Tag Archives: Barbell
Barbell Shrug Behind The Back Guide
Barbell Shrug Behind The Back Guide Main Muscle: Trapezius Stand up straight with your feet at shoulder width as you hold a barbell with both hands behind your back using a pronated grip (palms facing back). Tip: Your hands … Continue reading →
Barbell Hack Squat Guide
Barbell Hack Squat Guide Main Muscle: Quadriceps Stand up straight while holding a barbell behind you at arms length and your feet at shoulder width. Tip: A shoulder width grip is best with the palms of your hands facing … Continue reading →
Barbell Shrug Guide
Barbell Shrug Guide Main Muscle: Trapezius Stand up straight with your feet at shoulder width as you hold a barbell with both hands in front of you using a pronated grip (palms facing the thighs). Tip: Your hands … Continue reading →
Barbell Squat Guide
Barbell Squat Guide Main Muscle: Quadriceps This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for safety purposes. To begin, first set the bar on a rack to just below shoulder level. Once the correct height is chosen … Continue reading →
Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl Guide
Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl Guide Main Muscle: Forearms Start by standing straight and holding a barbell behind your glutes at arm’s length while using a pronated grip (palms will be facing back away from … Continue reading →
Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press Guide
Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press Guide Main Muscle: Chest Lie back on a decline bench with the feet securely locked at the front of the bench. Using a wide, pronated (palms forward) grip that is around 3 inches … Continue reading →
Seated Barbell Military Press Guide
Seated Barbell Military Press Guide Main Muscle: Deltoids Sit on a Military Press Bench with a bar behind your head and either have a spotter give you the bar (better on the rotator cuff this way) or pick … Continue reading →
Smith Machine Shrug Guide
Smith Machine Shrug Guide Main Muscle: Trapezius To begin, set the bar height on the smith machine around the middle of your thighs. Once the correct height is chosen and the bar is loaded, grab the bar using … Continue reading →
Wide-Grip Standing Barbell Curl Guide
Wide-Grip Standing Barbell Curl Guide Main Muscle: Biceps Stand up with your torso upright while holding a barbell at the wide outer handle. The palm of your hands should be facing forward. The elbows should be close to the torso. … Continue reading →
Reverse Barbell Preacher Curls Guide
Reverse Barbell Preacher Curls Guide Main Muscle: Biceps Grab an EZ-bar using a shoulder width and palms down (pronated) grip. Now place the upper part of both arms on top of the preacher bench and have your arms extended. … Continue reading →
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