| Complete Compilation of Weightlifting Exercises (Page 1) | ||||||
| Muscle Group | Muscle | Exercise | How is it Executed? | |||
| Neck | ||||||
| Anterior | Neck Machine | Sitting on the Machine, Grasping the Handles and Moving the Head Forward | ||||
| Cable Head-Harness | Strap the Harness into the Cable Machine on a High Pulley and Move the Head Forward | |||||
| Lateral | Neck Machine | Sitting on the Machine, Grasping the Handles and Moving the Head Sideways | ||||
| Cable Head-Harness | Strap the Harness into the Cable Machine on a High Pulley and Move the Head Sideways | |||||
| Posterior | Neck Machine | Sitting on the Machine, Grasping the Handles and Moving the Head Backwards | ||||
| Cable Head-Harness | Strap the Harness into the Cable Machine on a High Pulley and Move the Head Backwards | |||||
| Back | ||||||
| Traps | Barbell Shruggs | Pick up Barbell and Shrug Shoulder Upwards | ||||
| Trap-Bar Shruggs | Pick up Trap-Bar and Shrug Shoulder Upwards | |||||
| Dumbbell Shruggs | Pick up Dumbbells and Shrug Shoulder Upwards | |||||
| Hanging Power Cleans | Start with Your Arms Straight with a Pronated Grip and Barbell at Waist, Explosively Curl the Up to the Top of Your Shoulders and Catch at Chest Level | |||||
| Upright Rows | Grab the weight with a close grip with palms facing the body and raise it up to the chin while letting elbows flare out to the sides (You can use: barbells, dumbbells, cables, etc.) | |||||
| Lats | Chin-ups | Grab a Stationary Bar Above Your Head and Pull Yourself Until Your Chin Rises Above the Bar, All While Trying to Maximize Emphasis on Lat Muscles | ||||
| Wide Grip Chin-ups | Grab a Stationary Bar Above Your Head with a Wide Grip and Pull Yourself Until Your Chin Rises Above the Bar, All While Trying to Maximize Emphasis on Lat Muscles | |||||
| Lat Pull-Downs | Sit Down on the Machine and Grab the Lat-Pulldown Bar, Pull the Bar Down to Your Shoulders, either in Front of Your Head, or Behind | |||||
| Wide Grip Lat Pull-Downs | Sit Down on the Machine and Grab the Lat-Pulldown Bar with a Wide Grip, Pull the Bar Down to Your Shoulders, either in Front of Your Head, or Behind | |||||
| Machine Pull-Overs | Sit Down on the Machine, and Grab the Bar and Pull it Through the Machines Range of Motion | |||||
| Barbell Pull-Overs | Lie Down on your Upper Back Perpendicular To and On a Bench, Support Yourself with Your Legs Also. Lift the Bar Above your Chest, Slowly Bring it Behind Your Head While Keeping Your Arms Straight. Then, Bring it Back Up. | |||||
| Dumbbell Pull-Overs | Lie Down on your Upper Back Perpendicular To and On a Bench, Support Yourself with Your Legs Also. Lift the Dumbbell Above your Chest, Slowly Bring it Behind Your Head While Keeping Your Arms Straight. Then, Bring it Back Up. | |||||
| Cable Pull-Overs | Grip a Bar Attached to a High Pulley and Lower Down to Slightly Above Shoulder Height. Pull the Bar Down to Your Waist While Contracting Your Lat Muscles. Tip: Lower Head While in the "Strectch" Position, and Raise Head While Contracted | |||||
| Rhomboids | Barbell Rows | Pick up a Barbell, Bend at the Knees and Lean Forward (be sure to keep your back straight), Then, Pull the Bar to Your Body and Lower | ||||
| Dumbbell Rows | Pick up a Dumbbell, Put One Knee on a Bench, and the Hand of the Side in Front of Your Knee on the Bench. Lean Forward and Pull the Dumbbell Towards Your Body | |||||
| Machine Rows | Sit Down on the Machine and Pull the Bar Towards Your Body | |||||
| T-Bar Rows | Stand on the Machine, Bend Knees, Lean Forward (be sure to keep your back straight), Grab the Bars, and Pull Towards Your Body | |||||
| Seated Cable Rows | Sit Down on the Bench, Brace Yourself with Your Legs, and Pull the Bar Towards Your Body | |||||
| Erector Spinae | Deadlifts | Squat down, keep back slightly arched, stand up with the weight while keeping your shoulders back; lower the same way | ||||
| Back Extensions-Roman Chair | Place the back of your ankles under the pad, rest your upper legs/abdomen on the pad, then lower while keeping back slightly arched | |||||
| Back Extensions-Machine | Sit down on the machine, rest upper back against pad and extend backward while keeping your back slightly arched | |||||
| Shoulders | ||||||
| Whole Shoulders | Military Press In-Front of Head | Grad a Barbell and push it from chin level (in front of head) until your arms are fully extended, lower, and repeat (You can do this seated, standing, in a smith machine, etc.) | ||||
| Military Press Behind Head | Grab a Barbell and push it up from (behind your head) until your arms are fully extended, lower, and repeat (You can do this seated, standing, in a smith machine, etc.) | |||||
| Dumbell Military Press | Grab some Dumbbells and push them up until your arms are fully extended and then lower them and repeat ; follow a triangular path, wide at bottom of exercise and together at top (You can do this seated, standing, in a smith machine, etc.) | |||||
| Arnold Press | Grab some Dumbbells and push them up until your arms are fully extended and then lower them while rotating your grip (rotate again on the way up) and repeat ; follow a triangular path, wide at bottom of exercise and together at top (You can do this seated or standing) | |||||
| Double Cable Press | Lower the pulley of a double cable machine to the bottom position and press the weight in a triangular direction | |||||
| Anterior | Barbell Raise | Grab a light barbell with palms facing your body and raise to about shoulder level, lower, and repeat | ||||
| Single or Double Dumbbell Raise | Grab one or two dumbbells with palms facing your body and raise them up to shoulder level and lower | |||||
| Single or Double Cable Raise | Grab either a single or bar attachment of a low cable machine, straddle the cable and raise it up to shoulder level and lower | |||||
| Lateral | Single or Double Dumbbell Raise | Grab one or two dumbbells and raise them to the sides to shoulder level, lower, and repeat | ||||
| Single or Double Cable Raise | Grab one or two cables (cross your body with the cables) raise them to the sides to shoulder level, lower, and repeat | |||||
| Machine Raises | Sit down on machine, put elbows and upper arms under the pad and raise them to the sides to about shoulder level | |||||
| Posterior | Seated Dumbbell Raise | Grab a pair of dumbbells, sit down, lean forward and raise the weight to the back to shoulder level | ||||
| Bent-Over Dumbbell Raise | Grab either a pair of dumbbells or low cables, bend the knees a bit, lean forward and raise the weight to the back to shoulder level | |||||
| Machine | Sit down on machine, grab the handles, and go through the movement of the machine as far as you can | |||||
| Rotator Cuff | Lying Dumbbell Rotation | Grab a dumbbell and lie down on your side, bend elbow 90 degrees and rest it on the bench; start with the weight close to your chest, then lower until your arm is parallel to the floor and raise back up | ||||
| Machine | Place elbow on pads, grab the handle and follow through the movement of the machine as far as possible in both ways | |||||