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Hamstrings		Hamstring Stretch (not set)(not set)02Beginner0Static1) Lie on your back with one leg extended above you, with the hip at ninety degrees. Keep the other leg flat on the floor.<br /> 2) Loop a belt, band, or rope over the ball of your foot. This will be your starting position.<br /> 3) Pull on the belt to create tension in the calves and hamstrings. Hold this stretch for 10-30 seconds, and repeat with the other leg.<br />   http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hamstring-stretch
  
Hamstrings		Hamstring-SMR ["Foam Roll Hamstrings"," Hamstrings Myofascial Release"](not set)82Beginner0Static1) In a seated position, extend your legs over a foam roll so that it is position on the back of the upper legs. Place your hands to the side or behind you to help support your weight. This will be your starting position.<br /> 2) Using your hands, lift your hips off of the floor and shift your weight on the foam roll to one leg. Relax the hamstrings of the leg you are stretching.<br /> 3) Roll over the foam from below the hip to above the back of the knee, pausing at points of tension for 10-30 seconds. Repeat for the other leg.<br />   http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hamstring-smr
  
Chest		Hand Release Push-Up (not set)[5,1,2]01Beginner0Push1) Start on the floor with your hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Keep your legs fully extended and feet together. Your abdominals and lower body should be tight. Keep your elbows at a 45 degree angle, rather than flaring them out wide. This will be your starting position. <br /> 2) Allow your body to momentarily relax as you release your hands and feet briefly from contact with the ground. <br /> 3) Immediately return your hands and feet to the ground and forcefully push up. This is one repetition. <br /> 4) Return to the starting position and repeat for the recommended number of repetitions. <br />   http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hand-release-push-up
  
Shoulders		Hand Stand Push-Up (not set)[5,2]01Expert0Push1) Begin by facing a wall, standing 3 to 4 feet away from it. Bending at the waist, lower your arms down to the ground and place them 4 to 6 inches from the wall, while simultaneously kicking your legs up towards the wall—this is to be done in a quick, continuous motion. <br /> 2) Keep your glutes and abdominals tight, and your arms and legs fully extended. This will be your starting position. Begin to lower yourself to the ground, maintaining fully extended legs and feet together. Keep your elbows at roughly a 45 degree angle—not flared completely out nor in a straight line with your upper arms. <br /> 3) Lower yourself until the top of your head grazes the ground. Once the bottom position is achieved, push through the hands, keeping your legs straight, and glutes and core tight, and return to the starting position. Repeat for the recommended number of repetitions. <br /> Standing Dumbbell Press  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hand-stand-push-up
  
Shoulders		Handstand Push-Ups (not set)[2]01Expert0Push1) With your back to the wall bend at the waist and place both hands on the floor at shoulder width.<br /> 2) Kick yourself up against the wall with your arms straight. Your body should be upside down with the arms and legs fully extended. Keep your whole body as straight as possible. <br /> Tip:<br /> If doing this for the first time, have a spotter help you. Also, make sure that you keep facing the wall with your head, rather than looking down.<br /> 3) Slowly lower yourself to the ground as you inhale until your head almost touches the floor. <br /> Tip:<br /> It is of utmost importance that you come down slow in order to avoid head injury.<br /> 4) Push yourself back up slowly as you exhale until your elbows are nearly locked.<br /> 5) Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.<br /> <br /> Caution:<br /> Ensure that the floor surface is not slippery and also, if performing for the first time, use a spotter until you get good at this exercise.<br /> Bent Press  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/handstand-push-ups
  
Quadriceps		Hang Clean (not set)[6,7,8,9,11,1,15]21Intermediate0Pull1) Begin with a shoulder width, double overhand or hook grip, with the bar hanging at the mid thigh position. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.<br /> 2) Begin by aggressively extending through the hips, knees and ankles, driving the weight upward. As you do so, shrug your shoulders towards your ears. <br /> 3) Immediately recover by driving through the heels, keeping the torso upright and elbows up. Continue until you have risen to a standing position.<br /> Power Clean/
/ Clean		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hang-clean
  
