| Bodybuilding.com | Complete Compilation of Weightlifting Exercises (Page 2) | ||
| Chest | |||
| Whole Chest | Flat Barbell Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with a comfortably wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | |
| Flat Dumbbell Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Flat Bench Smith Machine Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a bar with a comfortably wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Machine | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab the handles, lower through the movement down to chest and back up | ||
| Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells, starting with the dumbells together and above your chest, lower than in an arc until at chest level, then raise back up | ||
| Standing, Chest-Level Cable Crossovers | Grab a cable handle in each hand and pull in front of chest to the middle, crossing if desired. | ||
| Butterfly Machine | Sit down, place elbows on pad and pull through the movement and squeeze in the middle | ||
| Dips | Grab the bars, start with elbows extending and lower until elbows are parrallel to the floor, then raise back up and lock out at the top | ||
| Upper Chest | Incline Barbell Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with a comfortably wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | |
| Incline Dumbbell Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Incline Smith Machine Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a bar with a comfortably wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Incline Press Machine | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab the handles, lower through the movement down to chest and back up | ||
| Incline Bench Dumbbell Flyes | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells, starting with the dumbells together and above your chest, lower than in an arc until at chest level, then raise back up | ||
| Standing, High-Level Cable Crossovers | Grab a cable handle in each hand and pull in front of chest to the middle, crossing if desired. | ||
| Lower Chest | Decline Barbell Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with a comfortably wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | |
| Decline Dumbbell Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Decline Smith Machine Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a bar with a comfortably wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Decline Press Machine | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab the handles, lower through the movement down to chest and back up | ||
| Decline Bench Dumbbell Flyes | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells, starting with the dumbells together and above your chest, lower than in an arc until at chest level, then raise back up | ||
| Standing, Low-Level Cable Crossovers | Grab a cable handle in each hand and pull in front of chest to the middle, crossing if desired. | ||
| Inner Chest | Close-Grip Barbell Flat Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with a comfortably narrow grip, lower down to chest and back up | |
| Close-Grip Barbell Incline Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with a comfortably narrow grip, lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Close-Grip Barbell Decline Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with a comfortably narrow grip, lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Standing, Chest-Level Cable Crossovers | Grab a cable handle in each hand and pull in front of chest to the middle, crossing if desired. | ||
| Standing, High-Level Cable Crossovers | Grab a cable handle in each hand and pull in front of chest to the middle, crossing if desired. | ||
| Standing, Low-Level Cable Crossovers | Grab a cable handle in each hand and pull in front of chest to the middle, crossing if desired. | ||
| Flat Bench Dumbbell Flyes | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells, starting with the dumbells together and above your chest, lower than in an arc until at chest level, then raise back up | ||
| Incline Bench Dumbbell Flyes | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells, starting with the dumbells together and above your chest, lower than in an arc until at chest level, then raise back up | ||
| Decline Bench Dumbbell Flyes | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a pair of dumbbells, starting with the dumbells together and above your chest, lower than in an arc until at chest level, then raise back up | ||
| Butterfly Machine | Sit down, place elbows on pad and pull through the movement and squeeze in the middle | ||
| Dips | Grad the bars, start with elbows extending and lower until elbows are parrallel to the floor, then raise back up and lock out at the top | ||
| Outer Chest | Wide-Grip Barbell Flat Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with an extremely wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | |
| Wide-Grip Barbell Incline Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with an extremely wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Wide-Grip Barbell Decline Bench Press | Lie down on your back on a bench, grab a barbell with an extremely wide grip, lower down to chest and back up | ||
| Arms | |||
| Biceps | Standing Barbell Curl | Grab a Barbell with your palms facing away from your body. Keeping your elbows close to your body, curl the weight as high as you can, lower, and repeat. (You can use an EZ Curl Bar, or Hammer Curl Bar, or Cables) | |
| Single or Double Standing Dumbbell Curl | Grab a pair of dumbbells and curl the weight as high as possible while keeping your elbows as close as possible. (You can do both arms at the same time or alternate them.) | ||
| Single or Double Seated Dumbbell Curl | Grab a pair of dumbbells, sit down and curl the weight as high as possible while keeping your elbows as close as possible. (You can do both arms at the same time or alternate them.) | ||
| Single or Double Standing Dumbbell Hammer Curl | Grab a pair of dumbbells and curl them while keeping your palms facing your body through the whole movement | ||
