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Look up an exercise, explore a body area, or start with the equipment you have. These nineteen resources are available now; the additional collections and comparisons further down are still in preparation.

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Goblet Squat

Open the guide for setup, movement steps and technique notes.

Exercise guide

Barbell Bench Press

Learn the flat-bench setup, grip, muscles worked and form fixes.

Exercise guide

Push Up

Follow the floor version and adjust with incline or knee-supported options.

Exercise guide

Bulgarian Split Squat

Master rear-foot elevated split squat setup, quad and glute torso angles, dumbbell loading, and knee tracking fixes.

Exercise guide

Romanian Deadlift

Master barbell hip hinge mechanics, hamstring stretch-mediated hypertrophy, bar-path discipline, and lumbar spine protection.

Exercise guide

Dumbbell Lateral Raise

Master scapular plane abduction, lateral deltoid isolation, pouring-pitcher myth debunked, and shoulder impingement fixes.

Exercise guide

Hammer Curl

Master neutral-grip elbow flexion, brachialis and brachioradialis hypertrophy, biomechanical execution, and ACSM programming.

Exercise guide

Face Pull

Master horizontal shoulder abduction with external rotation, posterior deltoid and rotator cuff mechanics, and ACSM programming.

Exercise guide

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

Master anterior and lateral deltoid biomechanics, scapular plane pressing, bench angle selection, and ACSM programming.

Exercise guide

Leg Press

Master 45-degree leg press biomechanics, quadriceps and glute foot placement variations, lumbar protection, and ACSM programming.

Exercise guide

Conventional Deadlift

Master posterior chain biomechanics, hip hinge mechanics, setup cues, lumbar protection, and ACSM programming.

Exercise guide

Hack Squat

Master hack squat machine biomechanics, quadriceps emphasis, foot placement variations, sled tare weight, and ACSM programming.

Exercise guide

Overhead Tricep Extension

Master long head triceps biomechanics, stretch-mediated hypertrophy, dumbbell setup cues, and ACSM programming.

Muscle collection

Chest Exercises

Explore the chest collection and its equipment filters.

Muscle collection

Back Exercises

Pick pulls, rows and spine-extension moves, with grip evidence and a starting dose.

Muscle collection

Shoulder Exercises

Which press and which raise loads which deltoid head, with EMG comparisons and pain cautions.

Muscle collection

Core Exercises

The four families that brace, flex, rotate and side-bend the trunk, with a starter session and back-pain cautions.

Muscle collection

Full Body Exercises

Five patterns that train everything at once, with a starter session and the compound-versus-isolation evidence.

Muscle collection

Leg Exercises

Squat, hinge, lunge, thrust and calf patterns, with the measured squat-versus-thrust evidence and knee-friendly guidance.

Exercise collection

Arm Exercises

Choose curls, extensions and compound lifts, with a simple session and clear research limits.

Exercise collection

Neck Exercises

Compare mobility and resistance exercises, and know when symptoms need medical guidance.

Exercise collection

Upper Body Exercises

Build a starting session from presses and pulls, with home and gym options.

Exercise collection

Dumbbell Exercises

Choose movements by body area and make sensible progress with a fixed pair.

Exercise collection

Bodyweight Exercises

Choose movements, a starting session and progression, with equipment and research limits explained.

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Barbell Exercises

Choose the lift and its setup, count the whole load and plan a manageable next step.

Exercise collection

Kettlebell Exercises

Target every muscle group with kettlebells: swings, cleans, snatches, presses, squats and full-body workout routines.

Exercise collection

Cable Exercises

Target every muscle group with cables: continuous tension curves, adjustable pulley heights and full-body workout routines.

Exercise collection

Machine Exercises

Target every muscle group with guided resistance machines: fixed-track safety, selectorized loading and a 3-day machine-only workout plan.

Exercise collection

Resistance Band Exercises

Target every muscle group with elastic resistance bands: ascending tension curves, joint-friendly loading and full-body workout routines.

Exercise collection

Medicine Ball Exercises

Develop explosive power, rotational core strength, and athletic conditioning with medicine balls: slams, throws, twists and full-body workouts.

Exercise collection

EZ Bar Exercises

Target your biceps, triceps, forearms, and shoulders with the EZ curl bar: joint-friendly wrist angles, arm workouts, and full-body exercises.

Exercise collection

Trap Bar Exercises

Develop lower body power, glute strength, and upper back mass with the hex trap bar: lumbar-friendly deadlifts, carries, and jump squats.

Exercise collection

Hamstring Exercises

Compare knee curls and hip hinges, with growth and injury-prevention research in context.

Exercise collection

Glute Exercises

Train hip extension and pelvic stabilization with thrusts, hinges and equipment filters.

Exercise collection

Tricep Exercises

Target all three heads with pushdowns, overhead extensions, dips, and equipment filters.

Exercise collection

Quad Exercises

Barbell squats, leg presses, Bulgarian split squats and leg extensions, with four-head anatomy and deep knee flexion research.

