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If youre already read through the training manual or looked at your custom training log sheets, then you may have noticed that there is a tremendous variety of exercises in each individual training session, and certainly in the program as a whole. Additionally, as Im a mad scientist of sorts and I like to use a lot of fun and excited movements, a good number of the exercises might look a bit unfamiliar to you on paper; and thats where this Library comes in handy. In the pages below, youre going to find all of the exercises in Final Phase Fat Loss, and a good number that are NOT in the program. Which may lead you to askwhy would I include exercises that arent in the program? Well, to give you options. If you choose to continue the program further than 6 weeks and need some fresh ideas, or if a piece of equipment is unavailable to you, the extra exercises included below will be helpful in selecting a replacement. Along those same lines I should mention that in order to make the program accessible to you, you may make alterations based on equipment. For example, just about any dumbbell exercise can be done with a barbell (and vice versa), and nearly all such exercises have a suitable bodyweight replacement.
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While I prefer you dont change things in terms of the ORDER of exercises, there will be little harm in switching out one type over overhead pressing movement for another. Additionally, at the bottom of the document, youll find a series of link. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so a video must be worth a hundred thousand. Or a million. Or a million billion! Okay, Ill stop. My point is that sometimes a picture and a description just doesnt do an exercise justice, or at least doesnt give a clear enough picture of the proper way to perform the movement. To that end, I have included links to what I consider to be some of the less popular or more complicated exercises in the program, so that you can see me or one of my clients perform it in good form. I find this is generally a bit more beneficial than trying to come up with a simple way to explain something fairly complicated. Youll love it!
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You may remember Shea from the Final Phase Fat Loss website. When I first started working with him, I immediately saw his potential as a model. When he said he wanted to get into the industry, I knew he had a shot, but we agreed he needed to get leaner. I knew that with his height, his structure and his face, he would definitely have the opportunity to walk the line between fitness and fashionlean and muscular enough to appear in sports relation publications, and tall enough for fashion magazines.
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He had such great results using the program as I was training him that when I decided to turn the method into a book, I knew it was a perfect opportunity to take some shots and get his feet wet as a model. He did a great job, of course. And it turns out that I was right. Using some of the pictures youll see below, Shea was able to market himself a bit to both photographers and some agencies. And within a short 3 weeks of taking these photos, Sheamus had been signed to one of the most preeminent modeling agencies in the world. From that time, he has been featured in magazines like Cosmopolitan, in fitness promos, and even a Levis campaign. I would like to be able to take just a little bit of credit, but really it all comes down to Sheas hard work and talent. He is an exceptional guy and now an incredible friend and he is also now a rapidly rising star in the industry. I just wanted to give him a shout out here because I could not be more proud of him. Thats what Final Phase Fat Loss did for him. What can it do for you? And now, without further adieu, on to the exercises.
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Leg Exercises
Barbell Front Squat (Bodybuilder Grip)
With a barbell across the front of your shoulders, cross arms over bar. Stand with your feet just greater than shoulder-width Begin by forcing your hips as far back as possible think of trying to sit in a chair. Squat as deep as possible, but keep your low back tensed in a neutral position. Drive upwards with your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps to return to a standing position.
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Stand with your feet slightly greater than shoulder-width apart. Pick one foot off the ground and extend that foot forward, and extend the arms for balance Flex your abs and begin the movement at the hips. Squat slowly and focus on balance. Squat until your hamstrings brush the bench, but do not sit. Reverse the movement and surge upwards, using your glutes, hamstrings and quads Complete all the given repetitions for one leg and then switch.
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Clasp a dumbbell in front of you in both hands stand with your feet just greater than shoulder-width Begin by forcing your hips as far back as possible think of trying to sit in a chair. Squat as deep as possible, but keep your low back tensed in a neutral position. Drive upwards with your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps to return to a standing position.
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Dumbbell Top-squat
Balancing dumbbells on shoulders, stand with your feet just greater than shoulder-width Begin by forcing your hips as far back as possible think of trying to sit in a chair. Squat as deep as possible, but keep your low back tensed in a neutral position. Drive upwards with your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps to return to a standing position.
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Dumbbell Squat
Holding dumbbells at your sides, stand with your feet just greater than shoulder-width Begin by forcing your hips as far back as possible think of trying to sit in a chair. Squat as deep as possible, but keep your low back tensed in a neutral position. Drive upwards with your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps to return to a standing position.
