Exercise library
Lift it properly
65 movements with clear technique guidance, coaching notes and the equipment each one needs.
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Core · Advanced
Ab Wheel Rollout
A high tension anti extension movement for the whole trunk.

Conditioning · Intermediate
Assault Bike Interval
A low impact interval that builds work capacity fast.

Posterior Chain · Beginner
Back Extension
Low back and glute work that supports every heavy hinge.

Legs · Intermediate
Barbell Back Squat
The foundation of lower body strength.

Chest · Intermediate
Barbell Bench Press
The benchmark upper body press for building chest, shoulder and triceps strength.

Back · Intermediate
Barbell Bent Over Row
A heavy horizontal pull that builds thickness across the whole back.

Arms · Beginner
Barbell Curl
The classic mass builder for the biceps.

Shoulders · Intermediate
Barbell Overhead Press
The strict standing press, a true measure of total upper body strength.

Full Body · Advanced
Barbell Power Clean
An explosive pull that develops power across the whole body.

Shoulders · Beginner
Barbell Shrug
A simple, heavy movement for the upper traps.

Shoulders · Intermediate
Barbell Upright Row
A traps and side shoulder builder that needs careful range control.

Conditioning · Beginner
Battle Rope Wave
Upper body conditioning with almost no joint stress.

Legs · Intermediate
Bulgarian Split Squat
A single leg squat that builds strength and balance with modest load.

Chest · Beginner
Cable Chest Press
Constant tension pressing that is easy on the shoulders and simple to progress.

Chest · Beginner
Cable Fly
A cable arc that keeps the chest loaded from stretch through to squeeze.

Arms · Beginner
Cable Triceps Pushdown
Simple, safe triceps work with constant tension.

Back · Beginner
Chest Supported Row
A strict row that removes the lower back from the equation.

Back · Intermediate
Chin Up
An underhand pull up variation with heavy biceps involvement.

Arms · Intermediate
Close Grip Bench Press
A pressing movement that loads the triceps heavily.

Posterior Chain · Intermediate
Conventional Deadlift
A pure test of full body strength.

Core · Beginner
Dead Bug
A control drill that teaches you to brace while the limbs move.

Chest · Beginner
Dumbbell Bench Press
Controlled pressing with a longer range.

Chest · Beginner
Dumbbell Fly
An isolation movement that stretches and loads the chest through a wide arc.

Arms · Beginner
Dumbbell Hammer Curl
A neutral grip curl that builds the outer arm and forearm.

Shoulders · Beginner
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
The key isolation movement for building shoulder width.

Arms · Beginner
Dumbbell Wrist Curl
Direct forearm work that supports grip on every other lift.

Shoulders · Beginner
Face Pull
A shoulder health staple that strengthens the upper back and rear delts.

Full Body · Beginner
Farmer Carry
A loaded carry that builds grip, trunk and posture all at once.

Legs · Advanced
Front Squat
A quad dominant squat that demands an upright torso and strong bracing.

Posterior Chain · Beginner
Glute Bridge
A floor based glute movement that needs almost no equipment.

Legs · Beginner
Goblet Squat
The best entry point to squatting well with load.

Posterior Chain · Advanced
Good Morning
A hinge that loads the hamstrings and spinal erectors hard.

Core · Advanced
Hanging Leg Raise
A demanding trunk movement that also builds grip.

Posterior Chain · Intermediate
Hip Thrust
The most direct way to load the glutes heavily.

Chest · Intermediate
Incline Barbell Press
An upper chest emphasis press that also builds strong front shoulders.

Arms · Intermediate
Incline Dumbbell Curl
A stretched position curl that hits the long head of the biceps.

Chest · Beginner
Incline Dumbbell Press
A joint friendly upper chest builder with a longer range of motion than the bar.

Conditioning · Beginner
Jump Rope
A cheap, portable warm up and conditioning tool.

Full Body · Advanced
Kettlebell Clean and Press
A powerful pull to press combination for strength and conditioning.

Full Body · Beginner
Kettlebell Goblet Carry
A front loaded carry that challenges the trunk and upper back.

Conditioning · Advanced
Kettlebell Snatch
A single arm ballistic movement for power and conditioning.

Full Body · Beginner
Kettlebell Swing
Hip power and conditioning in one movement.

Full Body · Advanced
Kettlebell Turkish Get Up
A full body movement that builds shoulder stability and control.

Back · Beginner
Lat Pulldown
A scalable vertical pull for building the lats before pull ups are possible.

Legs · Beginner
Leg Press
A supported press for high volume quad and glute work.

Posterior Chain · Advanced
Nordic Hamstring Curl
A brutal hamstring builder for injury resilience.

Arms · Beginner
Overhead Triceps Extension
A stretched position triceps builder using one dumbbell.

Core · Beginner
Pallof Press
An anti rotation movement that builds real world trunk strength.

Back · Advanced
Pendlay Row
A strict row from the floor that develops explosive pulling power.

Core · Beginner
Plank
A trunk brace drill that carries over to every heavy lift.

Back · Advanced
Pull Up
The purest test of relative upper body pulling strength.

Chest · Beginner
Push Up
A bodyweight staple for chest, shoulders, triceps and trunk control.

Shoulders · Beginner
Rear Delt Fly
A rear shoulder builder that supports healthy pressing posture.

Posterior Chain · Intermediate
Romanian Deadlift
The best builder of hamstring and glute strength through the hinge.

Back · Beginner
Seated Cable Row
Constant tension rowing that is simple to load and easy to control.

Shoulders · Beginner
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press
A supported press that builds the shoulders with less demand on the trunk.

Core · Beginner
Side Plank
A lateral trunk exercise that strengthens the obliques.

Back · Beginner
Single Arm Dumbbell Row
A unilateral row that irons out side to side differences in strength.

Conditioning · Intermediate
Sled Push
Brutal leg conditioning with no lowering phase to recover from.

Legs · Beginner
Step Up
A simple, scalable single leg builder using a bench.

Back · Beginner
Straight Arm Pulldown
A lat isolation movement that teaches you to feel the back working.

Posterior Chain · Advanced
Sumo Deadlift
A wide stance pull that shortens the range and loads the hips heavily.

Full Body · Advanced
Thruster
A squat into press that raises the heart rate quickly.

Posterior Chain · Beginner
Trap Bar Deadlift
A beginner friendly deadlift with a more upright torso position.

Legs · Beginner
Walking Lunge
A moving single leg movement that trains legs and balance together.
