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Use an STR, TRX, gymnastic rings, or any stable surface or bar (shoulder height or below) to perform the following exercises.

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  • Targeted Exercises

Push


TRX or  Stairs


TRX Low Push-up or Countertop Dip


Push-Up-Crunch (“Atomic Push-Up”)


Pike Shoulder Press

Self-Assisted Handstand Shoulder Press 🤸🏾‍♀️
Pull with both legs for assistance so as to leave a few reps on reserve when you finish
Foot anchor at shoulder height or slightly higher

Handstand Shoulder Press


Single Arm Push-Up – Note extra wide foot position and neutral, horizontal spine!


Single Leg Push-up. Progressions: feet elevated, left hip abducted
Much less technical than the single arm push-up but greater load on working arm.

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Pull


Inverted Row: High-Back, Low-Back (Open Chain)

45° Inverted Row with Bar (Closed chain) Bend knees for regression!

Inverted Row from a shoulder-height bar


Single Arm Inverted 45° Row / Power Pull


Pull-up (Squat-Assisted, Full-weight with knee tuck)

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Squat 


Assisted Squat, Single Leg (Progression, not featured: lean forward and flex ankles to keep shins and trunk parallel & center weight over feet)


Single Leg Squat with step (AKA Single Leg Step-up)
Hold weight on the side of the working leg to shift center of gravity and reduce hip adduction!


Lateral step-up

Crossing step-up

 
Lunge: Assisted, Suspended, Floating Curtsy


TRX Lateral (Stepping) Lunge


Prisoner Squat

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Core Exercises


Hanging Knee Raise (Hip Flexion)


Hamstring Curl (Medium, or high resistance/hips straight), Runner

 
Crunch, Oblique Crunch, Mountain Climber, OR Pike


Fully-Inverted Power-Pull, Standing Trunk Rotation


Kneeling Oblique Ab-Roll-Out

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Combination and Advanced Movements


Hip Abduction


External Shoulder Rotation (“W’s”)

High Plank Walk to Handstand

Muscle Up (use legs for help on the way up/down)

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Targeted Exercises

Biceps Curl: Basic, Clutch, Single-Arm

 
Leg-Assisted Triceps Extension

 

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