| Single or Double Seated Dumbbell Hammer Curl | Grab a pair of dumbbells, sit down on a flat bench and curl them while keeping your palms facing your body through the whole movement | ||
| Single or Double Incline Bench Dumbbell Hammer Curl | Grab a pair of dumbbells, sit down on an incline bench and curl them while keeping your palms facing your body through the whole movement | ||
| Single Cable Curl | Grab a single cable attachment on a low pulley cable and curl the weight as high as possible while keeping the elbow close to the body | ||
| Cheat Curls | Caution, this a dangerous exercise. Grab a heavy barbell and curl it while letting elbows move forward. (You can use a Barbell, EZ Curl Bar, or Hammer Curl Bar.) | ||
| Dumbbell Cheat Curls | Caution, this a dangerous exercise. Grab heavy dumbbells and curl them while letting elbows move forward. | ||
| Barbell, EZ Curl Bar, or Hammer Curl Bar, Preacher Curls | Sit down on preacher curl bench or preacher curl machine, place elbows on the pad, grab the weight and curl it as high as possible. | ||
| Single or Double Dumbbell Preacher Curls | Sit down on preacher curl bench place elbow on the pad, grab the dumbbell and curl it as high as possible. | ||
| Single or Double Cable Preacher Curls | Sit down on preacher curl bench located in front of a low pulley cable, place elbows on the pad, grab the bar and curl it as high as possible. | ||
| Barbell or EZ Curl Bar Reverse Grip Curls | Grab a Barbell with your palms facing away your body. Keeping your elbows close to your body, curl the weight as high as you can, lower, and repeat. (You can use an EZ Curl Bar, or Hammer Curl Bar, or Cables) | ||
| Seated Single Dumbell Concentration Curl | Sit down on a flat bench, grab a dumbbell, rest elbow on inner thigh, let arm hang and curl as high as possible and remember to squeeze at the top. | ||
| Bent-Over Single Dumbbell Concentration Curl | Grab a dumbbell, bend knees slightly, let arm hang straight down and curl while keeping elbow in place | ||
| Machine Curls (Nautilus, Icarian, etc.) | Sit down on machine, grab handles and curl the weight through the motion of the machine | ||
| Pretty Man Curls | Stand in a double pulley setup with the pulleys around shoulder level, grab one with each hand and curl them both so that you end up in a front double bicep pose. (You can vary the stress by raisind or lowering the pulleys.) | ||
| Chinups | 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 | ||
| Drag Curls(Barbell or EZ Curl bar.) | Grab a Barbell, drag the bar up your body while letting your shoulders raise and elbows flare out to your sides, when the bar reaches your nipples, lower your shoulders and elbows. | ||
| Triceps | Close-Grip Benchpress | Lie down on a flat bench, grab a barbell with a close grip (8 to 10 inches between hands), lower the weight and push up focusing on triceps (You can use a Barbell, EZ Curl Bar, Smith Machine.) | |
| Pushdowns | Grab the handle of a high pulley cable, keep the elbows fairly stationary, push the weight all of the way down and back up as high as possible. (Any of the various attachments for this exercise will work.) | ||
| French Press | Sit or stand, grab a weight, lift it above your head, lower it behind your head and then raise it back up. You can vary the stress by keeping elbows close to head or far away. (You can also do this with a Barbell, EZ Curl Bar, Hammer Curl Bar, Single or Double Dumbbells Cable) | ||
| Reverse Grip Pushdowns | (Any of the various attachments for this exercise.) | ||
| Skull Crushers (Barbell, EZ Curl Bar, or Hammer Curl Bar) | Lay down on your back, grab a weight, lift it above you, lower the weight to your forehead or behind your head while keeping your elbows stationary, and raise up | ||
| Dips (Can add weight via a belt if you are strong enough) | Grab bars on a dip bar, start with arms extended and lower until arms are parallel to the floor, then raise back up | ||
| Dumbbell Kickbacks | Grab a dumbbell, put opposite knee on a flat bench, lean forward and put opposite arm on the bench for support. Lift elbow high, extend and arm and lower while keeping elbow stationary | ||
| Narrow Width Pushups | Do pushups either a narrow grip | ||
| Close-Grip Plate Press | Lay down on a flat bench, grab a 45 lb. plate or two and press them like a bench press, only focus on your triceps | ||
| Machine Triceps Extensions (Nautilus, Icarian, etc.) | Sit down on machine, grab handles and push the weight through the motion of the machine | ||
| Forearms | Barbell or EZ Curl Bar Forearm Curls | Sit down on a flat bench, straddling it with your legs, lean forward, rest elbows on bench, let hands lean over the edge with palms facing up and curl the weight at your wrists. | |
| Barbell or EZ Curl Bar Reverse Grip Forearm Curls | Sit down on a flat bench, straddling it with your legs, lean forward, rest elbows on bench, let hands lean over the edge with palms facing down and curl the weight at your wrists. | ||
| Preacher Curl Barbell or EZ Curl Bar Forearm Curls | Lean forward onto a preacher curl bench, grab barbell with palms facing up, and curl the weight at your wrists | ||
| Reverse-Grip Preacher Curls | Lean forward onto a preacher curl bench, grab barbell with palms facing down, and curl the weight at your wrists | ||
| Forearm Rope Twists | Grab a bar with a rope tied to the middle and a weight on the end of the rope, hold the bar straight out in front of you, twist your hands alternatingly until the weight reaches the bar and lower | ||
| Handsqeezing Products | Grab something and start squeezing it, go as long as your hands will let you (You can try a Tennis/Raquetball, Putty, Barbell Collars, Spring Apparatus, etc.) | ||
| Dumbbell Rockers | Grab a pair of dumbbells, let them hang to your sides, flex the wrist both ways (Forward and backwards) | ||
| Holding Heavy a Heavy Barbell, Trap Bar or Dumbbells | Grab a heavy weight and hold it as long as you can | ||
| Going Rockclimbing | Go to the local climbing gym and climb(Try overhangs only using your arms[wear a harness!!!]) | ||
| Hanging Contest | Challenge your workout buddies to a hanging contest, just grab a stationary bar overhead and hang as long as possible. You can either go at the same time, or time it using a clock | ||