Add the free-weight canon and bodyweight staples (16 exercises)

Squat/lunge: Barbell Squat, Goblet Squat, Bodyweight Squat, Lunge.
Bench station: Bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Dumbbell Bench Press,
Dumbbell Fly (the fly authors the face-on camera for its frontal arc).
Dumbbell rack: Dumbbell Row, Dumbbell Shoulder Press, Dumbbell Curl,
Lateral Raise - first uses of the dumbbell prop. Bodyweight: Push-Up,
Pull-Up, Crunch, Dip.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01HJDQQDA9QdP8zByg43H5v3
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# Dumbbell Bench Press
The dumbbell press on the flat bench — a deeper, freer pressing arc than
the bar, one weight in each hand.
- **Category:** Main circuit
- **Type:** Free-weight horizontal press (dumbbells)
- **Targets:** Chest, front delts, triceps
- **Prescription:** 3 × 812
## Setup
Sit with the dumbbells on your thighs, then lie back and kick them up to
straight arms over the shoulders. Feet flat, shoulder blades pinched.
## Execution
1. Lower both dumbbells to the outside of the chest, elbows about 45°
from the body.
2. Reach a comfortable stretch — deeper than a bar allows.
3. Press back up and slightly together to lockout.
## Cues
- The dumbbells travel in a shallow A-shape, not straight lines.
- Keep the wrists neutral and stacked over the elbows.
- Lower slowly; the stretch is where dumbbells earn their keep.
## Common Mistakes
- Clanging the weights together at the top.
- Uneven pressing — one side racing ahead.
- Dropping the dumbbells from lockout instead of walking them down.
## Progression
Add weight while both sides press evenly; pause reps in the stretch
position.