Exercise |
Muscles worked |
Exercise emphasis |
Chapter 3 Bodyweight Training |
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Foundational exercises |
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Total body |
Coordination; cardiorespiratory fitness |
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Shoulders; hips |
Mobility and stability |
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Shoulders; core; hamstrings |
Stability; flexibility; strength, and endurance |
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Arms; legs; core |
Coordination; stability |
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Core |
Cardiorespiratory fitness; stability |
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Hips; adductors |
Warm-up |
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Legs |
Speed |
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Upper back; shoulders; biceps |
Endurance; strength; stability |
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Chest; shoulders; triceps |
Strength; endurance |
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Chest; shoulders; triceps |
Strength; endurance |
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Advanced exercises |
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Core |
Stability |
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Shoulders; core |
Stability; coordination; cardiorespiratory fitness |
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Hips; legs |
Cardiorespiratory fitness; endurance; mobility |
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Lower body |
Speed |
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Core; upper body |
Strength; stability |
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Lower body |
Explosive strength |
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Lower body |
Strength; stability |
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Lower body |
Strength |
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Lower body; hips |
Stability; strength; flexibility |
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Lower body |
Endurance; coordination |
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Lower body |
Endurance; coordination; strength |
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Lower body |
Endurance; stability; coordination |
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Lower body; hips |
Endurance; stability; strength |
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Total body |
Agility; power; strength |
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Lower body |
Coordination; stability; speed |
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Chapter 4 Sprinting |
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Foundational exercises |
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Lower body |
Speed; strength |
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Lower body |
Speed; strength; warm-up |
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Lower body |
Speed; strength; warm-up |
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Lower body |
Speed; strength; warm-up |
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Advanced exercises |
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Total body |
Speed; endurance; strength |
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Total body |
Speed; endurance; strength |
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Total body |
Speed; endurance; strength |
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Chapter 5 Medicine Balls |
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Foundational exercises |
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Upper body; core |
Endurance |
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Upper body; core |
Endurance; stability |
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Total body |
Cardiorespiratory fitness; strength |
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Lower body; hips |
Balance; strength; stability |
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Total body |
Power; endurance |
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Total body |
Power; endurance |
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Upper body |
Power; endurance |
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Upper body |
Power; endurance |
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Core; back |
Endurance; mobility |
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Core; shoulders; back; hips |
Stability; endurance; flexibility; strength |
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Core; hamstrings |
Endurance; flexibility |
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Advanced exercises |
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Total body |
Balance; coordination; mobility; endurance |
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Lower body; core; shoulders |
Endurance; stability |
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Lower body; core |
Endurance; stability; mobility |
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Lower body; upper body |
Coordination; endurance |
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Lower body; hips |
Stability; strength; endurance |
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Total body |
Agility; power |
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Upper body |
Power; coordination |
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Total body |
Power; speed |
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Upper body; core |
Endurance; stability; strength |
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Chapter 6 Heavy Ropes |
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Foundational exercises |
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Total body |
Warm-up; cardiorespiratory fitness |
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Total body |
Warm-up; cardiorespiratory fitness |
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Shoulders; chest; upper back; core; lower body |
Strength; stability |
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Core |
Strength |
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Core |
Strength; stability |
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Shoulders; upper back; chest |
Strength; stability |
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Shoulders; upper back; chest |
Strength; stability |
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Core; lower body |
Strength; stability |
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Shoulders; upper back; biceps; core |
Strength; stability |
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Total body |
Strength; endurance; stability |
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Advanced exercises |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; coordination |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; coordination |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; coordination |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; coordination; balance |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; coordination; balance |
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Shoulders; chest; upper back; core; lower body |
Strength; stability; coordination |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; coordination; balance |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; coordination; balance |
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Core |
Strength; coordination |
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Core; lower body |
Strength; coordination; balance |
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Chapter 7 Suspension Training |
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Foundational exercises |
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Chest; shoulders; triceps; core |
Strength; stability |
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Upper back; shoulders; biceps; core |
Strength; stability |
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Biceps |
Strength; stability |
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Triceps |
Strength; stability |
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Lower body; quadriceps; hamstrings; glutes |
Strength; stability |
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Quadriceps; hamstrings; glutes |
Strength; balance; mobility |
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Core |
Strength; stability |
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Glutes; hamstrings |
Strength |
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Core |
Strength; stability |
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Core |
Strength; stability |
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Advanced exercises |
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Chest; shoulders; triceps |
Strength; stability |
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Chest; core |
Strength; stability |
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Upper back; shoulder; biceps |
Strength; balance; stability |
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Shoulders; upper back |
Strength; stability |
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Quadriceps; hamstrings; glutes |
Strength; balance; stability |
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Quadriceps; hamstrings; glutes |
Strength; balance; coordination |
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Glutes; hamstrings |
Strength; stability |
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Glutes; hamstrings |
Strength; stability |
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Core |
Strength; balance; stability |
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Obliques |
Strength |
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Chapter 8 Kettlebells |
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Foundational exercises |
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Total body |
Strength; power |
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Total body |
Strength; balance |
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Total body |
Strength; conditioning |
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Total body |
Strength; power; balance; proprioception |
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Lower body; core |
Strength |
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Lower body; core |
Strength |
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Hamstrings; glutes; lower back |
Strength; power |
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Chest; shoulders; triceps |
Strength |
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Upper back; shoulders; biceps |
Strength |
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Shoulders; triceps; core |
Strength; stability |
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Advanced exercises |
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Total body |
Strength |
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Total body |
Strength; balance; proprioception |
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Total body |
Strength; balance |
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Total body |
Strength; power; balance; proprioception |
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Total body |
Strength; balance; proprioception; mobility |
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Lower body |
Strength; balance; proprioception; mobility |
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Hamstrings; glutes; lower back |
Strength; balance; proprioception |
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Upper back; shoulders; biceps |
Strength; stability |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; balance; proprioception |
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Shoulders; core |
Strength; stability; balance; proprioception |
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Chapter 9 Sandbags |
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Foundational exercises |
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Lower body |
Strength; endurance; flexibility; stability |
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Lower body |
Strength; endurance; mobility |
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Lower body |
Strength; endurance |
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Lower body |
Strength; endurance; balance |
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Lower body |
Strength; endurance; balance |
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Upper body |
Strength; endurance |
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Upper body |
Strength; stability |
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Shoulders; trapezius |
Strength; endurance |
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Advanced exercises |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; endurance |
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Core |
Stability; grip strength |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; endurance |
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Total body |
Strength; stability; endurance |
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Lower body |
Strength; balance; stability |
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Total body |
Mobility; power |
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Shoulders; trapezius |
Strength; endurance |
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Total body |
Strength; coordination |
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Total body |
Strength; coordination |
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Total body |
Strength; coordination |
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Total body |
Strength; balance; stability |
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Chapter 10 Alternative Training Formats |
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Heavy resistance bands |
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Rhomboids; middle trapezius |
Endurance |
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Chest; shoulders; triceps |
Endurance |
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Chest; shoulders; triceps |
Strength; endurance |
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Upper back |
Strength |
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Lower body |
Endurance |
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Water-filled stability balls |
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Lower body; core |
Strength; endurance; stability |
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Lower body; core |
Strength; endurance; stability |
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Total body |
Strength; stability |
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Weighted training sleds |
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Total body |
Strength; force |
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Upper back; biceps |
Strength; endurance |
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Lower body |
Strength; endurance |
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Heavy boxing bags |
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Total body |
Conditioning |
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Totally body |
Conditioning |
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Total body |
Conditioning |
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Lower body; core |
Strength; stability |