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24 exercises

Barbell Bench Press form demo video thumbnail
Chest

Barbell Bench Press

The fundamental horizontal push. A barbell bench press builds raw pressing strength and chest mass, and it carries over to every other pushing movement you will do.

BarbellIntermediateChest · Triceps · Front Delts
Incline Dumbbell Press form demo video thumbnail
Chest

Incline Dumbbell Press

A pressing movement on an incline bench that shifts the emphasis to your upper chest. Dumbbells let each side move independently, which exposes strength imbalances.

DumbbellBeginnerUpper Chest · Triceps · Front Delts
Push-Up form demo video thumbnail
Chest

Push-Up

The most accessible chest exercise on the planet. No equipment, zero setup, and a full-body bracing challenge on top of the pressing work.

BodyweightBeginnerChest · Triceps · Core
Cable Chest Fly form demo video thumbnail
Chest

Cable Chest Fly

A single-joint chest movement that keeps constant tension on the pecs through the whole range of motion. Cables beat dumbbells here because resistance never drops to zero.

CableIntermediateChest · Front Delts
Deadlift form demo video thumbnail
Back

Deadlift

The king of compound lifts. Deadlifts train your entire posterior chain and teach you how to pick heavy things up safely. Form comes first, always.

BarbellAdvancedHamstrings · Glutes · Lower Back · Traps
Pull-Up form demo video thumbnail
Back

Pull-Up

The gold-standard vertical pull. Pull-ups build wide lats and serious grip strength, and they reward consistent practice more than any machine.

BodyweightAdvancedLats · Biceps · Mid Back
Bent-Over Row form demo video thumbnail
Back

Bent-Over Row

A horizontal pull that thickens your mid and upper back. Bent-over rows build the muscle that makes your back look strong from the side.

BarbellIntermediateMid Back · Lats · Rear Delts · Biceps
Lat Pulldown form demo video thumbnail
Back

Lat Pulldown

The friendliest way to train the vertical pull. A lat pulldown teaches you to use your lats before you graduate to pull-ups.

MachineBeginnerLats · Biceps · Mid Back
Barbell Squat form demo video thumbnail
Legs

Barbell Squat

The most complete lower-body exercise in existence. Squats build leg mass, core stability, and full-body strength that transfers to everything else.

BarbellIntermediateQuads · Glutes · Hamstrings · Core
Romanian Deadlift form demo video thumbnail
Legs

Romanian Deadlift

A hinge movement that targets the hamstrings and glutes without the full deadlift start position. The RDL is the best builder of hamstring mass and strength.

BarbellIntermediateHamstrings · Glutes · Lower Back
Leg Press form demo video thumbnail
Legs

Leg Press

A machine squat that removes the balance and back demands. The leg press lets you safely load your legs with heavy weight.

MachineBeginnerQuads · Glutes · Hamstrings
Walking Lunge form demo video thumbnail
Legs

Walking Lunge

A single-leg movement that builds balance, hip stability, and leg strength. Walking lunges hammer the quads and glutes one leg at a time.

DumbbellBeginnerQuads · Glutes · Hamstrings
Calf Raise form demo video thumbnail
Legs

Calf Raise

A simple movement with an outsized payoff for lower-leg development. Calves respond to heavy load, deep stretch, and full range of motion.

MachineBeginnerCalves
Overhead Press form demo video thumbnail
Shoulders

Overhead Press

The standing press is the ultimate overhead strength test. It builds boulder shoulders and a rock-solid core that has to brace against the load.

BarbellIntermediateFront Delts · Triceps · Upper Chest
Lateral Raise form demo video thumbnail
Shoulders

Lateral Raise

The exercise that widens your shoulders. Lateral raises isolate the side delts, the muscle that makes your upper body look broad.

DumbbellBeginnerSide Delts
Face Pull form demo video thumbnail
Shoulders

Face Pull

The best corrective exercise in the gym. Face pulls strengthen your rear delts and rotator cuff, fixing the forward-rounded posture most pressing creates.

CableBeginnerRear Delts · Rotator Cuff · Traps
Bicep Curl form demo video thumbnail
Arms

Bicep Curl

The classic arm builder. Barbell curls load both biceps equally and allow you to use the heaviest weight of any curl variation.

BarbellBeginnerBiceps · Forearms
Tricep Dip form demo video thumbnail
Arms

Tricep Dip

A heavy compound triceps movement. Dips load all three heads of the triceps and double as a chest and shoulder builder.

BodyweightIntermediateTriceps · Chest · Front Delts
Hammer Curl form demo video thumbnail
Arms

Hammer Curl

A curl with neutral palms that hits the brachialis, the muscle that pushes your biceps up and makes your arms look thicker from the side.

DumbbellBeginnerBiceps · Brachialis · Forearms
Skull Crusher form demo video thumbnail
Arms

Skull Crusher

A lying triceps extension that loads the long head of the triceps. Skull crushers are one of the most effective ways to add triceps size.

BarbellIntermediateTriceps
Plank form demo video thumbnail
Core

Plank

The gold standard for core stability. A plank trains your core to resist movement, which protects your spine under every other lift you do.

BodyweightBeginnerCore · Lower Back
Hanging Leg Raise form demo video thumbnail
Core

Hanging Leg Raise

A hanging core movement that crushes your lower abs. You also get a grip and shoulder endurance bonus just from hanging.

BodyweightAdvancedLower Abs · Hip Flexors
Russian Twist form demo video thumbnail
Core

Russian Twist

A rotational core movement that targets your obliques. Add a dumbbell or plate when bodyweight feels easy.

BodyweightBeginnerObliques · Core
Crunch form demo video thumbnail
Core

Crunch

The simplest direct ab exercise. Crunches target the upper abs with a short, controlled spinal flexion.

BodyweightBeginnerUpper Abs