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Bucket Listing: Flying High Atop Mount Kilamanjaro*This article was originally published in Men's Health. It was adapted for Lean It UP. [W]here's your head at? Because mine's up in the clouds. When the words "bucket list" nuzzle into... -
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37 Killer Resistance Band Exercises To Burn Up Your Muscles Anywhere
37 Killer Resistance Band Exercises — SHOULDERS
Resistance Band Exercise 9: Standing Shoulder Press
How To:
Video Demo — Standing Shoulder Press
- (1) Place both feet on top of a band and hold the handles with an overhand grip. Raise them up to shoulder height.
- (2) Stand tall, keep your core tight, and powerfully press the handles overhead.
- (3) Slowly lower the handles down to shoulder height and repeat.
Resistance Band Exercise 10: Upright Rows
How To:
Video Demo — Upright Rows
- (1) Place your feet on top of a band and hold the handles over your thighs.
- (2) Stand tall, keep your core tight and shoulders back, and pull the handles up to neck height. Your elbows should be higher than your hands.
- (3) Hold for 1 second and slowly lower.
Resistance Band Exercise 11: Reverse Flies
Image: Muscle and Fitness
How To:
Video Demo — Banded Reverse Flies
- (1) Hold a band straight out in front of your chest with an overhand grip. Your arms should be at roughly shoulder width.
- (2) Contract your rear delts and upper back, and pull the band apart until your hands are completely out to the side — your body should form a big “T.” Keep your arms up at shoulder height throughout. They shouldn’t drop.
- (3) Slowly bring your arms back in towards your chest.
Resistance Band Exercise 12: Lateral Raises
How To:
Video Demo — Lateral Raises
- (1) Place both feet on top of a band. Hold the handles with a neutral grip at the side of your body.
- (2) Keep your arms straight and raise them laterally up to shoulder height. You should form a giant “T.”
- (3) Hold for 1 second and slowly lower.
Resistance Band Exercise 13: Front Raises
How To:
Video Demo — Front Raises
- (1) Stagger your feet and stand on a band with your front foot. Hold the handles with an overhand grip over your thighs.
- (2) Keep your arms straight and raise them up to shoulder height.
- (3) Hold for 1 second at the top and slowly lower.
Resistance Band Exercise 14: Shrugs
How To:
- (1) Stand on top of a band with your arms at your side. Make sure your stance is wide enough to create significant tension.
- (2) Contract your traps and raise your shoulders up into your neck.
- (3) Hold for 1 second at the top and slowly lower.
Resistance Band Exercise 15: Overhead Pulls
How To:
- (1) Hook up a band to the bottom of a door. Squat down slightly and hold a single handle at waist height.
- (2) Powerfully ascend, contract your shoulders, and raise the band straight over your head. Keep your arms locked.
- (3) Hold it for 1 second and lower back down to start.
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Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, ACE-CPT & CSN, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness/nutrition nutjob.
When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.
When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.
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