground. Focus on keeping your ribs tucked down and maintaining your hollow body position throughout the motion while rocking back and forth. You should remain in constant tension here, not allowing the bar to rest on the chest at all. Ensure you are maintaining retraction the entire time. Incline Barbell Bench Press; Pushups; and Cable Crossover variations. Start in a quadruped position and curl toes under. In a standing position, set up a band in a low position. Once you reach the top (DBs near your shoulders), rotate your wrists and DBs so that your palms now face down. Sit on the floor or a seated cable machine and hold a straight bar attachment with a wide overhand grip. We are focused on communicating to women that being in the gym doesnt always mean they want or need to be less. Maintain that position for prescribed amount of time. Continue in a deliberate and controlled manner for the prescribed time, doing your best to avoid any excessive tipping or rotating. To scale / modify to an easier version, perform as an eccentric-only. Aim to keep your shins near vertical throughout the repetition to better target your glutes. Perform for the prescribed repetitions, then repeat on the other side. Slowly descend for desired amount of time, ensuring the range of motion, and time are evenly spaced out. A strength program is more than just a routine. Continue in one direction for prescribed reps, and then reverse directions. If your bar has multiple grip options like this, we recommend setting the barbell so that the handles are lowest to the ground, allowing for the longer range of motion. Unlike a traditional Copenhagen Plank where your foot/ankle is the point of contact on top of the bench, a Modified Copenhagen Plank Raise is scaled easier by instead anchoring at the knee (bent 90-degrees), and placing your shin along the bench shortening the lever arm created by your body. Place your top foot on top of the bench. Cable Tricep Pushdowns; Skullcrushers; OH Tricep Extension; Dips; Any other tricep exercises. This is an active / dynamic stretch that we use to help open the hips and raise our heart rate as we prepare for heavier training to follow. Starting with your legs as straight as as possible, begin performing your hamstring curls by actively squeezing your hamstrings, resisting the band, and driving your heels back, without moving your upper legs at all. This is an intermediate and fairly challenging movement. Once you reach a full contraction, pause momentarily to avoid any rebound off the bands elasticity, and return to the start position with control. Use a preacher curl station, GHD, machine, incline bench, or other surface to keep your upper arms in a fixed position, and perform a curl. We offer strength, and make strength attainable for all women. Drive yourself upward and walk out from the rack. stack of textbooks). Extend your arms by contracting your triceps, until you lockout overhead. Set feet in a b-stance by placing one foot flat on the ground, and the other with only the heel on the ground. Tighten the upper back, brace the core, then pull the band from the ground up to the hips. While holding them at this height, tuck your ribs down and squeeze your abs while reaching your hips back as far as you can. Return to the start position and repeat. Return to start position and repeat. Place your top foot on top of the bench. Grip a pull-up bar slightly wider than hip width apart, palms facing away from your face (supinated grip). Keep your body in a straight line, making sure not to raise or sink the hips. Shift the weight onto the forearm and transition to your hand. This can either be conventional, or sumo position. Hip Thrust; Glute Bridge; Single-Leg Glute Bridge. Switch sides and perform same exercise with opposite arm and opposite leg. Grab the attachment with one hand, and raise the weight above your head with your arm bent and hand behind your head. In these variations, you still press as explosively as possible and even aim for your hands to come off the ground, but you do not move them away from their position under your shoulders between reps. Set up a barbell in a squat rack at the same height as you would for a traditional back squat. Band Pullaparts; Face Pulls; Rear Delt Flyes; Prone I-T-Y-W; Prone Incline I-T-Y-W; any upper back/shoulder health/external rotation movements. Typically performed on a machine; Perform a leg extension using your quads to extend at the knee. Alternate for the prescribed repetitions. Now that youre in your modified high plank position, with controlled, intentional movement, lift one hand off the ground and bend at the elbow until that hand touches your opposite shoulder. The closer you are to being vertical, the harder the push up will be. Place the bar on your traps. Can be performed bodyweight, holding a KB (goblet style), holding DBs in each hand, or loaded with a BB (either on your back or in a front-rack position). These can also be performed weighted by holding a DB or KB (goblet style), pair of DBs or KBs (at your sides), or holding a weighted book bag (worn on your back, held goblet style, or tucked to your chest). Tricep Push Down, Bench Dips, Skullcrushers. Set up in a modified pushup position with forearms and knees on the ground. Try to tuck your elbows in towards your ribs as you pull the bar down, better engaging your lats. Alt 2-Up, 1-Down Hamstring Curl, as demonstrated in the GIF above). Prone I-T-Y-W; Prone Incline Y-Raise; Blackburns; Face Pulls; Band Pullaparts; Rear Delt Flyes; Any other upper back, shoulder health, and external rotation exercises. Lift your hips off the ground, and maintain a neutral spine by tucking the ribs and squeezing the glutes and abdominals. Contract your calves and push the weight rack away from you by extending at the ankles. Can also be performed at home by substituting a KB/DB for a water bottle or small backpack weighted with books or other objects. Set up far enough away from the pulley so that there is tension on the cable when your arms are extended. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions. Control the bar throughout the movement. Sit back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand. Standing facing the anchor, holding the band with both hands. Straddle the pulley, and clip the dip belt to the cable. Set the anchor on the lowest setting and connect handles. Can also be performed with a cable & rope attachment (or a band) rather than a DB. Over successive weeks of training, we can build a tolerance and improve our work capacity from a fatigued state, which increases our ceiling for absolute strength down the road. Try to maintain constant tension throughout the set, not resting the DBs until all reps are completed. Bend knees and bring forward and tilt the torso backwards. Then immediately drop to Position 3, dropping to your knees and finishing your set. If it does not feel comfortable, no need to make contact between the bar and your chest just aim to get your upper arms parallel to the floor. Touch the floor with your free hand. Laying on your stomach, extend your arms overhead and extend legs and feet. Carries are always counted by time, so do not rush. Then, lie on a bench (or on the floor) in front of and facing away from the band. Take a breath into the pit of your belly, think of expanding your trunk (creating 360-degrees of pressure around your abs and lower back), and begin your descent by breaking at the knees and hips at the same time. If a hamstring curl machine is unavailable, these can be substituted byusing a band or swiss ball. Then, flip your hands so you are using a supinated (underhand) grip, and repeat your rows for the prescribed repetitions. Unrack the barbell, and pull it out until it is over your shoulders. Keep ribs down and glutes tucked, being sure not to get into a hyperextended spine position. Standing Banded Hamstring Curls; Hamstring Curl 21s; 2-Up, 1-Down Hamstring Curl; Glute Ham Raise; Romanian Deadlift; Stiff-Leg Deadlift. Setup in front of a cable machine wearing a dip belt around your waist, and with the pulley set to the lowest position. Complete the hip thrust with both legs, then at the top of the rep, extend one leg. 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