Best Advanced Upper Body Workouts With Bosu Balance Trainer

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The BOSU Balance Trainer, which stands for Both Sides Up, is an innovative piece of equipment resembling half an exercise ball that promotes balance and core stability during workouts.

Integrating advanced exercises emphasizes complex and highly effective movements, ideal for individuals with over 4 years of weightlifting experience, with recommended reps and weights tailored to their developed capabilities and adjustments according to personal assessments.

This workout focuses on the upper body's diverse muscle groups such as the chest, back, shoulders, and arms, often integrating split routines to optimize development and balance strength.

Key movements may include compound exercises like Bench Press and Rows, coupled with isolation techniques to target specific areas effectively.

The 15 Best Advanced Upper Body Exercises with BOSU Balance Trainer

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  • 1. Balance Trainer Push Up

    SETS LOGGED
    588,535
    Chest Strength
    29 mScore
    Chest
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Push Up is a challenging version of the regular push-up that helps improve your stability. It uses an unstable surface, making the exercise harder and enhancing your overall strength in pushing movements.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Push Up is a challenging version of the regular push-up that helps improve your stability. It uses an unstable surface, making the exercise harder and enhancing your overall strength in pushing movements.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    7reps
    2
    7reps
    3
    7reps
    4
    7reps
  • 2. Balance Trainer Narrow Push Up

    SETS LOGGED
    51,829
    Chest Strength
    61 mScore
    Chest
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Narrow Push Up strengthens your chest, shoulders, and triceps while using a Balance Trainer to create instability. This variation encourages more tricep engagement due to the narrow grip.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Narrow Push Up strengthens your chest, shoulders, and triceps while using a Balance Trainer to create instability. This variation encourages more tricep engagement due to the narrow grip.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    9reps
    2
    9reps
    3
    9reps
    4
    9reps
  • 3. Balance Trainer Crunch

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    672,651
    Abs Strength
    85 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Crunch is a challenging twist on the basic crunch that strengthens your abdominal muscles. Using a Balance Trainer adds instability, which helps engage your core more effectively.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Crunch is a challenging twist on the basic crunch that strengthens your abdominal muscles. Using a Balance Trainer adds instability, which helps engage your core more effectively.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    10reps
    2
    10reps
    3
    10reps
    4
    10reps
  • 4. Balance Trainer Plank

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    196,625
    Abs Strength
    72 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Plank is a tougher version of the regular plank that helps strengthen your core. By balancing on a Balance Trainer, you'll challenge your stability and engage more muscle fibers for a better workout.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Plank is a tougher version of the regular plank that helps strengthen your core. By balancing on a Balance Trainer, you'll challenge your stability and engage more muscle fibers for a better workout.

  • 5. Balance Trainer Dome Push Ups

    SETS LOGGED
    105,401
    Chest Strength
    51 mScore
    Chest
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Dome Push Up is an advanced push-up variation that works your chest, shoulders, and triceps while improving your stability. Using a Balance Trainer makes the exercise more challenging than regular push-ups, helping you build strength for other pushing movements.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Dome Push Up is an advanced push-up variation that works your chest, shoulders, and triceps while improving your stability. Using a Balance Trainer makes the exercise more challenging than regular push-ups, helping you build strength for other pushing movements.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    9reps
    2
    9reps
    3
    9reps
    4
    9reps
  • 6. Balance Trainer Spiderman Push Up

    SETS LOGGED
    131,300
    Chest Strength
    42 mScore
    Chest
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Spiderman Push Up is a fun exercise that combines Push Ups and Mountain Climbers. It works your chest, triceps, and core while also improving stability using a Balance Trainer.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Spiderman Push Up is a fun exercise that combines Push Ups and Mountain Climbers. It works your chest, triceps, and core while also improving stability using a Balance Trainer.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    2
    8reps
    3
    8reps
    4
    8reps
  • 7. Balance Trainer Wide Pushups

    SETS LOGGED
    68,293
    Chest Strength
    50 mScore
    Chest
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    Wide Pushups on a Balance Trainer help strengthen your chest, shoulders, and core by adding instability. This exercise targets your chest more and improves your upper body strength and balance.

    How to do it

    Wide Pushups on a Balance Trainer help strengthen your chest, shoulders, and core by adding instability. This exercise targets your chest more and improves your upper body strength and balance.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    9reps
    2
    9reps
    3
    9reps
    4
    9reps
  • 8. Stability Ball Plank on Balance Trainer

    SETS LOGGED
    16,584
    Abs Strength
    36 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer
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    Stability (Swiss) Ball

    The Stability Ball Plank on Balance Trainer is a challenging exercise that works on your core strength and balance at the same time. It targets your entire core, shoulders, and hips while helping improve stability.