Quadriceps		Hang Clean - Below the Knees (not set)[6,7,8,9,11,1,15]21Intermediate0Pull1) Begin with a shoulder width, double overhand or hook grip, with the bar hanging just below the knees. Your back should be straight and inclined slightly forward.<br /> 2) Begin by aggressively extending through the hips, knees and ankles, driving the weight upward. As you do so, shrug your shoulders towards your ears. As full extension is achieved, transition into the third pull by aggressively shrugging and flexing the arms with the elbows up and out.<br /> 3) At peak extension, aggressively pull yourself down, rotating your elbows under the bar as you do so. Receive the bar in a front squat position, the depth of which is dependent upon the height of the bar at the end of the third pull. The bar should be racked onto the protracted shoulders, lightly touching the throat with the hands relaxed. Continue to descend to the bottom squat position, which will help in the recovery.<br /> 4) Immediately recover by driving through the heels, keeping the torso upright and elbows up. Continue until you have risen to a standing position.<br /> Power Clean from Blocks/
/ Clean/
/ Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hang-clean-below-the-knees
  
Hamstrings		Hang Snatch (not set)[5,6,7,8,11,14,1,15]21Expert0Pull1) Begin with a wide grip on the bar, with an overhand or hook grip. The feet should be directly below the hips with the feet turned out. Your knees should be slightly bent, and the torso inclined forward. The spine should be fully extended and the head facing forward. The bar should be at the hips. This will be your starting position.<br /> 2) Aggressively extend through the legs and hips. At peak extension, shrug the shoulders and allow the elbows to flex to the side.<br /> 3) As you move your feet into the receiving position, forcefully pull yourself below the bar as you elevate the bar overhead. Receive the bar with your body as low as possible and the arms fully extended overhead.<br /> 4) Return to a standing position with the weight overhead. Follow by returning the weight to the ground under control.<br /> One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch/
/ Snatch/
/ Snatch from Blocks		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hang-snatch
  
Hamstrings		Hang Snatch - Below Knees (not set)[5,6,7,8,11,14,1,15]21Expert0Pull1) Begin with a wide grip on the bar, with an overhand or hook grip. The feet should be directly below the hips with the feet turned out. Your knees should be slightly bent, and the torso inclined forward. The spine should be fully extended and the head facing forward. The bar should be just below the knees. This will be your starting position.<br /> 2) Aggressively extend through the legs and hips. At peak extension, shrug the shoulders and allow the elbows to flex to the side.<br /> 3) As you move your feet into the receiving position, forcefully pull yourself below the bar as you elevate the bar overhead. Receive the bar with your body as low as possible and the arms fully extended overhead.<br /> 4) Return to a standing position with the weight overhead, and then return the weight to the floor under control.<br /> One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch/
/ Snatch/
/ Snatch from Blocks		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hang-snatch-below-knees
  
Hamstrings		Hanging Bar Good Morning ["Suspended Good Morning"][5,8,11]21Intermediate0Push1) Begin with a bar on a rack at about the same height as your stomach. Suspend the bar using chains or suspension straps.<br /> 2) Bend over underneath the bar and rack the bar across the rear of your shoulders as you would a power squat, not on top of your traps. At the proper height, you should be near parallel to the floor when bent over. Keep your back tight, shoulder blades pinched together, and your knees slightly bent. Keep your back arched and your cervical spine in proper alignment.<br /> 3) Begin the motion by extending through the hips with your glutes and hamstrings, and you are standing with the weight.<br /> 4) Slowly lower the weight back to the starting position, where it is supported by the chains. <br /> Band Good Morning/
/ Band Good Morning (Pull Through)/
/ Good Morning		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hanging-bar-good-morning
  
