Exercises for Muscle Gain

 
   
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Exercises for Muscle Gain and Fitness

Here we describe a variety of common exercise used in weight training, strength training, and which can contribute to muscle gain and fitness. For each exercise we describe what it involves, the equipment used, and the particular muscle groups that it targets. Where applicable, common variants of each exercise are described as well.

Please select an exercise:
Here are some tables showing which exercises can be used to work-out each muscle group:

  Back Ext Bench Press Bent Over Row Biceps Curl Chest Fly Crunch Deadlift Hip Adductor Leg Curl Leg Ext Leg Press Leg Raise Lunge
 
Abs
 
          Yes           Yes  
 
Biceps
 
    Some Yes                  
 
Calves
 
                Some   Some    
 
Deltoids
 
  Some     Some                
 
Forearms
 
    Some       Some            
 
Gluteus
 
Yes           Yes       Yes   Yes
 
Hamstrings
 
Some           Yes   Yes   Some   Yes
 
Hips
 
            Yes Yes       Yes Yes
 
Lats
 
    Yes       Some            
 
Lower Back
 
Yes           Yes            
 
Pectorals
 
  Yes     Yes                
 
Quads
 
            Yes     Yes Yes   Yes
 
Trapezius
 
    Some       Some            
 
Triceps
 
  Yes                      


  Pull-up Pulldown Push-up Pushdown Russian Twist Seated Calf Raise Shoulder Fly Shoulder Press Shoulder Shrug Squat Standing Calf Raise Triceps Ext Upright Row
 
Abs
 
    Some   Yes         Yes      
 
Biceps
 
Some Some                     Some
 
Calves
 
          Yes       Some Yes    
 
Deltoids
 
Some Some Yes       Yes Yes Some       Yes
 
Forearms
 
Some Some         Some   Some       Some
 
Gluteus
 
                  Yes      
 
Hamstrings
 
                  Some      
 
Hips
 
                  Yes      
 
Lats
 
Yes Yes                      
 
Lower Back
 
                  Some      
 
Pectorals
 
    Yes                    
 
Quads
 
                  Yes      
 
Trapezius
 
Some           Some Some Yes       Yes
 
Triceps
 
    Yes Yes       Some       Yes  



   


 
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