- Windmills/Toe Touches (stresses back)
- Cervical Flexsion
- Full Sit-Ups (stresses back)
- V-Sits (and V-Sets with a Twist) (stresses back)
- Tricep Dips Off A Bench (stresses shoulder)
- Don’t Run On Same Side Of Street Every Time (stresses feet, ankles, knees)
- Upright Rows (impinges shoulder)
- Ignore Gravity
- Loaded Side Bends (stresses back, spine)
- Behind The Neck Press Ups (stresses shoulder blades, spine)
- Wide-Based Push Ups (stresses shoulder)
- Bending Knees Inward on Jump or Squat
- Quad Extension Machine (stresses patella and joint)
- V-Sits With Weight
Alternatives For 15 Common Exercises You Should NEVER DO!
- Hamstring Stretches
- Chin Tucks (5-10)
- Lying Double Crunch
- Lying Triceps Pull-Downs (wall anchor) instead of dips
- Partial Sit Ups, Curl Ups w Bicycles (hand on lumbar) instead of Full Sit Ups
- Shoulder Shrugs with Weights instead of Upright Rows
- Band Pulls instead of Bent Over Rows
- Posture Squats instead of Deep Squats
- 90° Lunges instead of Quad Machine
- Windshield Wipers instead of Windmills
- Side Planks instead of Weighted Side Bends
- Regular Push Ups, Dumbbell Flies, or Exercise Band Flies instead of Wide-Based Push Ups
- Standing Band Push Ups instead of Horizontal Weighted Push Outs