The document provides descriptions of common weight lifting exercises, including the muscles worked, joint actions, and spotting instructions for each exercise. Exercises described include the barbell bench press, dumbbell chest press, cable seated row, cable lat pull down, dumbbell overhead shoulder press, lateral raise, bar squat, leg extension, leg curl, bicep curl, triceps cable pulldown, and ab/oblique exercises. For each, the document lists the primary muscles worked and joint actions involved, as well as guidance for properly spotting the lifter.

1. Eric Pelletier