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Free Weight Exercises

Free weights exercises use dumbbells, barbells or medicine balls to provide a weight and resistance to pull or push. Be careful when using free weights to ensure you maintain a good posture throughout. The return phase of all exercises (e.g. lowering the bar back down in a standing bicep curl) should be performed slowly and under complete control to avoid injury. The effort phase (i.e. lifting the bar up when performing a curl) should also be controlled but can be performed at a faster rate to develop power.

Upper Body

Dumbbell Pullover

Bent Over Raise

Internal Shoulder Rotation

External Shoulder Rotation

Concentration Curl

Extended Bicep Curl

Tricep Kickback

Wrist Extension

Abdominals

Medicine Ball Twist

Medicine Ball Crunch

Medicine Ball Reverse Crunch

Single Leg V-Up

Lower Body

Straight Leg Deadlift

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