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Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Place the instep of one foot on a bench. Step forward with the other foot, taking a slightly larger than normal step. Contract your glutes, brace your abs and keep your spine in a neutral position. Lower your body until your front thigh is parallel to the ground. Keep your upper body upright and your lower back flat. Push up to the upright position. Stay in a split-squat stance. Perform all reps for one leg and then switch
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With a barbell across your shoulders, stand with your feet just greater than shoulder-width Begin by forcing your hips as far back as possible think of trying to sit in a chair. Squat as deep as possible, but keep your low back tensed in a neutral position. Drive upwards with your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps to return to a standing position.
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With a barbell across the front of your shoulders, hold the bar with the tips of your fingers as if you just finished a clean. Stand with your feet just greater than shoulder-width Begin by forcing your hips as far back as possible think of trying to sit in a chair. Squat as deep as possible, but keep your low back tensed in a neutral position. Drive upwards with your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps to return to a standing position.
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Holding dumbbells at your side, stand with feet roughly shoulder-width apart and knees slightly bend During the entire exercise, maintain bent knees, tight core, and keep your head up. It helps to find a focal point on the wall in front of you and stare at it. Pivot at the waist--push your butt back while keeping the knees stationary and your back flat and lower DBs towards the floor. Keep the bells as close to your shins as possible. Reverse the movement before your back starts to round. Drive forward at the hips to stand up.
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Step-Up
Stand facing a bench. Place one foot on the bench and the other on the floor. Flex your abs and glutes and begin stepping up. Focus on trying to drive your heel through the bench. Lower your body under control; touch the ground lightly and surge back upwards Complete all reps for one side, then the other. You can vary intensity by adjusting step height, or holding weight (DBs shown)
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Stand in a Lunge position, with right foot elevated on a step. Make sure to
drive the toe of the back foot into the ground for maintenance of balance Slowly descend until your right thigh is parallel to the ground and your left knee nearly touches the ground Keep your upper body upright and your lower back flat. Push yourself back into the standing, but stay in a lunge stance. Perform all reps for one leg and then switch.
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Spiderman Lunge
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Stand on a step or small platform with your feet shoulder-width apart. Flex the abs and glutes. In a single, fluid motion step backward with left leg, allowing the toe to touch the ground, and lower yourself down with the right leg supporting the body weight. Stop when the right thigh is parallel to the floor and the left knee nearly touches. Return to the start position by surging forward with the right leg, focusing on the glutes and hamstrings.
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Reverse Lunge
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Flex the abs and glutes. In a single, fluid motion step backward with left leg, allowing the toe to touch the ground, and lower yourself down with the right leg supporting the body weight. Stop when the right thigh is parallel to the floor and the left knee nearly touches. Return to the start position by surging forward with the right leg, focusing on the glutes and hamstrings.
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Lateral Lunge
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Take a large stride laterally to the left with your left leg Allow your left leg to bend and your right leg to straighten completely Keep your abs flexed and your lower back flat. Push explosively back towards the middle with your left leg to return to the starting position.
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Jump Lunge
Stand in a lunged position with you right leg forward and your left leg back Quickly dip into a full lunge, and jump explosively upwards While in the air, bring your right leg back and your left leg forward As you land, allow the force of your descent to bring you back into a fully lunged position Immediate reverse direction and explode up again, switching leg position in the air Repeat for all reps or time
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Forward Lunge
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Set up a step or small platform in front of you Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart Take a large stride forward with right leg. Lower your body until your left thigh is parallel to the ground. Keep your abs flexed and your lower back flat. Push backwards with your right leg to return to the upright position
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Start by standing with your feet shoulder width apart while holding a single KB. Step back with one foot and bend your knees into a lunged position. Your back knee should come close to touching the ground and your front leg should be bent to about 90 degrees at the knee. Maintain your upright posture throughout the movement. Return to the starting position and repeat. Once repetitions are completed then repeat with the other leg.
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Stand with feet hip width apart with knees slightly bent (at 20). Grasp bar with overhand grip hip width apart. Back should be straight in a neutral position. While bending at the hips, lower bar to approximately knee height. Keep knees bent at 20 throughout movement. Return to start position.
