The Exercise Guide

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Every card in the deck maps to one of these five moves. Pick your intensity above — the whole guide updates to show your version of each exercise.

Push-Ups

Upper-body pushing strength

Beginner Knee Push-Up

How to perform

  1. Start on your knees with hands shoulder-width apart
  2. Keep your body in a straight line from knees to head
  3. Lower your chest toward the ground
  4. Push back up to starting position
Each push-up = 1 rep
Coach says

Focus on keeping your core tight throughout the movement.

Standard Regular Push-Up

How to perform

  1. Start in a plank position, hands shoulder-width apart
  2. Keep your body in a straight line from heels to head
  3. Lower your body until chest nearly touches the floor
  4. Push your body back up to starting position
Each push-up = 1 rep
Coach says

Don't let your hips sag or pike up. Maintain a rigid plank throughout.

Advanced Push-Up + Wide Push-Up

A two-part combo: the standard push-up builds pressing strength, the wide push-up shifts the load to your chest and shoulders — and walking your hands between positions keeps your core working the whole time.

How to perform

  1. Perform one regular push-up
  2. Move hands out wider than shoulder width
  3. Perform one wide push-up
  4. Return hands to regular position
Both together = 1 rep
Coach says

Wide push-ups target your chest more. Keep the transitions smooth.

Elite Quad Push-Up Complex

Four push-up variations chained into one sequence — standard, wide, diamond and pike — hitting chest, shoulders and triceps from every angle while your core stabilizes every transition.

How to perform

  1. Regular push-up
  2. Walk hands out — wide push-up
  3. Diamond push-up (hands together)
  4. Pike push-up (hips raised), then walk back to plank
All four = 1 rep
Coach says

This hits chest, shoulders, and triceps from every angle — and walking between positions keeps your core working the whole time.

V-Ups

Core & abs

Beginner Tuck-Up (Knee Tuck)

How to perform

  1. Start in a hollow body position (lower back pressed to floor)
  2. Tuck your knees to your chest
  3. Bring your chest up to hug your knees
  4. Return to the hollow body position
Each tuck-up = 1 rep

Standard V-Up

How to perform

  1. Lie on your back with arms extended behind your head
  2. Simultaneously raise your legs and upper body
  3. Reach your hands toward your toes, forming a V-shape
  4. Lower back down with control
Each V-up = 1 rep

Advanced Tuck-Up + V-Up

The tuck-up fires the deep core, then the full V-up immediately takes the same chain through its complete range — compression and extension back to back.

How to perform

  1. Perform one tuck-up
  2. Immediately perform one full V-up
Both movements = 1 rep

Elite V-Up Complex

Four core movements in a row — narrow, wide, and both cross V-ups — working abs, obliques and flexibility, while the alternating cross-touches add coordination.

How to perform

  1. Narrow V-up (feet together, touch your toes)
  2. Wide V-up (legs spread, reach between them)
  3. Cross V-up right (left hand to right foot)
  4. Cross V-up left (right hand to left foot)
All four movements = 1 rep

Arch-Ups

Back & posterior chain

Beginner Upper Body Arch

How to perform

  1. Lie face down with arms extended in front
  2. Lift only your upper body (arms, chest, head)
  3. Keep your legs on the ground
  4. Lower with control
Each arch = 1 rep

Standard Superman

How to perform

  1. Lie face down with arms extended in front
  2. Simultaneously raise your arms, legs, and chest
  3. Hold at the top briefly
  4. Lower back down with control
Each full arch = 1 rep

Advanced Upper Arch + Full Arch

The upper arch isolates your upper back, then the full superman recruits the entire posterior chain — double the time under tension for your whole back side.

How to perform

  1. Perform one upper body arch
  2. Perform one full superman arch
Both arches = 1 rep

Elite Arch-Up Complex

Narrow and wide arches load the full back line, then alternating cross-lifts (opposite arm + leg) add cross-pattern coordination — back, glutes and shoulders in one sequence.

How to perform

  1. Narrow arch-up (arms and legs close)
  2. Wide arch-up (arms and legs spread)
  3. Cross lift (right arm + left leg)
  4. Cross lift (left arm + right leg)
All four movements = 1 rep

Squats

Parallel-stance leg strength

Beginner Half Squat

How to perform

  1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart
  2. Lower until thighs are parallel to ground (90° at knees)
  3. Keep chest up and weight in heels
  4. Push back up to standing
Each squat = 1 rep

Standard Full Squat

How to perform

  1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart
  2. Lower as deep as mobility allows
  3. Keep chest up and weight in heels
  4. Push back up to standing
Each squat = 1 rep

Advanced Squat + Squat Jump

Strength plus explosiveness: a full-depth squat followed by an explosive jump squat. Land soft and sink straight into the next rep.

How to perform

  1. Perform one full squat
  2. Squat again and explode up into a jump — land soft
Two squats + a jump = 1 rep

Elite Squat Complex

Strength, isometrics and explosiveness in one set: two squats, a 90° hold, twist-kneels to each side for control and mobility, and a tuck jump to finish — leg strength, balance and explosive power.

How to perform

  1. Deep full squat
  2. One more squat — thighs parallel
  3. Hold the squat at 90°
  4. Twist-kneel right (knee taps the floor, back to the hold)
  5. Twist-kneel left
  6. Explode up into a squat tuck jump (knees to chest)
Full sequence = 1 rep

Lunges

Staggered-stance legs · balance & coordination

Beginner Static Lunge

How to perform

  1. Step forward with one leg
  2. Lower hips until both knees are bent 90°
  3. Push back to starting position
  4. Switch legs
Each side = 1 rep

Standard Alternating Lunge

How to perform

  1. Step forward into a lunge (right leg)
  2. Push back to standing
  3. Step forward into a lunge (left leg)
  4. Push back to standing
Both sides together = 1 rep

Advanced Jumping Switch Lunge

A true hybrid of the alternating lunge and the switch lunge — both kept at full effect, nothing flattened. Each leg gets its own entrance and exit, and the mid-air switches train brain-level coordination on top of single-leg power.

How to perform

  1. Lunge step forward — right leg in front
  2. Jump and switch legs in the air — land in a lunge, left leg in front
  3. Lunge step back with the left leg, up to standing
  4. Lunge step forward with that same left leg
  5. Jump switch — land with the right leg in front
  6. Lunge step back with the right leg
Full sequence = 1 rep

Elite Lunge Complex

Five explosive elements per side — lunges, power skips, heel drives and a switch jump — building explosive power, agility and control under fatigue.

How to perform

  1. Forward lunge
  2. Power skip (drive the back knee up high)
  3. Back lunge
  4. Reverse power skip (heel drive)
  5. Back lunge
  6. Jumping switch lunge
  7. Repeat on the opposite leg
Full sequence both sides = 1 rep

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