Exercise collection

Ab Exercises

Cable crunches, hanging leg raises, planks and ab rollouts, with rectus and transverse mechanics explained.

Exercise collection

Bicep Exercises

Incline curls, EZ-bar curls, hammer curls and chin-ups, with long and short head mechanics explained.

Exercise collection

Oblique Exercises

Side planks, Pallof presses, cable woodchoppers and bicycle crunches, with internal and external oblique mechanics explained.

Exercise collection

Calf Exercises

Standing, seated and leg press calf raises: biomechanical differences between the gastrocnemius and soleus, with home and gym routines.

Exercise collection

Lat Exercises

Pull-ups, lat pulldowns, dumbbell pullovers and straight-arm pulldowns: vertical pull biomechanics and back width development.

Exercise collection

Trap Exercises

Dumbbell shrugs, barbell shrugs, cable upright rows and face pulls: upper, middle and lower trapezius biomechanics with full workout routines.

Exercise collection

Side Delt Exercises

Dumbbell lateral raises, cable lateral raises, upright rows and machine raises: lateral deltoid biomechanics and shoulder width development.

Exercise collection

Adductor Exercises

Copenhagen planks, machine hip adduction, cable adduction and lateral lunges: inner thigh anatomy, groin injury prevention and full workout routines.

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  1. 01

    You have an exercise name.

    Try goblet in the search. Open the exercise guide from the result. Keep any equipment or variation words from your plan alongside it as you read.

  2. 02

    You have a body area in mind.

    Try chest. You can open the chest collection directly or use the muscle-group directory to explore another area. The resource label tells you which kind of page you are opening.

  3. 03

    You know which kit is available.

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No match? Reset the filters and try a shorter name. This search covers the forty-four resource cards above. An empty result means there is no matching resource here yet.

Read beyond the heading

Use the fields together.

A useful lookup ends with the exact entry open. Here are two examples from ACE's exercise library to show why the name, body-area field and equipment field belong together.

Example one · Goblet squat

Name + implement

ACE's goblet-squat entry names dumbbells in its equipment field. Read the instructions attached to that entry before carrying them over to a different variation. [1]

Open our goblet-squat guide to continue with an available exercise resource.

Example two · Chin-up

More than one body-area label

ACE lists arms and back for its chin-up entry, together with a pull-up bar as equipment. One exercise entry can sit under more than one body-area heading. [2]

Use the directory label to find the entry, then read its full description. A category title alone is only the start of that lookup.

These examples explain how to read a resource. They are not complete instructions for performing the movements.

The library is growing

Topics still in preparation.

The following collections and comparisons are not available yet. Use the forty-four resource cards at the top for pages you can open now.

  • Exercises by movement pattern
  • Cardio and conditioning exercises
View all 143 future collection and comparison topics

The titles below are planned resources. Their detailed pages are still being written.

Muscle collections 8 topics

  • Forearm Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment
  • Front Delt Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment
  • Hip Abductor Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment
  • Hip Flexor Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment
  • Lower Back Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment
  • Rear Delt Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment
  • Rotator Cuff Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment
  • Upper Back Exercises: Complete Library by Equipment

Equipment collections 12 topics

  • Ab Wheel Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Battle Rope Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Bench Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Foam Roller Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Jump Rope Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Landmine Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Pull-Up Bar Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Sled Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Smith Machine Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Stability Ball Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • TRX Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group
  • Weight Plate Exercises: Full Library by Muscle Group