Abdominals		Hanging Leg Raise ["Hanging Leg Raises"](not set)02Expert0Pull1) Hang from a chin-up bar with both arms extended at arms length in top of you using either a wide grip or a medium grip. The legs should be straight down with the pelvis rolled slightly backwards. This will be your starting position.<br /> 2) Raise your legs until the torso makes a 90-degree angle with the legs. Exhale as you perform this movement and hold the contraction for a second or so.<br /> 3) Go back slowly to the starting position as you breathe in.<br /> 4) Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.<br /> <br /> Caution:<br /> Perform this exercise slowly and deliberately as it takes some getting used to. Also, do not be hasty and try to use weights on the first time; you'll have enough in your hands by holding your weight and also learning how to balance yourself so that you avoid swinging your torso. As you get more advanced you can hold a dumbbell in between your feet. However, you have to be very careful when adding weight to this exercise as if you add too much too quickly you could get a hernia.<br /> <br /> Variations:<br /> This exercise can also be performed using a vertical bench that makes the exercise easier by supporting your upper back in place and by allowing you to hold yourself by placing your elbows and arms on the side pads.<br /> Hanging Pike/
/ Knee/Hip Raise On Parallel Bars		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hanging-leg-raiseCheck this video too: https://youtu.be/hdng3Nm1x_E
  
Abdominals		Hanging Oblique Knee Raise (not set)(not set)02Expert0Pull1) Take a grip on pull-ups bars; hang with your knees together and your body straight. This will be your starting position. <br /> 2) Initiate the movement by flexing the hips and knees, drawing the legs up. Pull the knees up into one side, going above 90 degrees at the hip. Avoid any swinging, performing the exercise with control. <br /> 3) Return to the starting position and then perform the movement to the other side. Continue alternating until the set in complete. <br />   http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hanging-oblique-knee-raise
  
Abdominals		Hanging Pike (not set)(not set)01Expert0Pull1) Hang from a chin-up bar with your legs and feet together using an overhand grip (palms facing away from you) that is slightly wider than shoulder width. <br /> Tip:<br /> You may use wrist wraps in order to facilitate holding on to the bar.<br /> 2) Now bend your knees at a 90 degree angle and bring the upper legs forward so that the calves are perpendicular to the floor while the thighs remain parallel to it. This will be your starting position.<br /> 3) Pull your legs up as you exhale until you almost touch your shins with the bar above you. <br /> Tip:<br /> Try to straighten your legs as much as possible while at the top.<br /> 4) Lower your legs as slowly as possible until you reach the starting position. <br /> Tip:<br /> Avoid swinging and using momentum at all times.<br /> 5) Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.<br /> <br /> Variations:<br /> You can perform this exercise with ankle weights in order to make it more challenging.<br />   http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/hanging-pike
  
Quadriceps		Heaving Snatch Balance ["Drop Snatch"][5,7,8,9,1,2]21Intermediate0Push1) This drill helps you learn the snatch. Begin by holding a light weight across the back of the shoulders. Your feet should be slightly wider than hip width apart with the feet turned out, the same position that you would perform a squat with.<br /> 2) Begin by dipping with the knees slightly, and popping back up to briefly unload the bar. Drive yourself underneath the bar, elevating it overhead as you descend into a full squat. <br /> 3) Return to a standing position.<br /> Hang Snatch/
/ Overhead Squat		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/heaving-snatch-balance
  
Chest		Heavy Bag Thrust (not set)[5,1,2]111Beginner0Push1) Utilize a heavy bag for this exercise. Assume an upright stance next to the bag, with your feet staggered, fairly wide apart. Place your hand on the bag at about chest height. This will be your starting position.<br /> 2) Begin by twisting at the waist, pushing the bag forward as hard as possible. Perform this move quickly, pushing the bag away from your body.<br /> 3) Receive the bag as it swings back by reversing these steps. <br /> Plyo Kettlebell Pushups/
/ Plyo Push-up		  http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/detail/view/name/heavy-bag-thrust
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