Exercise Index

While posts on the blog range in many topics, the selection that highlight specific exercises are useful for new readers. The purpose of this page is to act as a quick reference guide so they aren't overlooked by first time visitors and can benefit from them.

Lower-Body

• Glute Warm-Up Drills
• Hips in the Deadlift
• How to Lunge
• How to Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift
• Squat Depth
• Triple Extension Exercises

Upper-Body 

• Ab Exercises
• Barbell Row
• Bench Press 
• Gripping a Barbell/Dumbbell
• Hand & Finger Extension
• Hands Placement on Barbell
• Locking Out Overhead
• Pressing with the Arms 
• Pull-Ups for Beginners
• Push-Up Variations
• Recruiting the Lats
• Thoracic Mobility

Olympic Weightlifting

• Hook Grip
• Key Power Position
• Long Arms in Cleans
• Olympic Lifting Part I: Mobility
• Olympic Lifting Part II: Start Positions
• Olympic Lifting Part III: Assistance Exercises
• Olympic Lifting Part IV: Full Competition Lifts
• Second Pull
• Split Jerk Footwork
• Split Jerk Recovery
• Start Position [diagram]
• Third Pull

Miscellaneous

• Advanced Position for Glute Activation and/or Thoracic Mobility
• Beginner Lifts
• Better Training
• Breathing
• Cardio Guidelines
• Choose Shoes & Socks 
• Conditioned Atmosphere & Environment
• Cooling Down in Warm Weather
• Low Rep Scheme for Quality Training Session
• Movement Planes Balance
• Partner-Based Exercises
• Preparing Before a Session
• Programming Guidelines
• Progression Methods
• Questions to Ask in a Program
• Tailoring Workouts to Time
  
• Testing a 1-Rep Max
• Use of Mirrors
• Warming Up in Cold Weather

(Updated 5/31/12)