Strength exercises

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

  • Cobra Push-Up

    Cobra Push-Up is a bodyweight pressing and spinal-extension variation that moves between a low push-up position and an extended upper-body posture. It combines chest, triceps, shoulder, and trunk mobility demands.
    TricepsIntermediate
  • Roll Foot

    Roll Foot is a self-myofascial release drill for the underside of the foot, typically using a small roller or ball. It is used for local tissue work and comfortable foot mobility rather than strength training.
    LegsBeginner
  • Donkey Kick

    The Donkey Kick is a lower body exercise targeting the gluteus maximus, designed to enhance strength, stability, and muscle tone. It primarily engages the glutes while also activating the core and hamstrings. This exercise is performed on all fours, making it accessible for various fitness levels.
    GlutesBeginner
  • Seated Band Hip Abduction

    The Seated Band Hip Abduction is an exercise targeting the gluteus medius and minimus muscles. It involves using a resistance band to provide tension, helping to strengthen and stabilize the hips. This exercise is beneficial for improving hip mobility, enhancing athletic performance, and preventing injuries.
    GlutesBeginner
  • EZ-Bar Preacher Curl

    The EZ Bar Preacher Curl is an isolation exercise targeting the biceps brachii. It involves using an EZ curl bar and a preacher bench to focus on the biceps, minimizing the involvement of other muscles. The angled pad of the preacher bench supports the arms, reducing momentum and emphasizing strict form.
    BicepsIntermediate
  • Leg Press Wide Stance

    The Leg Press Wide Stance is a compound lower body exercise targeting the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and adductors. By positioning the feet wider than shoulder-width apart on the platform, this variation emphasizes the inner thighs and glutes more than a standard leg press.
    LegsBeginner
  • Band Bent Over Lat Pulldown

    Band Bent Over Lat Pulldown is a resistance-band back exercise that uses a hinged torso position to create a vertical-pull pattern. It focuses on the latissimus dorsi while the trunk provides support.
    BackBeginner
  • Dumbbell Incline T Raise

    Dumbbell Incline T Raise is an upper-back and shoulder exercise performed on an incline bench with the arms moving in a T-shaped path. It emphasizes the rear deltoids, trapezius, rhomboids, and scapular control.
    ShouldersIntermediate
  • Bulgarian Bag Walking Lunges

    Bulgarian Bag Walking Lunges are a dynamic lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and core. This exercise involves performing lunges while carrying a Bulgarian Bag, adding resistance and challenging balance and coordination.
    LegsBeginner
  • Gorilla Row

    The Gorilla Row is a unilateral back exercise that targets the latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, and traps while also engaging the core. It is performed with dumbbells and involves a bent-over stance, mimicking the posture of a gorilla. This exercise helps in building strength and stability in the upper back and shoulders.
    BackIntermediate
  • Split Squat Front Foot Elevated

    The Split Squat Front Foot Elevated is a lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings. Elevating the front foot increases the range of motion, enhancing muscle activation and flexibility. This exercise also engages the core for stability and balance.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Band Pallof Press

    The Band Pallof Press is an anti-rotation core exercise that targets the obliques, transverse abdominis, and rectus abdominis. It also engages the shoulders, chest, and glutes to maintain stability. This exercise is performed using a resistance band and is excellent for improving core strength and stability.
    AbsIntermediate
  • Wide Grip Chest Supported Row

    The Wide Grip Chest Supported Row is a strength training exercise targeting the upper back, specifically the latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, and trapezius muscles. It involves pulling a weight towards the chest while maintaining a wide grip on the handles, with the chest supported on an inclined bench to minimize lower back strain.
    BackIntermediate
  • Lateral to Front Raise

    The Lateral to Front Raise is a compound shoulder exercise that targets the deltoid muscles, specifically the anterior and lateral heads. This movement involves lifting dumbbells from the sides of your body to the front, engaging both shoulder abduction and flexion.
    ShouldersBeginner
  • One-Arm Push-Up

    The Single Arm Push Up is an advanced bodyweight exercise that targets the chest, shoulders, triceps, and core muscles. It requires significant strength, balance, and stability, making it a challenging progression from the standard push-up.
    ChestIntermediate
  • Barbell Sumo Squat

    Barbell Sumo Squat is a wide-stance squat with a barbell across the upper back. It trains the quadriceps and glutes, with the hip adductors contributing to the ascent. The demonstrated stance and outward knee path are less pronounced than in the separate Barbell Plie Squat variation.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Med Ball Russian twist

    The Med Ball Russian Twist is a core exercise that targets the oblique muscles, improving rotational strength and stability. It involves sitting on the floor with legs elevated and twisting the torso while holding a medicine ball.
    AbsBeginner
  • Dumbbell Split Squat

    Dumbbell Split Squat is a split-stance lower-body strength exercise performed with dumbbells. It trains the quadriceps, glutes, and hamstrings while developing unilateral leg strength and balance.
    LegsIntermediate
  • Low Incline Dumbbell Fly

    The Dumbbell Incline Low Fly is an isolation exercise targeting the upper portion of the pectoral muscles. It is performed on an incline bench, which emphasizes the clavicular head of the pectoralis major. This exercise also engages the anterior deltoids and stabilizes the shoulder joint.
    ChestIntermediate
  • Dead Bug

    Dead Bug is a supine core-stability exercise that coordinates opposite arm and leg movement while the trunk remains controlled. It develops abdominal control, hip coordination, and low-back stability.
    AbsBeginner
  • EZ-Bar Seated Triceps Extension

    The EZ Bar Seated Triceps Extension is an isolation exercise targeting the triceps brachii muscles. It involves extending the elbows to lift the weight overhead, emphasizing the long head of the triceps. This exercise is performed while seated, providing stability and allowing for a focused contraction of the triceps.
    TricepsBeginner
  • Barbell Standing Wrist Curl

    Barbell Standing Wrist Curl is a standing isolation exercise that targets the wrist flexors and forearms with a barbell. It develops wrist-flexion strength without the support of a bench.
    ForearmsBeginner
  • Cable Upright Row

    The Cable Narrow Grip Upright Row is a compound exercise targeting the shoulders and upper trapezius muscles. It involves pulling a cable attachment vertically along the body while maintaining a narrow grip, emphasizing the deltoids and traps.
    ShouldersIntermediate
  • Leg Swings

    Leg Swings are a dynamic stretching exercise that targets the hip flexors, hamstrings, and glutes. They are commonly used as a warm-up to increase flexibility and range of motion in the lower body, preparing it for more intense physical activity.
    LegsBeginner