Best Beginner Exercises
This shortlist highlights 552 exercises that match a beginner training level. It is a curated editorial roundup built from movement type, equipment, and difficulty data — not a lab ranking or coaching substitute.
How we chose these exercises
- •We group exercises by the attribute a reader is most likely filtering on first, such as target muscle, equipment, or difficulty.
- •We favor exercises with clear movement intent and dependable metadata for muscle group, equipment, and difficulty.
- •Difficulty-based lists prioritize movement accessibility and learning curve before exercise variety.
- •Beginner-friendly movements and low-equipment options are surfaced earlier when the shortlist serves broad training intent.
- •This page is a curated editorial ranking rather than a personalized training plan or medical recommendation.
Featured exercises
552 curated exercises for this shortlist.
1-Arm Half-Kneeling Lat Pulldown
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Alternating High Cable Row
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Ankle Roll
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Archer Pull Up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Traps
Assisted chin-ups
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Back extensión
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Serratus Anterior
Ball Slams
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Abs, Shoulders
Band pull-aparts
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Banded Ankle Mobility
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bayesian Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Behind the Back Cable Lateral Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps
Bent over Cable Flye
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bent over row to external rotation
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
bicep
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
bicep curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Biceps Close Grip Pull Down
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Lats
Biceps Curl Machine
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Brachialis
Biceps Curl With Cable
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Black Widow Knee Slides
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Blackroll
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Braced Squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Bretzel stretch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Lats, Chest
Burpees
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
BUS DRIVERS
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Butterfly
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Butterfly Narrow Grip
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
cabel
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Chest Press - Decline
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Cable Chest Press - Incline
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Cable Concentration Curl
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Brachialis
Cable Cross-over
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Cable External Rotation
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Fly
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Fly Lower Chest
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Fly Middle Chest
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Fly Upper Chest
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Front Raise with a small bar
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Lateral Raises (Single Arm)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Press Around
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Triceps, Biceps
Cable pull through
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Calves, Quadriceps
Cable Rear Delt Fly
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps, Triceps
Cable Shrug-In
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Tri Extension - External Rotation
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Tri Extension - Internal Rotation
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Tricep Kickback
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Triceps Press
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Woodchoppers
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Calf Press Using Leg Press Machine
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Calf Raise using Hack Squat Machine
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Calf Raise with machine (seated)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Calf Raises on Hackenschmitt Machine
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Cat-Cow Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- Back
Chest Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Child Pose
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
ClimbMill
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Glutes
Close-grip Lat Pull Down
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cossack squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Calves, Abs
Cross-Body Cable Y-Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Traps
Crunch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Crunches on Machine
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Crunches With Cable
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Crunches With Legs Up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
Cycling cardio session
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Dead Bug
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Deadbug
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Deadhang
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Delt Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Downward Dog
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Legs
Dragon-flag
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs, Shoulders, Glutes
Dumbbell Chest Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Triceps
Dumbbell Side Squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Hamstrings
Extensión de gluteo en máquina
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Extensión de gluteos en polea
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Facepull
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Fingerboard 20 mm edge
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Floor Glider Hamstring Curls
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Flutter Kicks
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Front Plate Raise
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Front Raise (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Glute Bridge
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Glute Drive
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Glute Kickback (Machine)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hack Squats
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes
Hammercurls on Cable
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Brachialis
Hammerstrength Decline Chest Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Triceps
Hamstring Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hand Grip
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Handstand
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Handstand Push Up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps, Chest
Hercules Pillars
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Brachialis, Triceps, Shoulders
High Knee Jumps
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Quadriceps, Soleus
High Pull
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
High Row
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
High-Cable Cross Tricep Extention - NB
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
High-Cable Lateral Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Serratus Anterior
High-Incline Smith Machine Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Triceps
Hindu Pushups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Triceps
Hindu Squats
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Hip Circles
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hip Crossover
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hip Flexor Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hyper Y W Combo
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hyperextensions
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Incline Plank With Alternate Floor Touch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
Incline Push up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings
Incline Skull Crush
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Isometria alle parallele