Exercise comparisons 119 topics

  • Arnold Press vs Dumbbell Shoulder Press: Which to Choose
  • Assisted Pull Up vs Lat Pulldown: Which to Choose
  • Back Extension vs Glute Ham Raise: Which to Choose
  • Back Extension vs Reverse Hyperextension: Which to Choose
  • Band Pull Apart vs Face Pull: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Barbell Hip Thrust: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Belt Squat: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Box Squat: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Conventional Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Forward Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Front Squat: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Goblet Squat: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Hack Squat: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Leg Extension: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Leg Press: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Smith Machine Squat: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Back Squat vs Zercher Squat: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Barbell Overhead Press
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Chest Press: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Decline Bench Press: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Dumbbell Bench Press: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Floor Press: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Incline Bench Press: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Push Up: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bench Press vs Tricep Dip: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bent Over Row vs Dumbbell Rear Delt Row
  • Barbell Bent Over Row vs Meadows Row: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bent Over Row vs One Arm Dumbbell Row
  • Barbell Bent Over Row vs Seated Cable Row: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Bent Over Row vs T-Bar Row: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Curl vs Dumbbell Bicep Curl: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Curl vs EZ Bar Curl: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Barbell Curl vs Preacher Curl: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Hip Thrust vs Glute Bridge: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Lunge vs Dumbbell Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Overhead Press vs Dumbbell Shoulder Press
  • Barbell Overhead Press vs Handstand Push Up: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Overhead Press vs Push Press: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Pullover vs Dumbbell Pullover: Which to Choose
  • Barbell Upright Row vs Dumbbell Lateral Raise
  • Barbell Upright Row vs High Pull: Which to Choose
  • Box Jump vs Depth Jump: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Bulgarian Split Squat vs Forward Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Bulgarian Split Squat vs Reverse Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Bulgarian Split Squat vs Split Squat: Which to Choose
  • Cable Crossover vs Dumbbell Fly: Which to Choose
  • Cable Curl vs Cable Drag Curl: Which to Choose
  • Cable Lateral Raise vs Dumbbell Lateral Raise
  • Chest Dip vs Tricep Dip: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Chest Press vs Floor Press: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Chin Up vs Dumbbell Bicep Curl: Which to Choose
  • Chin Up vs Pull Up: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Clean and Press vs Thruster: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Close Grip Bench Press vs Tricep Dip: Which to Choose
  • Close Grip Push Up vs Diamond Push Up: Which to Choose
  • Concentration Curl vs Dumbbell Bicep Curl: Which to Choose
  • Concentration Curl vs Preacher Curl: Which to Choose
  • Conventional Deadlift vs Kettlebell Swing: Which to Choose
  • Conventional Deadlift vs Rack Pull: Which to Choose
  • Conventional Deadlift vs Romanian Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Conventional Deadlift vs Stiff Leg Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Conventional Deadlift vs Sumo Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Conventional Deadlift vs Trap Bar Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Cossack Squat vs Lateral Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Crunch vs Decline Crunch: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Crunch vs Plank: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Crunch vs Sit Up: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Curtsy Lunge vs Reverse Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Dumbbell Bicep Curl vs Hammer Curl: Which to Choose
  • Dumbbell Bicep Curl vs Preacher Curl: Which to Choose
  • Dumbbell Bicep Curl vs Zottman Curl: Which to Choose
  • Dumbbell Front Raise vs Dumbbell Lateral Raise
  • Dumbbell Front Raise vs Dumbbell Shoulder Press
  • Dumbbell Lateral Raise vs Dumbbell Reverse Fly
  • Dumbbell Rear Delt Row vs One Arm Dumbbell Row
  • Dumbbell Reverse Fly vs Face Pull: Which to Choose
  • Dumbbell Shoulder Press vs Machine Shoulder Press
  • Dumbbell Shoulder Press vs Smith Machine Shoulder Press
  • Dumbbell Shrug vs Trap Bar Shrug: Which to Choose
  • Floor Press vs Push Up: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Flutter Kick vs Scissor Kick: Which to Choose
  • Forward Lunge vs Reverse Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Forward Lunge vs Split Squat: Which to Choose
  • Forward Lunge vs Step Up: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Front Squat vs Goblet Squat: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Front Squat vs Hack Squat: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Front Squat vs Zercher Squat: Which to Choose
  • Glute Ham Raise vs Nordic Curl: Which to Choose
  • Goblet Squat vs Sumo Squat: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Hack Squat vs Leg Press: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Hammer Curl vs Reverse Curl: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Hammer Curl vs Zottman Curl: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Hang Clean vs Power Clean: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Hanging Leg Raise vs Lying Leg Raise: Which to Choose
  • Incline Dumbbell Curl vs Preacher Curl: Which to Choose
  • Incline Dumbbell Curl vs Spider Curl: Which to Choose
  • Inverted Row vs Pull Up: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Jumping Jack vs Star Jump: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Kickback vs Side Lying Hip Abduction: Which to Choose
  • Lat Pulldown vs Pull Up: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Leg Extension vs Leg Curl: Which to Choose
  • Leg Extension vs Seated Leg Curl: Which to Choose
  • Leg Press vs Vertical Leg Press: Which to Choose
  • Lying Leg Curl vs Seated Leg Curl: Which to Choose
  • Machine Row vs Seated Cable Row: Which to Choose
  • Machine Shoulder Press vs Smith Machine Shoulder Press
  • Muscle Up vs Pull Up: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Overhead Tricep Extension vs Skull Crusher: Which to Choose
  • Power Clean vs Power Snatch: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Power Jerk vs Split Jerk: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Power Snatch vs Snatch: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Preacher Curl vs Spider Curl: Which to Choose
  • Pull Through vs Romanian Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Push Jerk vs Push Press: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Push Jerk vs Split Jerk: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Push Press vs Thruster: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Push Up vs Tricep Dip: Differences and Which to Choose
  • Rack Pull vs Romanian Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Reverse Lunge vs Walking Lunge: Which to Choose
  • Romanian Deadlift vs Stiff Leg Deadlift: Which to Choose
  • Seated Calf Raise vs Standing Calf Raise: Which to Choose
  • Skull Crusher vs Tricep Pushdown: Which to Choose
  • Stationary Bike vs Treadmill: Which to Choose

Sources

  1. ACE: Goblet Squat. Equipment field used in the named example.
  2. ACE: Chin-ups. Body-area and equipment fields used in the named example.

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