What Exercises Work What Muscles
When I was a beginner, this table would be useful for me. It helps to
understand what muscles work in different exercises. There are a lot of
exercises involve few muscles at once and in order to workout correctly
you have to know this.
Workout Exercises |
Back |
Bicep |
Trap |
Sholdrs |
Tricep |
Chest |
Qads |
Glutes |
Hamstr. |
Barbell Rows |
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Cable Pull-down |
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Pull-ups |
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Bent-over rows |
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Deadlift |
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Pull Over |
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Dumbbell Shrugs |
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Dumbbell biceps curl |
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Barbell biceps curl |
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concentration curl |
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hammer curl |
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reverse curl |
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preacher curl |
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military press |
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dumbbell press |
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upright row |
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lateral raises |
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rear delt rises |
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Close Grip Bench Press |
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Tricep Dips |
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triceps extension |
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pushdown |
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Barbell bench press |
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Incline barbell bench press |
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Incline dumbbell press |
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Decline dumbbell press |
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Incline chest fly |
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Decline chest fly |
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smith bench press |
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squats |
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hack squats (machine) |
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leg press |
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Leg extension |
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Lunges |
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stiff leg deadlift |
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sumo presses |
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Leg Curl |
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tension level |
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Moderate |
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