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps
JALON EN BANCO INCLINADO
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
JALONES PECHO NEUTRO
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Serratus Anterior
Jalón abierto
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Jalón abierto supino
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Jalón al pecho con agarre ancho
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps, Biceps, Brachialis
Jalón cerrado
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Jalón cerrado supino
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Jogging
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Jump Rope
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Core
Jumping Jacks
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Kroc Row
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps
L Hold
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lat Pull Down
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Brachialis, Serratus Anterior
Lat Pull Down (close grip)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lat Pull Down (Leaning Back)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lat Pull Down (Straight Back)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lat Pulldown (Wide Grip)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lat Pulldown - Cross Body Single Arm
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lateral Rows on Cable, One Armed
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lateral Walk
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Leg Curls (laying)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Leg Press Toe Press
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Leg Presses (narrow)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Leg Presses (wide)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Leg Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Leg Raises, Standing
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Serratus Anterior
Legend Incline Bench Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Triceps
Leverage Machine Chest Press
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Leverage Machine Iso Row
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Long-Pulley (low Row)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Brachialis
Long-Pulley, Narrow
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Brachialis
Low Pulley Cable fFly
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Low-Cable Cross-Over - NB
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Lower Back Extensions
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lunge with Twist Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lying Figure Four Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lying Hamstring Stretch with Band
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lying Knee to Chest Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Machine chest fly
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Machine Hip Abduction
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Machine Side Lateral Raises
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Mountain Climber
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Legs
Negative Crunches
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Neutral Grip Lat Pulldown
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Nordic Curl
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
One Arm Bent Row
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Overhand Cable Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Overhead Cable Tricep Extension
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Overhead Squat
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
PALLOF PRESS
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Obliques, Abs
Parallel Bar Hold
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Triceps, Lats
Pause Hack Squats
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes
Pec Deck
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pec deck rear delt fly
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pendular hack
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pigeon Pose
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Pigeon Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pistol Squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Shoulders, Biceps
Plank
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Plank Jacks
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Abs, Calves
Plank-to-Elbow Extension
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs, Triceps, Obliques
Plantarflexion Stretch with Band
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Plate Pinch Hold
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Prone Scapular Retraction - Arms at Side
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
PULL OVER POLEA ALTA
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Serratus Anterior
Pull-Ups (Neutral Grip)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pullback
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Brachialis
Pullover Machine
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Triceps
Push Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Push-Up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps, Shoulders, Core
Push-Ups | Parallettes
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Triceps
Quad Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Rack Deadlift
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps
Recruitment Pulls
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Recumbent Bike
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Glutes, Quadriceps
Remo maquina agarre estrecho
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Remo maquina agarre estrecho supino
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Rest (for timed workouts)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Reverse Cable Flye
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps
Reverse Nordic Curl
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Abs
Reverse Plank
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Ring Dips
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Ring Support Hold
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Roman Chair
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Rotary Torso Machine
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Rowing seated, narrow grip
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Rowing, T-bar
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Biceps, Brachialis
Run
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Run - Interval Training
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Run - Treadmill
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Runners Lunge Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Running
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Core, Glutes
Russian Twist
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Schwimmen
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Scissors
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
SEATED CABLE MID TRAP SHRUG
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated Cable Rows
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated Hip Adduction
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated machine row
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated Row (Machine)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Traps
Shotgun Row
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shoulder dislocates
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shoulder External Rotation (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shoulder Internal Rotation (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shoulder Press, on Multi Press
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shoulder Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shoulder Y-pull cable
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side Lateral Raise (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side lateral raise - Back (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side lateral raise - Front (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side Plank
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side Straight-Arm Pulldown (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side to Side Push Ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Chest, Triceps
Side-lying External Rotation
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Sit-ups
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Sitting Calf Raises
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Soleus
