Best Exercises — Ranked & Reviewed
153+ guides ranking the most effective exercises by muscle activation, progressive overload potential, and real-world results.
Best Exercises by Muscle Group & Goal
Best Chest Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Chest Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Chest Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Chest Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Chest Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Back Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Back Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Back Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Back Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Back Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Shoulders Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Shoulders Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Shoulders Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Shoulders Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Shoulders Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Biceps Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Biceps Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Biceps Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Biceps Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Biceps Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Triceps Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Triceps Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Triceps Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Triceps Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Triceps Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Quads Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Quads Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Quads Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Quads Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Quads Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Hamstrings Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Hamstrings Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Hamstrings Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Hamstrings Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Hamstrings Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Glutes Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Glutes Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Glutes Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Glutes Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Glutes Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Calves Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Calves Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Calves Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Calves Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Calves Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Abs Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Abs Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Abs Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Abs Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Abs Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Forearms Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Forearms Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Forearms Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Forearms Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Forearms Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Traps Exercises for Mass
10 exercises ranked
Best Traps Exercises for Fat Loss
10 exercises ranked
Best Traps Exercises for Strength
10 exercises ranked
Best Traps Exercises for Endurance
10 exercises ranked
Best Traps Exercises for Overall Fitness
10 exercises ranked
Best Exercises by Equipment
Best Barbell Exercises for Chest
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Back
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Biceps
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Triceps
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Quads
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Hamstrings
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Calves
3 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Abs
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Forearms
10 exercises ranked
Best Barbell Exercises for Traps
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Chest
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Back
9 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Biceps
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Triceps
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Quads
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Hamstrings
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Calves
3 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Abs
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Forearms
10 exercises ranked
Best Dumbbell Exercises for Traps
10 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Chest
3 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Back
7 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Biceps
4 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Triceps
7 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Quads
8 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Hamstrings
10 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Abs
10 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Forearms
10 exercises ranked
Best Kettlebell Exercises for Traps
6 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Chest
7 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Back
9 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Biceps
4 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Triceps
9 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Quads
10 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Hamstrings
10 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Calves
7 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Abs
10 exercises ranked
Best Bodyweight Exercises for Forearms
6 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Chest
3 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Back
7 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Biceps
4 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Triceps
6 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Quads
4 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Hamstrings
7 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Calves
4 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Abs
9 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Forearms
5 exercises ranked
Best Resistance Bands Exercises for Traps
10 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Chest
6 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Back
10 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Biceps
10 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Triceps
9 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Quads
4 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Hamstrings
8 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Calves
4 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Abs
10 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Forearms
10 exercises ranked
Best Cable Machine Exercises for Traps
10 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Chest
5 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Back
6 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Biceps
4 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Triceps
7 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Quads
8 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Hamstrings
8 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Calves
5 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Abs
3 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Forearms
3 exercises ranked
Best Smith Machine Exercises for Traps
8 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Chest
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Back
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Shoulders
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Biceps
5 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Triceps
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Quads
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Hamstrings
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Glutes
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Calves
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Abs
10 exercises ranked
Best No Equipment Exercises for Forearms
9 exercises ranked