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Exercise Descriptions

This is our forum's selection of exercise instruction videos and off-the-beaten-path exercise descriptions.

• This section of the Ball State University site provides detailed exercise descriptions and video clips sorted by exercise.

• And here's an outstanding compilation of exercise video demonstrations brought to us by a team at the University of Wisconsin.

Abdominals

Bar Hang

Bench Press

Bent-over Barbell Row

Bent-over Reverse Grip Barbell Row

Body Drag Curls

Body Rows

Box Squats

Bradford Press

Burpees

Cable Crossover

Cajin Rows

Calf Raise

Chins

Clean and Press

Close-grip Bench Press

Close-grip Pulldown

Crunch

Curls

Deadlift

Dimel Deadlift

Dip — Freehand or Triceps Press Machine

Dumbbell Fly

Dumbbell Press

Dumbbell Shrug

Farmer's Walk

Frog Crunch

Front Squat

Front Squat Walkouts

Gironda Body Drag Curls

Gironda Leg Raise

Gironda Neck Press

Gironda Power Pushdowns

Goblet Squat

Good Mornings

Hammer Strength Machines

Hanging Leg Raise

Hip Belt Squats

Hise Shrug

Hyperextension

Jefferson Lift (also called Straddle Lift)

Lateral Raise — Front, Hammer Plate Raise

Lateral Raise — Bent-over

Lateral Raise — Side Arm

Leg Curl

Leg Extension

Leg Press

Leg Raise

Log Pressing

Lunge

Lying Lateral Raise Front

Lying Lateral Raise Rear

Lying Triceps Extension

Military Press

One-arm Cable Crossover

One-arm Dumbbell Row

One-arm Cable Lat Pull

One-arm Overhead Cable Pull

Overhead Press

Overhead Squat

Power Clean

Power Snatch

Press-Behind-Neck

Pulley Pushdown

Pullover — Stiff-arm or Straight-arm

Racing Dive Rows

Roman Chair Situp

Romanian Deadlift

Rope Tuck

Row Machine

Rower's Combo

Rubber Tubing — Rotator Cuff Work

Sandbags

"Scott Press"

Seated Front Press

Seated Lat Row — Low Pull

Sled Pulling

Smith Press Behind Neck

Squat

Stiff-legged Deadlift

Stone Lifting

Tick Tocks — Cajin Rocks

Tire Flipping

Upright Rows

Wide-grip Pulldown

Windmill

Wrist Curl — Reverse Wrist Curl

Zane Blaster Squats

Zercher Squats

• You can see more exercise descriptions from Wicked Willie

here in the exercise description forum, where he specializes in older, more unknown movements.

• Here's an extensive listing, too: ExRx.com Exercise Directory

• Exercises Ball State University Strength Lab has pictures, videos and descriptions of exercises

• Exercise Videos

• And for video clips, you can't beat the UW Strength and Conditioning exercise clips

• Weight Trainers United has a fairly extensive exercise directory. It also includes many of the above exercises, and includes photo presentations. Many of the competitive lifts are well outlined, too.

• This site offers descriptions and photos of odd lifts, mostly forgotten exercises.