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KB Swing
Hold one kettlebell in your hands between your legs and your body is in a bent-over stance with your back flat. Swing the kettlebell backwards a little and then forcefully swing the kettlebell upward and forward to about chest level. Allow gravity to bring it down between your legs. Then, use the momentum as it swings forward while simultaneously driving with your hips forward.
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Swing Lunges
Start by placing your feet shoulder width apart and holding dumbbells down at your sides. Step forward into a lunge keeping your upper body upright. Return to the starting position and proceed into a reverse lunge with the same leg lunging backwards. Return to the starting position and repeat with the other leg.
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Start by standing in a shoulder width stance with your feet together. Hold a dumbbell in each hand at your sides. Proceed into a reverse lunge and while simultaneously curling the dumbbells at your sides. Return to the starting position and repeat with the opposite leg.
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Start by standing in a shoulder width stance holding a dumbbell in each hand at a shoulder press position. Lunge forward while simultaneously pressing the weights over head. When the back knee is just about touching the ground (forward knee should be at about a 90 degree angle), return back up to the starting position by bring the forward foot back to meet the other legs while lowering the weights back to shoulder press starting position. Repeat with the opposite leg.
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Stand to the side of a bench with your outside foot planed on the bench As your step onto your weight bearing leg, step your other leg behind and over to the opposite side of the bench and onto the floor. Do not rest the moving leg on the bench. Once your foot's on the floor, step your non-weight bearing leg back over and return to the start position. Continue back and forth over the bench until your set on one leg is complete and then switch legs.
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Stand with feet hip width apart with a plate over your head. Step forward 2-3 feet forming a 90 bend at the front hip and knee. DO NOT allow front knee to extend past the big toe - may cause injury. Push body up and move the back foot beside the front foot. Alternate feet and repeat.
Remember to keep head and back upright in a neutral position. Shoulders and hips should remain squared at all times.
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Squat Thrust
Start in an upright stance position with your feet shoulder width apart, bend down into a squat position with your hands on the ground. Throw both feet backwards, which will put you in a pushup position. Then jump back up by quickly bringing your knees behind your elbows and then raise your whole body up to return to the upright starting stance for required repetitions. This exercise should be done in a smooth fast paced motion.
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Back Exercises
DB Pullover
Lie on bench set up perpendicular to your body. Only rest your upper back and neck on the bench. The top of your head and bulk of your body will be unsupported. Hold a dumbbell over your chest. Your arms should be extended with a tiny bend in the elbow Maintaining the bend in your elbow, slowly lower the dumbbell behind your head until you feel a good stretch in the lats and upper chest. Using your lats and chest, bring the dumbbell back to the start position.
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In a smith machine, power cage, or squat rack, set a bar to roughly hip height Lie underneath the bar and take a slightly wider than shoulder-width grip. Focusing on flexing your lats and upper back, pull yourself upward until your collar bone touches the bar Slowly lower yourself to the start position. During the set, make sure to keep you abs tight and your body in a straight line
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In a smith machine, power cage, or squat rack, set a bar to roughly chest height Lie underneath the bar and take a slightly wider than shoulder-width grip. Focusing on flexing your lats and upper back, pull yourself upward until your collar bone touches the bar Slowly lower yourself to the start position. During the set, make sure to keep you abs tight and your body in a straight line
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In a smith machine, power cage, or squat rack, set a bar to roughly hip height Lie underneath the bar with your knees bent at 90* take a slightly wider than shoulder-width grip. Focusing on flexing your lats and upper back, pull yourself upward until your collar bone touches the bar Slowly lower yourself to the starting position. During the set, make sure to keep you abs tight and your body in a straight line
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Renegade Row
Get face down on the floor in a pushup position with your hands on the ground with arms straight. Two dumbbells should be directly underneath your chest. Place hands slightly wider than shoulder width apart, and feet should be slightly wider than hip width apart with toes on floor. Using one hand at a time, lift a dumbbell up to the side of your chest like in a rowing movement. Return to the start position by extending the arm and then lift the other dumbbell with the other hand and repeat.
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Stand with feet hip width apart and hold a DB in each hand with neutral grip (palms facing each other) and let arms hang straight down (perpendicular to floor). Bend forward at about a 45 degree angle. Slowly raise arms out to your sides with a slight bend in your elbows until reaching shoulder level. Squeeze your shoulder blades together when at your highest point. Lower your arms to return to start position and repeat.
