Strength training exercises

Looking to build muscle? You’ve come to the right place! Explore our exercise database and choose the muscle group you want to focus on to find exercises that suit your needs. Alternatively, you can go straight to our comprehensive table that contains links to a variety of muscle-building exercises. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced fitness enthusiast, our database offers a diverse selection of exercises to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Which muscle group do you want to target?

To see the best exercises, simply click on the muscle group or the buttons.

Abdomen Biceps Chest Neck Thighs Butt Back Shoulders Triceps Forearms Calves

You can target all the muscles in your body with specific exercises. Muscle training stimulates growth through various processes, allowing your muscles to become larger and stronger over time. To achieve this, it's important to find the right exercises that work for you.

It's important to remember that not every exercise will have the same effect on everyone, as each person's body structure affects their movement patterns. As a result, the training stimulus may differ. That's why it's crucial to customize your training plans to fit your body's needs.

Muscle building exercises

These filters allow you to easily and quickly get an overview of different types of exercises. Simply click on the checkboxes to refine your search. The filtered selection will appear below.

149 exercises are being displayed.

Exercise	Main muscle group	Difficulty	Type of training	Type of exercise
Ab Wheel Rollout	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Abdominal Crunch	Abs workout	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Abdominal Twist	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Arnold Press	Shoulder training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Assisted Pull-Ups	Upper back	Easy	Compound exercise	Machine
Back Extension	Lower back	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Band Calf Raise	Calves training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Band Reverse Fly	Shoulder training	Easy	Compound exercise	Body weight
Band Wrist Extension	Forearm training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Banded Good Mornings	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Banded Mountain Climbers	Thigh training	Medium	Compound exercise	Body weight
Barbell Curls	Biceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Barbell Front Raise	Shoulder training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Barbell Lunges	Thigh training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Barbell Reverse Wrist Curls	Forearm training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Barbell Row	Shoulder training	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Barbell Shrugs	Neck training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Barbell Skull Crusher	Triceps training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Barbell Squats	Thigh training	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Barbell Step-Ups	Thigh training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Barbell Wrist Curl	Forearm training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Behind-The-Neck Overhead Press	Shoulder training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Bench Dip	Triceps training	Easy	Compound exercise	Body weight
Bench Press	Chest training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Biceps Curls	Biceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Bicycle Crunches	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Cable Chest Fly	Middle chest	Medium	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Cable Crunch	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Cable Curls	Biceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Cable Deadlift	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Cable pull
Cable Hip Adduction	Inner thigh	Medium	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Cable Lat Pulldown	Upper back	Easy	Compound exercise	Cable pull
Cable Lat Pulldown, close grip	Back training	Easy	Compound exercise	Cable pull
Cable Lying Knee Tucks	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Cable Row	Back training	Medium	Compound exercise	Cable pull
Cable Shrugs	Neck training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Cable Tricep Pushdowns	Triceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Cable Wrist Curls	Forearm training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Calf Raises	Calves training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Chest Press	Middle chest	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Close-Grip Bench Press	Triceps training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Concentration Curls	Biceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Crunches	Abs workout	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Deadlift	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Decline Bench Press	Lower chest	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Decline Dumbbell Bench Press	Lower chest	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Decline Flys	Lower chest	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Decline Push-Ups	Chest training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Decline Sit-Ups	Abs workout	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Dips	Chest training	Hard	Compound exercise	Body weight
Donkey Calf Raise	Calves training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Dumbbell Bench Press	Chest training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Deadlift	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Floor Flys	Middle chest	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Lunges	Thigh training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Seated Overhead Tricep Extension	Triceps training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Shoulder Press	Shoulder training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Skullcrusher	Triceps training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Squats	Thigh training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Tricep Extension	Triceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Dumbbell Upright-Row	Neck training	Easy	Compound exercise	Free weights
Finger Curls	Forearm training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Flys	Middle chest	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Front Raise	Shoulder training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Front Squats	Thigh training	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Good Mornings	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Hack Squat	Thigh training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Hammer Curls	Biceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Hammer Grip Pull-Ups	Upper back	Easy	Compound exercise	Body weight
