Muscle map
Point at a muscle to jump to it, then see every exercise that trains it — 159 movements across 14 groups, with the equipment and the level for each. No account, nothing to sign up for.
Chest
Pushes and hugs. Everything you press away from your torso.
Pectoralis major & minor · 12–20 hard sets a week · 2x per week · 13 exercises
- Push-UpBodyweight · Beginner
- Dumbbell Bench PressDumbbell · Beginner
- Barbell Bench PressBarbell · Beginner
- Incline Dumbbell PressDumbbell · Beginner
- Machine Chest PressMachine · Beginner
- Cable FlyCable · Intermediate
- Chest DipBodyweight · Intermediate
- Pec DeckMachine · Beginner
- Incline Barbell PressBarbell · Intermediate
- Low-to-High Cable CrossoverCable · Intermediate
- Band Chest PressResistance band · Beginner
- Band CrossoverResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell Floor PressKettlebell · Beginner
Back (Lats & Mid-Back)
Pulls. Width comes from lats, thickness from the mid-back.
Latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, teres major · 14–22 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 13 exercises
- Lat PulldownMachine · Beginner
- One-Arm Dumbbell RowDumbbell · Beginner
- Seated Cable RowCable · Beginner
- Pull-UpBodyweight · Intermediate
- Barbell RowBarbell · Intermediate
- Chest-Supported RowMachine · Beginner
- Straight-Arm PulldownCable · Intermediate
- Inverted RowBodyweight · Beginner
- Landmine / Meadows RowBarbell · Advanced
- Machine PulloverMachine · Intermediate
- Band Lat PulldownResistance band · Beginner
- Band Seated RowResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell Single-Arm RowKettlebell · Beginner
Traps
The diamond across your upper back. Shrugs, carries and posture.
Trapezius · 6–14 hard sets a week · 2x per week · 11 exercises
- Dumbbell ShrugDumbbell · Beginner
- Face PullCable · Beginner
- Farmer's CarryDumbbell · Beginner
- Barbell ShrugBarbell · Beginner
- Prone Y-RaiseDumbbell · Beginner
- Rack PullBarbell · Advanced
- Chest-Supported Kelso ShrugDumbbell · Intermediate
- Cable Upright RowCable · Intermediate
- Band ShrugResistance band · Beginner
- Band Face PullResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell High PullKettlebell · Intermediate
Shoulders
Three heads, three jobs. Width lives in the side delt.
Deltoids · 12–20 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 14 exercises
- Dumbbell Lateral RaiseDumbbell · Beginner
- Seated Dumbbell Shoulder PressDumbbell · Beginner
- Standing Overhead PressBarbell · Intermediate
- Reverse Pec DeckMachine · Beginner
- Pike Push-UpBodyweight · Intermediate
- Cable Lateral RaiseCable · Intermediate
- Bent-Over Rear Delt FlyDumbbell · Beginner
- Arnold PressDumbbell · Intermediate
- Machine Shoulder PressMachine · Beginner
- Cable Front RaiseCable · Beginner
- Lu RaiseDumbbell · Advanced
- Band Overhead PressResistance band · Beginner
- Band Lateral RaiseResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell Overhead PressKettlebell · Intermediate
Biceps
Elbow flexion and supination. The classic front-arm peak.
Biceps brachii, brachialis · 8–16 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 11 exercises
- Dumbbell CurlDumbbell · Beginner
- Hammer CurlDumbbell · Beginner
- Cable CurlCable · Beginner
- Chin-UpBodyweight · Intermediate
- EZ-Bar CurlBarbell · Beginner
- Incline Dumbbell CurlDumbbell · Intermediate
- Preacher CurlMachine · Intermediate
- Concentration CurlDumbbell · Beginner
- Spider CurlDumbbell · Intermediate
- Reverse CurlBarbell · Beginner
- Band CurlResistance band · Beginner
Triceps
Two thirds of your arm. If you want sleeves to fill, start here.
Triceps brachii · 8–16 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 12 exercises
- Cable PushdownCable · Beginner
- Overhead Cable ExtensionCable · Beginner
- Close-Grip Bench PressBarbell · Intermediate
- Bench DipBodyweight · Beginner
- EZ-Bar Skull CrusherBarbell · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Overhead ExtensionDumbbell · Beginner
- Parallel Bar Triceps DipBodyweight · Intermediate
- JM PressBarbell · Advanced
- Diamond Push-UpBodyweight · Intermediate
- Cable Triceps KickbackCable · Beginner
- Band PushdownResistance band · Beginner
- Band Overhead ExtensionResistance band · Beginner
Forearms
Grip is the ceiling on every pull you will ever do.
Wrist flexors, extensors, brachioradialis · 4–10 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 10 exercises
- Seated Wrist CurlDumbbell · Beginner
- Reverse Wrist CurlDumbbell · Beginner
- Dead HangBodyweight · Beginner
- Plate Pinch HoldOther · Beginner
- Behind-the-Back Barbell Wrist CurlBarbell · Intermediate
- Heavy Farmer HoldDumbbell · Beginner
- Wrist RollerOther · Intermediate
- Zottman CurlDumbbell · Intermediate
- Band Finger ExtensionResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell Bottoms-Up CarryKettlebell · Intermediate
Abs & Core
Flexion, anti-rotation and bracing — not just crunches.