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Stand with feet hip width and knees slightly bent. Bend at hips with back straight. Hold BB shoulder width apart with overhand grip (palms toward body) and let arms straight down (perpendicular to floor). Pull BB up to chest region squeeze shoulder blades together at top of movement.
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Stand with feet hip width and knees slightly bent. Bend at hips with back straight and knees bent. Take one hand and place on stationary object that is approximately waist height to support upper body. Hold DB in other hand with a neutral grip and let arm hang straight down (perpendicular to floor). Keeping elbows close to body, pull DB up to body near the side of chest and squeeze shoulder blades together at top of movement.
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Chest Exercises
Side-to-Side Push-Up
Place your hands on the ground spaced slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Bracing your abs, lower yourself towards the right, focusing on moving slowly and maintaining balance Pause for a moment, then drive with your right hand, pushing your body upwards and back towards the center. Pause for a moment. Lower your body towards the left side, then drive through your left arm, pushing upwards towards the middle.
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Place your hands slightly wider than shoulder width apart, with your right hand on the ground and your left hand on the medicine ball. Lower yourself down, then perform a push up, focusing on driving with equal force through both arms. When your right arm locks out, brace your abs and roll the ball with your left arm to the right. Place your left hand on the ground, and shift your weight and body position to receive the ball with your right hand. Lower yourself down, and perform another push-up.
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Decline Push-Up
Place hands on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width, with feet elevated on a bench. Slowly lower yourself down until you are roughly 2 inches off the ground. Push through your chest, shoulders and triceps to return to the start position.
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Push-up
Place the hands on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Slowly lower yourself down until your chest brushes the ground. Push through your chest, shoulders and triceps to return to the start position.
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Pike Push-Up
Place your hands on the ground spaced slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Walk your feet about 6 inches closer to your hands than in a regular push-up. Angle your torso down and your hips up. Your shoulders will be leaning towards the ground and your butt sticking up in the air. Lower yourself to the ground until your face nearly touches the floor. Drive through the chest, shoulders, and triceps, locking out at the top of the movement.
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Lie on a bench with the backrest inclined at 45-60 degrees. Hold the dumbbells above your chest with your palms turned toward your feet. Lower the dumbbells to chest level, allowing for a good stretch at the bottom. Press the dumbbells upwards, while focusing on flexing the chest as hard as you can.
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Lie on a stability ball with only your upper back, neck, and head on the ball. Maintain a tight core, and keep your glutes flexed. This will stabilize your body throughout the movement. Hold the dumbbells above your chest with your palms turned toward your feet. Lower the dumbbells to chest level, allowing for a good stretch at the bottom. Press the dumbbells upwards, while focusing on flexing the chest as hard as you can.
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Lie on a bench with the backrest set to a flat position. Hold the dumbbells above your chest with your palms turned toward your feet Lower the dumbbells to chest level. Focus on flexing the chest, and press the dumbbells straight up.
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Dips On Bench
Start by placing your hands on the bench and your feet on the ground with your legs semi straight. Proceed downward to bend your arms until they are bent to about 90 degrees. Return to the starting position and repeat for the desired repetitions.
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Shoulder Exercises
Standing Dumbbell Y-Press
Stand with dumbbells at shoulder height with abs braced and glutes flexed. Press upwards and outwards in Y motion, aiming to achieve a 45 degree angle with you arms. Pause for a brief second, then pull the dumbbells back inwards.
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Take hold of a barbell with a double over-hand grip and stand with feet hip-width apart. Flex the abs and pull the barbell upwards, leading the elbows Make sure to flare the elbows UP, not OUT, as you complete the rep. Pause when the barbell is roughly even with your collar bone, then slowly return to the starting position
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Push Press
Hold dumbbells or a barbell at shoulder level and stand with a slight bend in your knees. Start the movement with a very quick, very small dip at the knee Explode upwards and press the weigt overhead, locking out briefly. Lower the weight under complete control back to the starting position.
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Hold a barbell lengthwise at shoulder height and resting on top of your right shoulder, taking a one-hand-in-front-of the other grip Driving equally with both arms, press the weight overhead Bring the barbell slowly down to your left shoulder Repeat Each set, or every few reps, make sure to switch which hand is in front of the barbell
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Holding dumbbells at your sides, stand with feet roughly hip-width apart. With abs flexed, raise the weights to your sides, leading ever so slightly with your pinky side Pause for a brief second at the top, then slowly lower the weights to the starting position
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Javelin Press
Hold a barbell length wise at your right shoulder Keep your abs flexed, and press the weight overhead, pausing at the top to lock out Slowly lower the weight back to the starting position As you press and lower, make sure to keep the bar completely level and balanced Do not allow your hips or torso to move; keep your core tight. If necessary, you can offset your feet to increase stability.