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves
Sitting Calf Stretch (Dorsiflexion)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Ski Machine
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Traps, Triceps
Skipping - Standard
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Sled Push
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Quadriceps, Shoulders
Smith Machine Close-grip Bench Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest
SMITH MACHINE SLIGHT INCLINE PRESS
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Smith machine squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps
Snap Down
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Quadriceps, Calves
Speed Deadlift
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Splinter Sit-ups
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Squat Jumps
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Standing Adduction (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Standing biceps stretch right
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Chest
Standing Calf Raises
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Standing IT Band Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Standing Rope Forearm
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Stationary Bike
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Straight Bar Cable Curls
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Straight-arm Pull Down (bar Attachment)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Straight-arm Pull Down (rope Attachment)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Straight-Arm Pulldown (Cable)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
supino
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Supino inclinado
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Supinos
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Supported Calf Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Swimming 50m sprints
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Towel Superman
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Trap Bar Squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings
Tricep Pushdown on Cable
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Tricep Rope Pushdowns
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats
Tricep Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Triceps Dips (Assisted)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest
Triceps Extensions on Cable
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Triceps Extensions on Cable With Bar
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Triceps on Machine
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Triceps Pushdown
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Trunk Rotation With Cable
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats
TRX dips
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest
TRX gorilla biceps curl
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Brachialis
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps
TRX hammer curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
TRX Obliques
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs, Serratus Anterior, Shoulders
Trx Single Arm Bicep Curl
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Brachialis, Shoulders, Traps
TRX Tricep Extension
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Underhand Lat Pull Down
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps
unilateral cross body cable pull down
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Upper Back
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps, Biceps, Lats
Upright Row, on Multi Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps, Biceps
V-BAR PULL DOWNS
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
V-Bar Pulldown
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Wall Angels
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Wall-sit
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Calves, Abs
Weighted Step-ups
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Wide-grip Pulldown
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Wrist curl, cable
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps
YWTs
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Zone 2 Running
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
3D lunge warmup
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
4-count burpees
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Ab wheel
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Serratus Anterior
Abdominal Draw-In
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Abduction while standing
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Alternate back lunges
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps
ankle dorsiflexion rocks
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Arabesque
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Arco femorale una gamba
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats
Arm Raises (T/Y/I)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Serratus Anterior, Traps
Australian pull-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Lats, Traps
Back bridge
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Hamstrings, Calves
Back Lever
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Back neck stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Backward arm circles
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Backward shoulder rotation
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bag training
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Traps, Biceps
Barbell Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bear Walk 2
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Chest, Abs
Bench Dips On Floor HD
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Brachialis, Triceps, Shoulders
Bent-Leg Hamstring Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Biceps with TRX
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
bicycle crunches
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
Bird Dog
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Glutes
Blaze
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Chest, Quadriceps
Body-Ups
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bodyweight Biceps Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bodyweight lunge HD
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Soleus
Bodyweight Squat HD
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Glutes, Obliques
box jumps
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves
Bronco
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bulgarian split squats left
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Bulgarian split squats right
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Butterfly Sit Up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Butterfly Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Butterfly Superman
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Curls
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cable Lateral Raise
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Calf Raise
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Calf raises, left leg
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Calf raises, right leg
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Calves foam roller
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cardio en bicicleta estática
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Cat Plank
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs, Shoulders
Chair dips
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Child's pose
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Chin tuck
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Chin-ups
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Clamshell
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Clap Push-UP
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Abs, Triceps
Claps over the head
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Clockwise neck circles
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Close-grip Press-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Brachialis
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Chest, Traps
Cobra Stretch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest
commando pull-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Lats, Traps
Concentration Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Core Rotation
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs, Obliques, Serratus Anterior
Counterclockwise neck circles
