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Pick a muscle to see every exercise that targets it, grouped by difficulty. Each muscle page explains what the muscle does and how it is usually trained, with animated demos for every move.
- 19Target muscles
- 1,324Exercises
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- Abs169 exercisesYour abs are the muscles at the front and sides of your stomach.
- Chest (pectorals)158 exercisesYour pectorals are the chest muscles that bring your arms forward and across your body.
- Biceps151 exercisesThe biceps sit on the front of your upper arm.
- Glutes144 exercisesThe glutes are the muscles of your buttocks, among the largest in the body.
- Shoulders (delts)143 exercisesThe deltoids cap your shoulders and have front, side and rear parts.
- Triceps141 exercisesThe triceps sit on the back of your upper arm and straighten the elbow.
- Upper back88 exercisesThe upper back covers the muscles between and around your shoulder blades, such as the rhomboids and the middle of the traps.
- Lats81 exercisesThe lats (latissimus dorsi) are the broad muscles that run from your upper arms down to your lower back.
- Calves59 exercisesThe calf muscles on the back of your lower leg point your foot and lift your heel.
- Quads44 exercisesThe quadriceps are the four muscles on the front of your thigh.
- Forearms37 exercisesThe forearm muscles bend and straighten your wrist and close your fingers, so they control your grip.
- Cardiovascular system29 exercisesThese exercises target your heart, lungs and circulation rather than one muscle.
- Hamstrings28 exercisesThe hamstrings run down the back of your thighs.
- Lower back (spinal erectors)19 exercisesThe spinal erectors are the muscles running either side of your spine.
- Traps15 exercisesThe trapezius is a large diamond-shaped muscle across your upper back and neck.
- Adductors (inner thighs)6 exercisesThe adductors run along your inner thighs and pull your legs in towards the middle of your body.
- Abductors (outer hips)5 exercisesThe abductors, mainly the smaller glute muscles on the side of your hip, move your leg out to the side.
- Serratus anterior5 exercisesThe serratus anterior wraps around your ribs under your armpit.
- Levator scapulae (neck)2 exercisesThe levator scapulae runs from the side of your neck to the top of your shoulder blade.
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