    How to do it

    The Stability Ball Plank on Balance Trainer is a challenging exercise that works on your core strength and balance at the same time. It targets your entire core, shoulders, and hips while helping improve stability.

  • 9. Balance Trainer Braced Bicycle Kicks

    SETS LOGGED
    40,947
    Abs Strength
    80 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    This exercise uses a balance trainer to challenge your core muscles while performing bicycle kicks. It engages your abs and obliques more than standard bicycle kicks due to the instability of the BOSU.

    How to do it

    This exercise uses a balance trainer to challenge your core muscles while performing bicycle kicks. It engages your abs and obliques more than standard bicycle kicks due to the instability of the BOSU.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    9reps
    2
    9reps
    3
    9reps
    4
    9reps
  • 10. Balance Trainer Braced Frog Kicks

    SETS LOGGED
    69,210
    Abs Strength
    85 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    Balance Trainer Braced Frog Kicks is a core-strengthening exercise done on a Balance Trainer. By lifting and extending your legs while stabilizing your body, you not only work your core but also improve balance.

    How to do it

    Balance Trainer Braced Frog Kicks is a core-strengthening exercise done on a Balance Trainer. By lifting and extending your legs while stabilizing your body, you not only work your core but also improve balance.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    10reps
    2
    10reps
    3
    10reps
    4
    10reps
  • 11. Balance Trainer Leg Crossover Planks

    SETS LOGGED
    34,188
    Abs Strength
    71 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Leg Crossover Planks are a twist on the standard plank that involves crossing your legs while balancing on a BOSU trainer. This exercise strengthens your core, specifically your obliques and lower back, while also improving overall stability.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Leg Crossover Planks are a twist on the standard plank that involves crossing your legs while balancing on a BOSU trainer. This exercise strengthens your core, specifically your obliques and lower back, while also improving overall stability.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    2
    8reps
    3
    8reps
    4
    8reps
  • 12. Balance Trainer Russian Twist

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    49,914
    Abs Strength
    77 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Russian Twist is a core exercise that strengthens your obliques and abdominals while balancing on a BOSU dome. This unstable surface increases the challenge, helping to improve your core strength and stability.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Russian Twist is a core exercise that strengthens your obliques and abdominals while balancing on a BOSU dome. This unstable surface increases the challenge, helping to improve your core strength and stability.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    9reps
    2
    9reps
    3
    9reps
    4
    9reps
  • 13. Balance Trainer Shoulder Tap Planks

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    35,123
    Abs Strength
    50 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Shoulder Tap Plank is a challenging exercise that strengthens your core, shoulders, and arms. Doing it on a BOSU balance trainer raises the difficulty, helping improve your balance and stability.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Shoulder Tap Plank is a challenging exercise that strengthens your core, shoulders, and arms. Doing it on a BOSU balance trainer raises the difficulty, helping improve your balance and stability.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    2
    8reps
    3
    8reps
    4
    8reps
  • 14. Balance Trainer Side Star Plank

    SETS LOGGED
    12,132
    Abs Strength
    51 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer

    The Balance Trainer Side Star Plank is a challenging exercise that enhances your balance and strengthens your core. It primarily works your obliques, shoulders, and hips, providing a tougher workout than a standard side plank.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Side Star Plank is a challenging exercise that enhances your balance and strengthens your core. It primarily works your obliques, shoulders, and hips, providing a tougher workout than a standard side plank.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    8reps
    2
    8reps
    3
    8reps
    4
    8reps
  • 15. Balance Trainer Stability Ball Knee Tucks

    SETS LOGGED
    11,989
    Abs Strength
    78 mScore
    Abs
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    BOSU® Balance Trainer
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    Stability (Swiss) Ball

    The Balance Trainer Stability Ball Knee Tucks is an exercise that strengthens your core, hip flexors, and shoulders while improving balance. It uses a balance trainer and a stability ball to add difficulty compared to regular knee tucks on the floor.

    How to do it

    The Balance Trainer Stability Ball Knee Tucks is an exercise that strengthens your core, hip flexors, and shoulders while improving balance. It uses a balance trainer and a stability ball to add difficulty compared to regular knee tucks on the floor.

    Sets, Reps, Weight
    1
    9reps
    2
    9reps
    3
    9reps
    4
    9reps

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Alternative Advanced Upper Body Workouts

Alternative Upper Body Workouts with BOSU Balance Trainer