| Picture | Name of Isolation Exercise |
 | Straight Arm Pulldowns Stand upright and grab the weight out in front of you with your arms fully extended. Lower the weight keeping your arms straight until they are just about by your side. Let the w... |
 | Good Mornings
While standing, place a barbell across the back of your shoulders as you would for squats. Keeping your legs rigid, bend forward at the waist, with head up, until your upper b... |
 | Back Hyper-Extensions Start by lying face down, then raise your arm and head with the opposite leg. If done properly you should feel a stretch in your lower back. Finally, lower your leg, arm, and hea... |
 | Back Extensions
Place yourself face down on a hyperextension bench with your feet hooked under the rear pads. Place your hand across your chest and bend at the waist until your upper body is ... |
 | Machine Back Extensions Start with the pad against the middle of your shoulder blades. Some machines have a seat belt that you can use to strap yourself in. Lean back with your lower back and then relax... |
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 | Ball Back Hyperextensions (Lower Back) Start by lying face first over the ball and having the ball in the middle of your abdominals. Now with the opposite arm/leg touching the ground raise the opposite arm and leg (see... |
 | Exercise Ball Lower Back Extensions To perform the calisthenics exercise: exercise ball lower back extensions begin lying on an exercise ball with your arms out in front of you and your feet stable on the floor behin... |
| Advice and tips I could really use... | I'm a pathetic 300lbs... 5'3-4" tall and 18yrs old...
I've been trying to lose weight ever sice I have started to gain it tremendously (Started gaining when I was about 12yrs old...)
The problems I've been having relate to my dad.. he's the bas... |
| Why am I gaining weight? | Hi – I have been a yo-yo dieter for years. I HATE it! This last 60lb weight gain has caused me to completely change my way of thinking and I am hopefully on a road to a healthy weight loss for life. My question in this. Because of all the different d... |
| CREATINE | i here a lot about creatine but i hear a lot is myths( maybe just a sales picthc)
Such as testicle shrinkage or if u stop taking it u lose muscle.
A lot of rumors are out there
what r the real pro's and cons of creatine
also how about creatine m... |
| Abdominal frustration | Hi guys,
I have a rather peculiar problem. I bought weight training sets (dumbbells, bench and all that) and been lifting them for two months. There is very good improvement in my physique, but I am unable to reduce my waist size, nor flatten it. ... |
| will this work out schedule work better? | monday- chest/triceps
wed-biceps/back
friday-legs/abs/cardio
sat-shoulders
OR should i put shoulders on friday too and cancel cardio
and how many exercises should one do to gain mass
i read from sites that one should only do 1 exercise (3se... |
| Weight loss in 4 months | Hello, I am a 25 yr old woman, 5'10" who weighs approx 220lbs. Through lack of money for food and light cardio exercise(running for the bus), I was able to go down to 170 lbs in recent years, but gained it all back after stoping that regiment. I am j... |
| Reducing belly fat | I'm 53 years old female and have a stocky build all my life - with a weight gain beginning in my 40s of total 30 lbs. until 2 years ago when I cut sweets, breads and most carbs from my diet. Lost 30 lbs. and also incorporated mild hand weight and ex... |
| Fitness Training - need help | Hi, im a 17 year old male, 6 ' 1" and around 160 lbs,
Im fairly athletic, and use to goto the gym
quite frequently. The reason i told you this is because
despite my obsession with wanting to increase my muscle size
(im pretty skinny due to my he... |
