CONTENTS

Introduction

The basics

Why get strong?

Building strength

Nutrition for your body

Nutrition when training

Equipment

Getting started

Following a programme

Following a workout

Warm up

Cool down

The exercises

Core

Bicycle crunch

Dumbbell toe touch

V-up

Butterfly sit-up

Single-arm kettlebell sit-up

Kneeling ring rollout

Forearm plank leg march

High plank shoulder tap

Kettlebell plank drag

Side plank hip drop

Side plank warm hug

Medicine ball Russian twist

Fast mountain climber

Slow cross mountain climber

Kettlebell farmer’s walk

Upper body

Staggered stance single-arm row

Dumbbell renegade row

Barbell bent-over row

Dumbbell upright row

Ring row

Barbell bench press

Single-arm half-kneeling kettlebell press

Standing dumbbell shoulder press

Lying dumbbell chest fly

Barbell overhead press

Pull-up

Chin-up

Push-up

T push-up

Triceps dip

Standing dual-dumbbell biceps curl

LOWER BODY

Barbell front squat

Barbell back squat

Dumbbell sumo squat

Kettlebell goblet squat

Rear-foot-elevated split squat

Barbell good morning

Barbell glute bridge

Dumbbell walking lunge

Dumbbell reverse lunge

Dumbbell lateral lunge

Dumbbell step-up

Conventional barbell deadlift

Dumbbell Romanian deadlift

Kettlebell single-leg deadlift

POWER

Burpee

Plyo push-up

Box jump

Jump lunge

Dual-kettlebell push press

Jump squat

Barbell push press

Single-arm dumbbell snatch

Single-arm kettlebell clean

Barbell clean

Russian kettlebell swing

Kettlebell windmill

Wall ball

Standing overhead medicine ball slam

Dumbbell thruster

Barbell thruster

THE PROGRAMMES

Level 1

Weeks 1–4

Weeks 5–8

Weeks 9–12

LEVEL 2

Weeks 1–4

Weeks 5–8

Weeks 9–12

LEVEL 3

Weeks 1–4

Weeks 5–8

Weeks 9–12

Get strong glossary

Acknowledgments

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