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Crossbody Hamstring Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Crossbody Leg Swings
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Crunches HD
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Cycling
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Core
Decline Pushups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Deficit Push ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Dips
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps, Triceps
Doorway Pectoral Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Double Leg Calf Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Dragon squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Calves, Glutes
Dumbbell Bench Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps, Shoulders
Dumbbell Fly
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Dynamic Planche
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
Elephant Walks
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves
Elliptical
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Traps, Biceps
Elliptical Trainer
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Arms, Core
Estiramiento de brazos y cuello
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps, Triceps, Lats
Estiramiento de piernas y cadera
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Quadriceps, Lats
Exercise Band Dorsiflexion
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Soleus
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Exercise Band Plantarflexion
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Soleus
Face Pull
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Back
Farmer Walk
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Core
- Secondary Muscle
- Arms, Shoulders, Legs
Finger Pushup
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Floor dips
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Foam Roller Adductors
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Foam Roller Anterior tibialis
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Foam Roller Gluteus
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Foam Roller Iliotibial band
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Foam Roller quadriceps
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Forward arm circles
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Forward shoulder rotation
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Frog stand
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Brachialis, Abs
Frog Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Front Lever
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Front lever pull-up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Abs, Shoulders
Front lever tuck
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Lats, Triceps
Front neck stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Front Plank
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Chest, Quadriceps
Front Raise
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Full Sit Outs
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Abs
Goblet Squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Core, Glutes
Hammer Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hamstring Chokes
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hamstring Foam roller
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hamstring Kicks
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Handstand Pushup
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Hanging Leg Raises
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Head tilts
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Head turns
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Heel Touches
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
High Knee Skips HD
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs, Biceps, Glutes
High knees
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
High plank
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hip Bridge
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs, Obliques
Hip Raise, Lying
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Horizontal Shoulder Flexion Stretch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders
Horizontal traction isometry
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Shoulders, Biceps
Horse Stance (Side Splits)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Hyperextension
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Hamstrings
Ice Scream maker
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Incline Dumbbell Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Inverted Rows
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Chest, Abs
Isometria trazioni impugnatura inversa
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Traps
Isometric Squat to Failure
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps
Isometric Wipers
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Jump rope: basic jumps
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Jumping Jack HD
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Obliques, Abs
knee push-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Serratus Anterior, Triceps
Knee Raises
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
Knee to Chest Stretch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings
Kneeling kickbacks
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Kneeling Superman
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps, Abs
L-sit
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Abs, Quadriceps
L-Sit (Foot Supported)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Abs, Serratus Anterior
L-Sit Pull-ups
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lat Pulldown
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Shoulders
Lateral Push Off
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings
Lateral Raise
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Left levator scapulae stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Left neck stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Leg Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Leg Extension
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Leg Press
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Leg raises pull up bar
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Quadriceps
Leg Swings (Front–Back)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Quadriceps
Leg Wheel
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Levitation Crunch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lunges
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Lying Leg Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
March or jog in place
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Glutes, Quadriceps
Medicine ball booklet crunch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Meditación guiada o libre
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Mountain climbers
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Muscle up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings
Neck half circles
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Neutral-grip pull-ups or TRX rows
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps
No push-up burpees
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
One armed push-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps, Shoulders, Abs
Open Book
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Overhead Tricep Extension
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pendulum Squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Glutes
Pike Push Ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Pistol squats right
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Planche de cote dynamique
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Plank Reach
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Plank with Alternating Leg Lift
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Preacher Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Prisoner Squat
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pseudo Planche Push-up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest
Pull-up Isometric Hold
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Traps
Pull-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Biceps, Traps
Pull-Ups (Wide Grip)
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Pullup on fingerboard
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
punches
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Push-up rotations
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Push-Ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Abs, Serratus Anterior
