Total Body Exercises Archives

Side Plank is a variation of the elbow plank, and like the basic elbow plank the side plank works a variety of muscles: Transversus Abdominis, Obliques Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Minimus, as well as your Hips. Side Plank Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner: Body Weight Intermediate: Using a dumbbell raise your top arm not on the…

Elbow Plank, just your basic plank but far form basic. This exercise works your entire body with a heavy focus on your core. The muscles that the Elbow Plank strengthens are: your spin, traps, abdominal muscles, legs, shoulders, pelvic girdle, and improves your overall posture. Elbow Plank Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner: On your…

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Bicycle Crunches work your abdominals, hips, and obliques. By keeping your legs off the floor you increase the workout, working your lower abdominal muscles. Bicycle Crunch Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert: All fitness levels will use body weight only. Beginners might need to take more breaks, but the goal Is to…

Leg Pull Ins, while you might think this is a core exercise, I would actually call it a total body exercise. This workout works many muscles throughout your body: Upper and Lower Abs, Lower Back & Hip Flexor. Leg Pull In Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner,Intermediate, & Expert: All fitness levels will use body…

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Renegade Rows work mainly the core and back muscles, which are essential to continue to build your strength and prevent injury. It is important with this movement that you try to hold your body center and prevent hip rotation. Renegade Row Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner: Body weight, potentially on your knees if in…

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Bow Extensions are another fantastic total body workout that will get your heart rate up quickly. Working your abs, obliques, back, biceps, chest, glutes, hip flexors, legs, shoulders, and triceps! Now that is The Whole body! Bow Extension Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner: Body weight Intermediate & Expert: Using the heaviest weight possible without compromising…

Power Snatch Total Body Workout for Weight Loss

Power Snatch, a powerful total body exercise, working your hamstring, lower back, quads, abs, obliques, back, shoulders, triceps, biceps, and forearms. If you only have 5 minutes to get a workout in, doing a few sets of these will get your motor running! Power Snatch Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner: Even though you are…

Plank Dumbbell Crossover, this is one of my all time favorite core exercises. The added dumbbell movement to the plank really gets your abs and obliques burning! Plank Dumbbell Crossover Modifications Based on your Fitness Level Beginner: Skip the pull thru and simply do a15-30 second plank hold, once you can hold a plank for 30…

Wall Balls are a total body exercise, working multiple muscle groups at the same time. Wall Balls Modifications Based on Fitness Level Beginner: Body weight Intermediate, Expert: Using the heaviest medicine ball without sacrificing form. Hold the ball in your hands, palms up, your body facing the wall, about 2 feet away from the wall, legs hip-width…

Half Turkish Get-Ups, target those obliques, glutes, lower back, and triceps with this total body movement. Half Turkish Get-Up Modifications Based on Fitness Level Beginner: Body weight Intermediate & Expert: Using the heaviest weight possible without compromising form Sit upright on the floor with your left leg straight and your right leg bent with your foot flat…