No equipment. No excuses about equipment.
Bodyweight.
Every movement here needs nothing but the floor. Each one lists what it trains, how to do it well, and the mistake people actually make. Point at a muscle to narrow it down.
3 exercises for full body
Step-Back Burpee
BeginnerFull body also Quads, Core, Shoulders, Glutes
How to move
- squat down and plant the hands
- step back one foot at a time into a plank
- step the feet back in under the chest
- stand all the way up tall
What usually goes wrong
- rounding the back to reach the floor
- letting the hips sag in the plank
- never finishing the stand-up between reps
Squat Thrust
IntermediateFull body also Quads, Core, Shoulders, Hip flexors
How to move
- crouch and plant hands under the shoulders
- jump both feet back to a strong plank
- snap the feet back in outside the hands
- drive through the heels to stand
What usually goes wrong
- hips sagging when the feet land back
- feet landing far behind the hands so the back rounds
- chest collapsing over soft arms
