Exercises
Pick a lift. Own the reps.
How-to pages for the gym floor, not a challenge board. Read the cues, do the set, log it in Engine. Coaching notes, not medical advice.
Form guides
Name the lift. I'll give you the cues.
Or tap a muscle and browse.
First squat that makes sense
Goblet Squat
Quads · Free weight
Cup the dumbbell or kettlebell at your chest like you are holding a bowl.
Dorm or gym floor
Push-Up
Chest · Bodyweight
Hands under shoulders, not out by your ears.
Brace you can feel
Plank
Core · Bodyweight
Elbows under shoulders, or hands under shoulders for a high plank.
No bar, still a squat
Bodyweight Squat
Quads · Bodyweight
Feet about shoulder width. Toes can turn out a little.
If the gym still feels huge, start here
These are week-one lifts. Goblet squat, a press you can control, a row, a hinge, a carry. Not a contest. A place to start.
Goblet Squat
First squat that makes sense
Push-Up
Dorm or gym floor
Plank
Brace you can feel
Bodyweight Squat
No bar, still a squat
Incline Push-Up
The honest regression
Dumbbell Row
One-arm pull you can feel
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
Hinge without a bar
Farmer Carry
Pick it up and walk
Chest Press Machine
Press without a spotter crowd
Leg Press
Legs without a bar on your back
All lifts
Same idea: tap a name, read the cues, log the set.
A-Skip
full_body · bodyweight
Ab Crunch Machine
core · machine
Assault Bike
cardio · machine
Assisted Pull-Up
back · machine
Back Squat
quads · free_weight
Band Pull-Apart
rear_delts · free_weight
Barbell Back Squat
quads · free_weight
Barbell Bench Press
chest · free_weight
Barbell Hip Thrust
glutes · free_weight
Barbell Row
back · free_weight
Battle Ropes
full_body · free_weight
Bench Dip
triceps · bodyweight
Bodyweight Squat
quads · bodyweight
Box Jump
full_body · bodyweight
Bulgarian Split Squat
quads · free_weight
Burpee
full_body · bodyweight
Cable Bicep Curl
biceps · machine
Cable Fly
chest · machine
Cable Lateral Raise
shoulders · machine
Cable Pushdown Rope
triceps · machine
Calf Raise
calves · machine
Chest Press Machine
chest · machine
Chest-Supported Dumbbell Row
back · free_weight
Chin-Up
back · bodyweight
Conventional Deadlift
posterior_chain · free_weight
Copenhagen Plank
core · bodyweight
Dead Bug
core · bodyweight
Dead Hang
back · bodyweight
Deadlift
hamstrings · free_weight
Dip
triceps · bodyweight
Dip Machine
triceps · machine
Doorframe Row
back · bodyweight
Dumbbell Bench Press
chest · free_weight
Dumbbell Curl
biceps · free_weight
Dumbbell Fly
chest · free_weight
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
shoulders · free_weight
Dumbbell Overhead Press
shoulders · free_weight
Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift
hamstrings · free_weight
Dumbbell Row
back · free_weight
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
shoulders · free_weight
Dumbbell Tricep Kickback
triceps · free_weight
Elliptical
cardio · machine
EZ-Bar Curl
biceps · free_weight
Face Pull
rear_delts · machine
Farmer Carry
full_body · free_weight
Front Squat
quads · free_weight
Glute Bridge
glutes · bodyweight
Goblet Squat
quads · free_weight
Hack Squat
quads · machine
Hammer Curl
biceps · free_weight
Hanging Leg Raise
core · bodyweight
High Knees
cardio · bodyweight
Hollow Body Hold
core · bodyweight
Hollow Hold
core · bodyweight
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press
chest · free_weight
Incline Dumbbell Press
chest · free_weight
Incline Push-Up
chest · bodyweight
Inverted Row
back · bodyweight
Jump Rope
cardio · bodyweight
Jumping Jack
full_body · bodyweight
Kettlebell Swing
hamstrings · free_weight
Knee Push-Up
chest · bodyweight
Landmine Press
shoulders · free_weight
Lat Pulldown
back · machine
Lat Pulldown Neutral
back · machine
Lat Pulldown Wide
back · machine
Lateral Bound
glutes · bodyweight
Lateral Raise
shoulders · free_weight
Leg Curl
hamstrings · machine
Leg Extension
quads · machine
Leg Press
quads · machine
Medicine Ball Slam
full_body · free_weight
Mountain Climber
core · bodyweight
Outdoor Bike Ride
cardio · machine
Outdoor Run
cardio · bodyweight
Overhead Press
shoulders · free_weight
Pec Deck
chest · machine
Pendlay Row
back · free_weight
Pike Push-Up
shoulders · bodyweight
Plank
core · bodyweight
Pull-Up
back · bodyweight
Push-Up
chest · bodyweight
Reverse Lunge
quads · bodyweight
RKC Plank
core · bodyweight
Romanian Deadlift
hamstrings · free_weight
Rotational Med Ball Throw
core · free_weight
Rowing Machine
cardio · machine
Seated Cable Row
back · machine
Seated Leg Curl
hamstrings · machine
Seated Row Machine
back · machine
Shoulder Press Machine
shoulders · machine
Side Plank
core · bodyweight
Single-Leg Glute Bridge
glutes · bodyweight
Single-Leg RDL
hamstrings · free_weight
Skull Crusher
triceps · free_weight
Sled Push
full_body · machine
Smith Machine Bench Press
chest · machine
Smith Machine Squat
quads · machine
Stair Climber
cardio · machine
Standing Calf Raise
calves · machine
Stationary Bike
cardio · machine
Sumo Deadlift
posterior_chain · free_weight
Superman Hold
back · bodyweight
Trap Bar Deadlift
hamstrings · free_weight
Treadmill Incline Walk
cardio · machine
Treadmill Run
cardio · machine
Tricep Pushdown
triceps · machine
Walking Lunge
quads · free_weight
Walking Lunge Bodyweight
quads · bodyweight
Wall Sit
quads · bodyweight