This exercise, similar to the 45º Lunge with Lateral Raise, focuses on two areas, legs and shoulders.
In this variation of the traditional forward lunge, we add a lateral raise in the bottom position of the forward lunge. By adding the lateral raise portion to this exercise, we target both upper and lower body in one movement. The lateral raises will target your delts, while the forward lunges will target your hips, glutes, quads, hamstrings, and core and the hard-to-reach muscles of your inner thighs.
Curtsy Squat or Curtsy Lunge
Master the Curtsy Lunge & Curtsy Squat: Form & Benefits for Defined Legs! The curtsy lunge or curtsy squat is a versatile leg exercise you need! Learn proper techniques, benefits, and FAQ’s to enhance your lower body workout!
Banded Good Mornings
The banded good mornings exercise is a variation used to target the glute muscles, low back muscles and hamstring muscles.The band used to perform banded good mornings provides accommodating resistance, meaning the closer one gets to full contraction, the more tension is placed on the target muscle groups.
Banded Glute Bridge Pull Aparts
Transform that flat butt into a perky booty! There are lots of exercises that you can do to get a more rounded, perky butt and banish the pancake butt. 🥞 Add these into your leg workout along with squats, single leg deadlifts and plank glute crossovers to get a firm and round butt! 🍑
Plank Glute Crossovers
Fix that Pancake Butt! There are lots of exercises that you can do to get a more rounded, perky butt and banish the flat butt syndrome. Add these into your leg workout along with squats, single leg deadlifts and banded glute pull aparts to get a rockin round booty! 🍑
Leg Extensions without machine – Bodyweight leg Extensions
Looking for a great leg extension alternative? Bodyweight Leg Extensions is one of the best quad and leg defining exercises you can do WITHOUT EQUIPMENT!
Single Leg Skip Ups
Julie Lohre – Single Leg Skip Up Plyometric Exercise – Exercise Database EXERCISE LIBRARY VIDEO TRANSCRIPT:We’re going to get your heart rate up and we’re going to work your legs with single leg skip ups. Allright! This is awesome Plyometric movement. I’m going to start facing the side so you can see a little bit better. Lower abs are tight, …
Squat with Lateral Leg Raise Exercise Demonstration
Squat variations can help you maximize your workout and utilize more muscles. Learn how to do squat exercises with side leg raises in this free fitness video from Julie Lohre. Squats with Lateral Leg Raise Exercise Demonstration. In this video Julie uses a dumbell and resistance band. These are both optional equipment and the exercise can be modified to fit …
Stability Ball Arm Circles
Lat Pull-downs and variations of this exercise can be performed on a machine or with bands either at home or in a gym.
Side Squats and Lateral Squats
Squats overall are an amazing workout for the legs and glutes. Every fitness professional around tends to prescribe squats for leg strength as well as for calorie burn, since working your larger muscle groups burns more calories.
Learning the basic squat is your first goal on this front, but once you have the basics, it is important to mix up your workouts and add dimension to the moves.
Standing Overhead Press
The Standing Dumbbell Press is a great exercise to start learning how to do overhead presses while in the standing position. Pressing weight using dumbells is much easier and requires less flexibility than pressing weights with a barbell over your head.
In this article I will provide clear instructions, effective form tips, and common form mistakes so you can complete a Standing Dumbbell Press safely and effectively.
Straight Arm Cable Pulldown
Lat Pull-downs and variations of this exercise can be performed on a machine or with bands either at home or in a gym.
Handstand Progression Training
This is the ultimate handstand progression guide to learning how to do a handstand. This video includes step by step exercise progressions for the handstand! With 5 simple steps you can work toward building the strength you need to execute a full handstand Perfect for beginners! More advanced viewers may also find this video beneficial as I share tips and secrets to balancing your handstand and for completing pirouettes.
Tricep Press Downs
Tricep Press Downs The triceps press-down, also known as the tricep cable press down, is an exercise that requires the use of a cable machine, so it’s one that you’ll need to hit the gym to do, although you can perform an modified version of the exercise by using a resistance band attached to something from above. Instructions: Set …
Dumbell Bench Press with Lying Leg Raise
Many people perform bench presses or bench press variations but this exercise combo really gets your whole body into the movement.
For this bench press variation, we will use dumbells and perform the upper body exercise while simultaneously lifting your legs in the air in a lying leg raise.
This exercise variation is designed to focus on the abs and core while also training your upper body.
Stability Ball Leg Lift
Lat Pull-downs and variations of this exercise can be performed on a machine or with bands either at home or in a gym.
Lat Pulldown
Lat Pull-downs and variations of this exercise can be performed on a machine or with bands either at home or in a gym.
Chest Bicep Stretch
Discover the powerful Chest Bicep Stretch. Targets the chest and biceps, to improve posture, increase flexibility, and enhance upper body strength. Start your workouts right with some light stretching and unlock your full upper body potential today!
Under Bar Pull Up
Under Bar Pull Up as demonstrated by IFBB Pro Julie Lohre Two variations of this exercise involve hand placement either pronated (palms face away from body), or supinated (palms face toward body) Pronated grip Under Bar Pullup Supinated grip Under Bar Pullup Under Bar Pull Ups – My favorite exercise for pull up prep and strength. How many strict …
Standing Side Crunch with Leg Lift – Dancers Side Bend with Knee Lift
The Standing Side Crunch with Leg Lift or Dancers side bend with knee lift is a great combination exercise that works your core as well as your external obliques, outer thighs and is an exercise move you can do anywhere.