Rectus abdominis, obliques, transverse abdominis · 8–16 hard sets a week · 2-4x per week · 12 exercises
- PlankBodyweight · Beginner
- Hanging Knee RaiseBodyweight · Beginner
- Cable CrunchCable · Beginner
- Dead BugBodyweight · Beginner
- Hanging Straight-Leg RaiseBodyweight · Advanced
- Ab Wheel RolloutOther · Advanced
- Pallof PressCable · Beginner
- Weighted Russian TwistOther · Intermediate
- Reverse CrunchBodyweight · Beginner
- Side PlankBodyweight · Beginner
- Band Pallof PressResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell Suitcase CarryKettlebell · Beginner
Lower Back
The column that keeps everything else honest under load.
Erector spinae, quadratus lumborum · 4–10 hard sets a week · 1-2x per week · 7 exercises
- Back ExtensionMachine · Beginner
- Bird DogBodyweight · Beginner
- Good MorningBarbell · Intermediate
- Reverse HyperextensionMachine · Intermediate
- Jefferson CurlDumbbell · Advanced
- Superman HoldBodyweight · Beginner
- Band Good MorningResistance band · Beginner
Quads
Four heads that straighten the knee. The engine of every squat.
Quadriceps femoris · 12–20 hard sets a week · 2x per week · 14 exercises
- Goblet SquatDumbbell · Beginner
- Leg PressMachine · Beginner
- Bodyweight SquatBodyweight · Beginner
- Barbell Back SquatBarbell · Intermediate
- Leg ExtensionMachine · Beginner
- Bulgarian Split SquatDumbbell · Intermediate
- Hack SquatMachine · Intermediate
- Front SquatBarbell · Advanced
- Walking LungeDumbbell · Beginner
- Dumbbell Step-UpDumbbell · Beginner
- Sissy SquatBodyweight · Advanced
- Wall SitBodyweight · Beginner
- Band SquatResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell Front Rack SquatKettlebell · Intermediate
Hamstrings
Bend the knee, extend the hip. Trained two different ways.
Biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus · 10–16 hard sets a week · 2x per week · 12 exercises
- Lying Leg CurlMachine · Beginner
- Dumbbell Romanian DeadliftDumbbell · Beginner
- Seated Leg CurlMachine · Beginner
- Slider Hamstring CurlBodyweight · Beginner
- Barbell Romanian DeadliftBarbell · Intermediate
- Nordic Hamstring CurlBodyweight · Advanced
- Glute-Ham RaiseMachine · Advanced
- Single-Leg Romanian DeadliftDumbbell · Intermediate
- Cable Pull-ThroughCable · Beginner
- Stiff-Leg DeadliftBarbell · Advanced
- Band Leg CurlResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell Single-Leg RDLKettlebell · Intermediate
Glutes
The strongest muscle you own. Hip extension and hip stability.
Gluteus maximus, medius, minimus · 10–18 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 12 exercises
- Barbell Hip ThrustBarbell · Beginner
- Glute BridgeBodyweight · Beginner
- Cable Glute KickbackCable · Beginner
- Seated Hip AbductionMachine · Beginner
- Reverse LungeDumbbell · Beginner
- Machine Glute KickbackMachine · Beginner
- Sumo DeadliftBarbell · Advanced
- Frog PumpBodyweight · Beginner
- Lateral Band WalkResistance band · Beginner
- Deficit Reverse LungeDumbbell · Intermediate
- Band Hip ThrustResistance band · Beginner
- Kettlebell DeadliftKettlebell · Beginner
Calves
Two muscles, two knee angles. Stubborn, but not impossible.
Gastrocnemius, soleus · 8–16 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 9 exercises
- Standing Calf RaiseMachine · Beginner
- Seated Calf RaiseMachine · Beginner
- Single-Leg Calf RaiseBodyweight · Beginner
- Leg Press Calf RaiseMachine · Beginner
- Donkey Calf RaiseMachine · Intermediate
- Tibialis RaiseBodyweight · Beginner
- Jump RopeOther · Beginner
- Smith Machine Calf RaiseMachine · Beginner
- Band Calf RaiseResistance band · Beginner
Full Body
Short on time? Movements that pay several muscles at once.
Compound & conditioning · 6–12 hard sets a week · 2-3x per week · 9 exercises
- Conventional DeadliftBarbell · Intermediate
- Kettlebell SwingKettlebell · Beginner
- Dumbbell ThrusterDumbbell · Intermediate
- BurpeeBodyweight · Beginner
- Dumbbell Clean and PressDumbbell · Advanced
- Turkish Get-UpKettlebell · Advanced
- Sled PushOther · Beginner
- Bear CrawlBodyweight · Beginner
- Band ThrusterResistance band · Beginner