Hammer Grip Wrist Curls	Forearm training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Hanging Knee Raise	Abs workout	Hard	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Hanging Leg Curl	Rear thigh	Hard	Compound exercise	Machine
High Cable Curls	Biceps training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Hip Adduction	Inner thigh	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Hyperextension on the Bench	Lower back	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Hyperextension Side Bends	Abs workout	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Incline Barbell Press	Chest training	Easy	Compound exercise	Free weights
Incline Bench Preacher Curls	Biceps training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Incline Cable Fly	Chest training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Incline Chest Press	Upper chest	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Incline Dumbbell Biceps Curls	Biceps training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Incline Dumbbell Fly	Upper chest	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Incline Dumbbell Press	Upper chest	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Incline Dumbell Row	Back training	Easy	Compound exercise	Free weights
Inverted Row	Back training	Easy	Compound exercise	Body weight
Kickbacks	Triceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Knee Raise	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Lat Pulldown on the Machine	Upper back	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Lateral Raise	Shoulder training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Leg Extensions	Anterior thigh	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Lunges	Thigh training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Lying Back Extension	Lower back	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Lying Leg Curl	Rear thigh	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Machine Fly	Middle chest	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Neck Lat Pulldown	Upper back	Easy	Compound exercise	Cable pull
Neck Pull-Ups	Upper back	Hard	Compound exercise	Body weight
Oblique Leg Raises	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
One Arm Overhead Tricep Extension	Triceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Overhead Tricep Extension	Triceps training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Preacher Curls	Biceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Prone Incline Dumbell Shrug	Neck training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Pull-Over	Chest training	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Pull-Ups	Upper back	Medium	Compound exercise	Body weight
Push-Ups	Chest training	Easy	Compound exercise	Body weight
Push-Ups with Exercise Ball	Chest training	Hard	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Resistance Band Chest Press	Middle chest	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Resistance Band Deadlift	Lower back	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Resistance Band Kickbacks	Triceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Resistance Band Row	Back training	Easy	Compound exercise	Free weights
Resistance Band Shrugs	Neck training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Resistance Band Upright-Row	Neck training	Easy	Compound exercise	Free weights
Reverse Butterfly	Shoulder training	Easy	Compound exercise	Machine
Reverse Crunches	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Reverse Flys	Shoulder training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Reverse Standing Wrist Curl	Forearm training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Reversed Incline Bench Barbell Curls	Biceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Romanian Deadlift	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Rotary Torso Machine	Abs workout	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Scissor Kicks	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Seated Back Extension	Lower back	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Seated Barbell Calf Raise	Calves training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Seated Dumbbell Calf Raise	Calves training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Seated Good Mornings	Lower back	Hard	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Seated Leg Press	Thigh training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Seated Machine Calf Raises	Calves training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Seated Machine Row	Back training	Easy	Compound exercise	Machine
Seated Shoulder Press with Resistance Band	Shoulder training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Shrugs	Neck training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Side Bends	Abs workout	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Side Lunge	Inner thigh	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Single Arm Dumbbell Row	Back training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Sit Ups	Abs workout	Easy	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Squats	Thigh training	Medium	Compound exercise	Body weight
Stability Ball: Back Extension	Lower back	Medium	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Standing Abdominal Twist	Abs workout	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Standing Barbell Calf Raise	Calves training	Medium	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Standing Calf Raise	Calves training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Machine
Step Ups	Thigh training	Easy	Compound exercise	Body weight
Step-Ups Sideways, with Dumbbells	Thigh training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Straight Arm Pulldown	Upper back	Medium	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Sumo Deadlift	Lower back	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
T-Bar Row	Back training	Medium	Compound exercise	Free weights
Triceps Cable Kickbacks	Triceps training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Cable pull
Upright Barbell Row	Neck training	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights
Wide Grip Pull-Ups	Upper back	Medium	Compound exercise	Body weight
Windshield Wipers	Abs workout	Hard	Isolation exercise	Body weight
Wrist Curls with Dumbbells	Forearm training	Easy	Isolation exercise	Free weights
Zercher Squat	Thigh training	Hard	Compound exercise	Free weights