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1. Squat
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1. Squat
This one may look easy, but you'll find all kinds of articles online about how to correct your form. Whether you're not dipping deep enough or you're placing
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weight in your toes instead of your heels, make sure you know how to do this move. It's the best thing you can do to build leg strength. -
2. Deadlift
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2. Deadlift
Many trainers claim that the deadlift is the most important exercise out there, since it engages so many muscles and burns a ton of fat. It can be easy
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3. Burpee
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3. Burpee
The burpee doesn't involve any weight (unless you want to strap on some ankle/wrist weights), but it still has a variety of benefits. For instance, it functions as a great
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explosive leg workout and a stabilizing workout for the upper body. Plus, it's great for destroying fat. -
4. Pull-Up
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4. Pull-Up
The pull-up may seem easy, but since you're using your upper body to pull your entire bodyweight up, your body tries to cheat, which takes away many of the
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4. Pull-Up
benefits. Done correctly, pull-ups attack every part of your upper body. -
5. Clean
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5. Clean
This exercise has a myriad of benefits. For starters, it strengthens the musculature of the entire body, builds explosive power, and crushes fat. It can be paired with
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pajZn-M-r4Q" target="_blank">other exercises well, so you can get extra total body benefits. However, it's also hard to master and a bit dangerous, so you need to know exactly what5. Clean
you're doing when attempting it.6. Chest/Tricep Dips
6. Chest/Tricep Dips
As you can see from the video, there are different varieties of dips. You need to know which muscle you want to work out before you attempt this exercise, or
6. Chest/Tricep Dips
else you could end up fatiguing the wrong muscle (overtraining) and letting another muscle group lag behind. This could lead to a muscle imbalance, which is not a6. Chest/Tricep Dips
good thing.7. Snatch
7. Snatch
Much like the clean, the snatch is a great exercise with tons of total body benefits. Since you're engaging so many muscles and joints, you want to be
7. Snatch
sure you're doing it right or it could lead to injury.When you're first starting out at the gym, every exercise can be a learning curve. Some are relatively easy to learn (like the bench press) while others take more time to get right. However, some of the best moves are the more complicated ones. Read more
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