How To Choose Your Exercises

We’ve all been there - you head to the gym, your ready to workout, you know what area of the body you want to work - but what exercise should you pick? What goes well together? What order should I do?

Luckily we’re sharing some common pairings that can help you…

1. Chest and Triceps

   This is our first common pairing. When you do chest based movements, for example a dumbbell bench press, you naturally engage the triceps so paring it with an exercise such as Tricep dips works well together.

   Examples:

   Bench Press and Tricep Dips

   Chest Press and Tricep Extensions

   Chest Flies and Tricep Push Ups

2. Back and Biceps

Our second common pairing is back and biceps. When you use pulling movements such as the lateral pull down, you also engage the biceps, so pairing the two together is an effective workout.

Examples:

Lateral Pull Down and Bicep Curls

Seated Row and Hammer Curls

Bent Over Row and Pull Ups

3. Glutes and Core

Our third common pairing is glutes and core. Lots of lower body movements naturally require core stability and engagement, so working the two together is a good idea.

Examples:

Hip Thrusts and Planks

Glute Bridges and Leg Raises

Hip Abductions and Bicycle Crunches

4. Quads, Hamstrings, Glutes

This is essentially an all rounded lower body workout, but the three muscle groups do work well together as many leg exercises engage all three.

Examples:
Hamstring Curls and Romanian Deadlifts

Leg Extensions and Goblet Squats

Leg Press and Walking Lunges

These are just some of the ways you could structure your exercises. There’s many different ways to plan your workout but if you ever get stuck, these are some easy combinations to refer back to!

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