Exercise↕ | Primary Muscle Group↕ | Equipment↕ | Difficulty↕ | Why It's Great↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barbell Squat | Legs (Quads, Glutes) | Barbell + Rack | Intermediate | King of all exercises, builds total-body strength, massive hormone response |
Deadlift | Back, Hamstrings, Glutes | Barbell | Intermediate | Heaviest lift you'll ever do, full posterior chain, raw strength test |
Bench Press | Chest, Triceps, Shoulders | Barbell + Bench | Beginner-Intermediate | The universal strength benchmark, 'how much ya bench?', chest builder #1 |
Pull-Up | Back, Biceps | Pull-Up Bar | Intermediate | Best bodyweight back exercise, builds V-taper, scalable with weight vest |
Overhead Press | Shoulders, Triceps | Barbell or Dumbbells | Intermediate | Builds boulder shoulders, tests true pressing strength, originally THE press |
Barbell Row | Back, Biceps | Barbell | Intermediate | Thick back builder, complements bench press, essential for posture |
Dumbbell Curl | Biceps | Dumbbells | Beginner | Iconic gym exercise, everyone's first lift, pump chaser's delight |
Lat Pulldown | Back, Biceps | Cable Machine | Beginner | Pull-up progression tool, adjustable weight, wide grip for V-taper |
Leg Press | Legs (Quads, Glutes) | Leg Press Machine | Beginner | Heavy quad work without spinal loading, ego-lift machine, satisfying weight stacks |
Dip | Chest, Triceps, Shoulders | Dip Bars | Intermediate | Upper body squat, builds chest and triceps, scalable with weight belt |
Romanian Deadlift | Hamstrings, Glutes | Barbell or Dumbbells | Intermediate | Best hamstring exercise, builds athletic posterior chain, improves deadlift |
Face Pull | Rear Delts, Rotator Cuff | Cable Machine | Beginner | Shoulder health essential, fixes forward posture, Jeff Cavaliere's favorite |
Hip Thrust | Glutes | Barbell + Bench | Beginner-Intermediate | Bret Contreras made it famous, best glute isolation, functional strength |
Plank | Core | None | Beginner | Fundamental core stability, no equipment needed, scales with time and variations |
Farmer's Walk | Full Body, Grip | Dumbbells/Farmer Handles | Beginner | Total body conditioning, grip strength king, Dan John's desert island exercise |
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