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Holding dumbbells at shoulder height, stand with feet roughly hip width apart. Tuck your tail slightly, keeping your glutes flexed and core tight. Press the weight upward and slightly inwardimagine trying to trace the letter A with the dumbbells. Pause for a moment at the top, and lower the weights to the starting position.
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Holding a barbell at shoulder height, stand with feet roughly hip width apart. Tuck your tail slightly, keeping your glutes flexed and core tight. Press the weight straight upward, focusing on flexing the shoulders and triceps Pause for a moment at the top, and lower the weight to the starting position.
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Start by holding the dumbbells at your sides with a neutral grip. Curl the dumbbells up to shoulder level and then proceed into a shoulder press. Keep your abs tight throughout the movement. Return to the starting position and repeat.
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Core Exercises
Mountain Climbers
Start by getting on your hands and feet in a prone position. Keeping your body parallel to ground drive your knees up towards your chest one at a time, alternating back and forth. Repeat this movement for the required reps or time.
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Hip Raises
Assume back lying position on floor. Place hands at sides with palms down on floor. Place heels on top of a bench with knees slightly bent. Raise hips off floor by pressing heels into the bench. Return to start position.
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Reverse Plank
Start from a sitting position on the floor, legs extended. Place the hands now behind the body, fingertips facing forward and hands underneath shoulders. Point the toes and inhale, contract your abdominals, lift your pelvic floor muscles extending the hips up towards the sky Keep the soles of the feet pressing down into the floor as well as palms pressing down to open the shoulders. Keep the hips lifted upwards. Stay strong through the abdominals and keep lifting the pelvic floor muscles. Hold this pose for the recommended time.
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Superman
Lie face down completely flat with arms overhead and palms facing down. Raise both arms and legs off floor simultaneously Return to start position and repeat
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Sit in upright position on Swiss ball with feet flat on floor. Walk feet forward allowing Swiss ball to roll underneath body until it is positioned on lower to mid-back region. Raise the hips slightly to create a table top position parallel to floor. Place hands across your chest. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest. Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominal and raise shoulders up.
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Sit in upright position on Swiss ball with feet flat on floor. Walk feet forward allowing Swiss ball to roll underneath body until it is positioned on lower to mid-back region. Raise the hips slightly to create a table top position parallel to floor. Place hands behind head with elbows back and out of sight. Head should be in a neutral position with a space between chin and chest. Leading with the chin and chest towards the ceiling, contract the abdominals and raise your right shoulder up toward ceiling.
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Start on your knees and place your hands on the ball with your arms outstretched. Roll out the ball using your hands and elbows pushing the ball away from you, keeping your hips parallel with the rest of your body. Return to the starting position by pulling your arms back up the ball until you are in an upright position.
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Hand Walkout
Start on all fours with knees and hands shoulder width apart. Hands are directly below shoulders Tense the glutes, engage your core, then walk your hands forward. Continue walking your hands out until your abs are just a few inches off the ground Reverse the movement by walking your hands back to the starting position. Thats one rep.
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Exercises Videos
Click on any of the below links to see a video of that exercise.
Upper Body Exercises Lower Body Exercises Abdominal/Core Exercises Combination Exercises
Low Incline Bench Press (neutral grip) Explosive Push-up Push Press Lumberjack Press Curl to Press Alternating Medicine Ball Push Up Alternating Javelin Press Alternating Reverse Lunges Top Squat to Toe Raise Overhead Plate Walking Lunges Overhead Plate Reverse Lunges Lunge to Jump Squat Spiderman Lunge to Overhead Reach Reverse Lunge from Step Pendulum Step Over Jump Lunges Forward Lunge onto Step Bulgarian Split Squat Single Leg Squat to Bench Stationary Lunges Hand Walkout Garhammer Raise Bicycle Abs Renegade Push-Up/Row Squat to Squat Thrust Squat to Press Alternating Reverse Lunges with Overhead Reach Bulgarian Split Squat with Press Reverse Lunge with Curl Alternating Forward Lunge with Overhead Press
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