Quadriped Arm and Leg Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Serratus Anterior, Traps
Quadruped thoracic rotation left
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Quadruped thoracic rotation right
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Reach ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Remada unilateral no cabo
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Respiración profunda (de pie o sentado)
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Reverse crunch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Reverse Fly
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Back
Reverse lunges
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Reverse Snow Angel
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Hamstrings, Glutes
Reverse Wood Chops
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Shoulders, Biceps
Right levator scapulae stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Right neck stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Roll Down
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings
Rowing
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Legs, Arms, Core
Rowing Machine
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Hamstrings, Brachialis
Rowing with TRX band
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Scapula Pulls
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps
scorpion kick
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated Cable Row
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Shoulders
Seated Calf Raise
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated Corkscrew
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Seated Hip Abduction
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated Knee Tuck
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
Seated Pancake Good Morning
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Seated Shoulder Extension Stretch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest
Shinbox IR Stretch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques
Shoulder Shrug
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shoulder width three-point push-up
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shrimp Squad
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Shrug
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps
Side Lying Hip Abduction
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side plank right
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side Slides + Squats
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Glutes
Side split squats left
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Side split squats right
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Single Leg Glute Bridge
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Single Leg Hamstring Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Single Leg RDL
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Single-Arm Dumbbell Row
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Core
Sit Up Elbow Thrust
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Skydiver with arms in T-position
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Back
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Sleeper Stretch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Traps
Sloper hanging
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Solo Hip Flexor Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Sphinx
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Split squats left
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Split squats right
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Squat Thrust
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Abs, Soleus
Stair Climber
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Core
Stair Master
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Glutes, Quadriceps
Standing biceps stretch left
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Chest
Standing Calf Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Standing Pancake
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Standing Pancake Good Morning
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Standing Side Crunches
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Standing Soleus Stretch
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Soleus
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Step-Up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes
Straddle L-Sit
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Chest, Quadriceps
Sumo Squats
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps
Suspended crossess
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Talons fesses
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings
Tibialis raises
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Calves
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Toe Taps
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Toe Touch
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Calves
Toes to bar
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Torso rotation strech
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest
TORSO TWIST
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Trap-3 Raise
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Traps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Trazioni impugnatura inversa
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Abs
Treadmill Cardio
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Cardio
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Tricep Pushdown
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Triceps stretch left
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Triceps stretch right
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Triceps
- Secondary Muscle
- None
TRX roll out
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Obliques, Serratus Anterior
TRX Rows
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Biceps, Lats
Typewriter Pull-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Lats, Traps
Unilateral Hip Thrust
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Unilateral Lunges
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Hamstrings
Upper External Oblique
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Vpushup
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Abs, Triceps
W-Raise
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Walking
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves, Glutes, Lats
walking bridge
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Abs
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Biceps, Glutes
Walking Lunge
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Legs
- Secondary Muscle
- Glutes, Core
Wall Drills
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Quadriceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Calves
Wall Handstand
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Wall Pushup
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Shoulders
- Secondary Muscle
- Chest, Triceps, Glutes
Wall Slides
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary Muscle
- Hamstrings, Chest, Traps
Wall Squat
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Hamstrings
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps
Weighted push-ups
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Chest
- Secondary Muscle
- Triceps
Wide Grip Pull Up
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- Shoulders, Biceps, Traps
Wide Pull Up
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Lats
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Windshield Wipers
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Obliques
- Secondary Muscle
- Abs
Wrist Curl
- Category
- Isolation
- Primary Muscle
- Arms
- Secondary Muscle
- None
Коробочный присед
- Category
- Compound
- Primary Muscle
- Glutes
- Secondary Muscle
- Quadriceps, Soleus
Training references
- wger exercise database API — Source dataset used for exercise names, muscle targets, equipment, and difficulty tags.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best beginner exercises?
Best Beginner Exercises highlights options such as 1-Arm Half-Kneeling Lat Pulldown, Alternating High Cable Row, Ankle Roll. The right pick depends on your training goal, available equipment, and experience level.
How did you choose these beginner exercises?
We curated this shortlist using muscle-targeting data, equipment tags, movement type, and difficulty so the page reflects practical training intent.
Should beginners start with every exercise in this beginner list?
No. Start with the exercises that match your current technique, mobility, and equipment access, then progress as your form and strength improve.