Exercises by equipment
Barbell exercises
A barbell is a long bar loaded with weight plates. Because both hands share the load, it lets you lift more weight than most other tools, which makes it a mainstay of strength training.
Use collars to hold the plates in place, learn each lift with a light bar first, and use a rack with safety bars for squats and presses.
- 154Exercises
- 14Target muscles
- 8Body parts
Every barbell exercise
154 exercises
Upper legs (50)
barbell bench front squat
barbell bench squat
barbell clean and press
barbell clean-grip front squat
barbell deadlift
barbell front chest squat
barbell front squat
barbell full squat
barbell full squat (back pov)
barbell full squat (side pov)
barbell full zercher squat
barbell glute bridge- barbell glute bridge two legs on bench (male)
- barbell good morning
- barbell hack squat
- barbell high bar squat
- barbell jefferson squat
- barbell jump squat
- barbell lateral lunge
- barbell low bar squat
- barbell lunge
- barbell lying lifting (on hip)
- barbell narrow stance squat
- barbell one arm side deadlift
- barbell one leg squat
- barbell overhead squat
- barbell rack pull
- barbell rear lunge
- barbell rear lunge v. 2
- barbell romanian deadlift
- barbell seated good morning
- barbell side split squat
- barbell side split squat v. 2
- barbell single leg deadlift
- barbell single leg split squat
- barbell speed squat
- barbell split squat v. 2
- barbell squat (on knees)
- barbell squat jump step rear lunge
- barbell step-up
- barbell stiff leg good morning
- barbell straight leg deadlift
- barbell sumo deadlift
- barbell wide squat
- barbell zercher squat
- frankenstein squat
- kneeling jump squat
- power clean
- snatch pull
- squat jerk
Upper arms (33)
- barbell alternate biceps curl
- barbell biceps curl (with arm blaster)
- barbell close-grip bench press
- barbell curl
- barbell decline close grip to skull press
- barbell drag curl
- barbell incline close grip bench press
- barbell incline reverse-grip press
- barbell jm bench press
- barbell lying back of the head tricep extension
- barbell lying close-grip press
- barbell lying close-grip triceps extension
- barbell lying extension
- barbell lying preacher curl
- barbell lying triceps extension
- barbell lying triceps extension skull crusher
- barbell one arm floor press
- barbell pin presses
- barbell preacher curl
- barbell prone incline curl
- barbell reverse close-grip bench press
- barbell reverse curl
- barbell reverse grip skullcrusher
- barbell reverse preacher curl
- barbell seated close grip behind neck triceps extension
- barbell seated close-grip concentration curl
- barbell seated overhead triceps extension
- barbell standing close grip curl
- barbell standing concentration curl
- barbell standing overhead triceps extension
- barbell standing reverse grip curl
- barbell standing wide grip biceps curl
- barbell standing wide-grip curl
Shoulders (19)
- barbell front raise
- barbell one arm snatch
- barbell rear delt raise
- barbell rear delt row
- barbell seated behind head military press
- barbell seated bradford rocky press
- barbell seated overhead press
- barbell skier
- barbell standing bradford press
- barbell standing close grip military press
- barbell standing front raise over head
- barbell standing wide military press
- barbell thruster
- barbell upright row
- barbell upright row v. 2
- barbell upright row v. 3
- barbell wide-grip upright row
- landmine lateral raise
- standing behind neck press
Back (15)
- barbell bent arm pullover
- barbell bent over row
- barbell decline bent arm pullover
- barbell decline wide-grip pullover
- barbell incline row
- barbell one arm bent over row
- barbell pendlay row
- barbell pullover
- barbell pullover to press
- barbell reverse grip bent over row
- barbell reverse grip incline bench row
- barbell shrug
- cambered bar lying row
- lever bent over row
- lever one arm bent over row
Chest (13)
- barbell bench press
- barbell decline bench press
- barbell decline pullover
- barbell decline wide-grip press
- barbell front raise and pullover
- barbell guillotine bench press
- barbell incline bench press
- barbell incline shoulder raise
- barbell reverse grip decline bench press
- barbell reverse grip incline bench press
- barbell wide bench press
- barbell wide reverse grip bench press
- floor fly (with barbell)
Waist (10)
Lower arms (8)
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Muscles you can train
Questions, answered
How many barbell exercises are there here?
There are 154 barbell exercises in the AltF Fitness library, each with an animated demo and coaching tips.
Which muscles can I train with a barbell?
The exercises here target the glutes, shoulders (delts), triceps, biceps, quads and more.
Which barbell exercises suit beginners?
Moves rated beginner friendly here include kneeling jump squat. Learn the movement with little or no load first.
Can I build a full workout around a barbell?
Yes, if it covers the muscles you want to train. The free workout generator can build a week using only the equipment you choose.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is general fitness information for healthy adults. If you have pain, an injury or a health condition, check with a doctor or physiotherapist first.
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