Crunches
Crunches are a bodyweight abdominal exercise in which the shoulder blades lift a short distance from the floor. The feet may remain planted or the lower legs may rest on a ben...
Read exercise guide
Exercise library
Browse by muscle group, search by exercise name or movement, or explore the full library. Every guide covers the movement, muscles targeted, and setup cues to know before adding it to your routine.
Browse by area
Training tools
Explore simple tools for planning your calories, setting a goal, and keeping your training on track.
Published guides
Crunches are a bodyweight abdominal exercise in which the shoulder blades lift a short distance from the floor. The feet may remain planted or the lower legs may rest on a ben...
Read exercise guideThe Cuban Press combines an upright scarecrow position, external shoulder rotation, and an overhead press. The shoulders perform the main movement while the traps help stabili...
Read exercise guideThe Dancer's Stretch is a seated spinal-rotation position performed with one leg crossed over the other. The lower back, glutes, and outer hip may all be involved depending on...
Read exercise guideThe Dead Bug is a bodyweight core exercise performed while lying on the back with the hips and knees raised. One leg extends toward the floor while the abdominals keep the rib...
Read exercise guideDead Hangs are timed bodyweight holds performed from a pull-up bar. The forearms and hands maintain the grip while the shoulders and lats support the hanging position. The hol...
Read exercise guideThe Deadlift with Bands adds elastic resistance to a barbell deadlift. The bands provide less tension near the floor and progressively more as the bar rises. The back, glutes,...
Read exercise guideThe Deadlift with Chains adds variable resistance to a conventional barbell deadlift. More chain rests on the floor at the bottom, and additional links rise as the bar approac...
Read exercise guideThe Decline Barbell Bench Press is performed with the torso angled downward and the legs secured beneath the bench pads. The chest provides the primary pressing force while th...
Read exercise guideThe Decline Close-Grip Bench to Skull Crusher combines two triceps-focused movements in one repetition. The bar first lowers to the lower chest for a close-grip press and then...
Read exercise guideThe Decline Crunch is an abdominal exercise performed with the head lower than the hips. The decline angle increases the resistance against the upper-body curl. Only the shoul...
Read exercise guide