Strength exercises

Strength exercises in the Fitness Coach catalogue: 772 exercises. Mostly for: Legs, Back, Glutes.

  • Dumbbell Single Leg Hip Thrust

    Dumbbell Single Leg Hip Thrust is a unilateral hip-extension exercise with external resistance. It emphasizes the glutes and hamstrings while challenging single-leg strength and pelvic stability.
    GlutesIntermediate
  • Pigeon Pose

    The Pigeon Pose is a yoga exercise that primarily targets the hip flexors and glutes. It is beneficial for improving flexibility, reducing lower back pain, and enhancing overall mobility. This pose involves extending one leg behind you while bending the other leg in front of you, creating a deep stretch in the hips.
    GlutesBeginner
  • Incline Dumbbell Chest Fly

    The Incline Dumbbell Fly is an isolation exercise targeting the pectoral muscles, specifically the upper chest. It involves lying on an incline bench and moving dumbbells in a wide arc to engage the chest muscles effectively. This exercise helps in developing the upper portion of the pectoralis major, enhancing chest definition and strength.
    ChestIntermediate
  • Barbell Larsen Press

    Barbell Larsen Press is a barbell bench-press variation performed without foot support on the floor. Removing leg drive places greater emphasis on upper-body pressing strength and torso stability.
    ChestIntermediate
  • Dumbbell Goblet Squat

    Dumbbell Goblet Squat is a lower-body squat performed with a dumbbell held in front of the chest. The front-held load emphasizes the quadriceps and glutes while supporting an upright torso position.
    LegsBeginner
  • Hanging Leg Raise To Bar

    The Hanging Leg Raise To Bar is an advanced core exercise that targets the abdominal muscles, hip flexors, and stabilizing muscles of the upper body. It involves lifting the legs towards the bar while hanging from a pull-up bar, requiring significant strength and control.
    AbsIntermediate
  • EZ-Bar Seated Wrist Curl

    The Barbell Seated Wrist Curl is an isolation exercise targeting the forearm flexors. It involves curling a barbell using only wrist movement while seated, focusing on strengthening and building muscle endurance in the forearms.
    ForearmsBeginner
  • Sumo Deadlift

    The Sumo Deadlift is a compound exercise that primarily targets the muscles of the posterior chain, including the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back, while also engaging the quadriceps and adductors. This variation of the deadlift involves a wider stance and a more upright torso compared to the conventional deadlift, which can reduce stress on the lower back and allow for greater emphasis on hip mobility and strength.
    GlutesAdvanced
  • Ring Face Pull

    The Ring Face Pull is an upper body exercise that targets the rear deltoids, upper back, and rotator cuff muscles. It is performed using gymnastic rings, which add an element of instability, engaging the core and stabilizing muscles more than traditional face pulls. This exercise helps improve shoulder health and posture.
    ShouldersIntermediate
  • Kettlebell Rear Lunge

    The Kettlebell Rear Lunge is a compound exercise that targets the lower body, particularly the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves. It also engages the core for stability. This exercise involves stepping backward into a lunge position while holding a kettlebell, which adds resistance and challenges balance.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Split Squat

    The split squat is a lower-body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and calves. It involves a unilateral movement pattern that enhances balance and stability while improving strength in the legs. This exercise is performed by stepping one foot forward and lowering the hips until the rear knee nearly touches the ground, then returning to the starting position.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Seal Row

    The Seal Row is a strength training exercise targeting the upper back, specifically the rhomboids, traps, and rear deltoids. It is performed lying face down on a bench with weights, typically dumbbells or a barbell, pulled towards the chest. This exercise helps improve posture and enhances upper body strength.
    BackIntermediate
  • Frog Crunch

    Frog Crunch is a bodyweight abdominal exercise performed with the hips externally rotated and the soles of the feet together. The leg position changes the usual crunch setup while emphasizing the rectus abdominis and obliques.
    AbsBeginner
  • Barbell Split Squat

    Barbell Split Squat is a unilateral lower-body squat variation performed from a fixed split stance with a barbell. It develops the quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and balance between the legs.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Side Lunges

    Side lunges, also known as lateral lunges, are a lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and adductors. This movement enhances balance, flexibility, and strength by engaging multiple muscle groups and stabilizing muscles.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Rings Pull-Up

    The Rings Pull Up is a bodyweight exercise performed using gymnastic rings. It primarily targets the muscles of the upper back, biceps, and shoulders, while also engaging the core for stabilization. This exercise enhances grip strength and improves overall upper body strength and coordination.
    BackIntermediate
  • Seated Triceps Bench Dip

    The Seated Triceps Bench Dip is an effective bodyweight exercise targeting the triceps brachii. It involves lowering and raising your body using your arms while seated on a bench or chair, focusing on the extension of the elbow joint. This exercise also engages the shoulders and chest to a lesser extent.
    TricepsBeginner
  • One-Arm Dumbbell Incline Bench Press

    The One-arm Dumbbell Incline Bench Press is a unilateral exercise that targets primarily the pectoral muscles, specifically the upper chest, while also engaging the triceps and shoulders. Performing this exercise on an incline bench helps emphasize the upper part of the chest, providing a balanced development of the pectoral muscles.
    ChestIntermediate
  • Goblet Squat

    The Goblet Squat is a lower-body exercise that primarily targets the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings. It involves holding a weight, typically a dumbbell or kettlebell, close to the chest while performing a squat. This exercise helps improve core stability, balance, and overall leg strength.
    LegsBeginner
  • Barbell Glute Bridge

    The Barbell Glute Bridge is a compound exercise targeting the gluteal muscles, primarily the gluteus maximus. It involves lifting the hips off the ground while supporting a barbell across the hips, effectively engaging the lower body and core.
    GlutesBeginner
  • Wall Sit

    The Wall Sit is an isometric exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes. It involves holding a seated position against a wall without any support from a chair, engaging the lower body muscles to maintain the position.
    LegsBeginner
  • Trap Bar Deadlift

    The Trap Bar Deadlift is a compound exercise targeting the lower body, particularly the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and lower back. It utilizes a hexagonal barbell, allowing for a more upright torso position and reducing stress on the lower back compared to a conventional deadlift.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Pike Push-Up

    Pike Push-Up is a bodyweight pressing variation performed from an inverted-V body position. Its vertical pressing angle emphasizes the shoulders and triceps more than a conventional horizontal push-up.
    ShouldersIntermediate
  • Plate Bus Driver

    The Plate Bus Driver is a core and shoulder stability exercise that mimics the motion of turning a steering wheel. It primarily targets the deltoids, rotator cuff muscles, and engages the core for stabilization. This exercise is performed using a weight plate and is effective for improving shoulder mobility and strength.
    ShouldersBeginner