Gym Exercises
Gym Exercises is a structured health & fitness dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Exercise, Primary Muscle Group, Equipment. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Exercise, Primary Muscle Group, Equipment, Difficulty, Why It's Great.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Primary Muscle Group groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
- Equipment groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Exercise, Primary Muscle Group, and Equipment across health & fitness entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Exercise↕ | Primary Muscle Group↕ | Equipment↕ | Difficulty↕ | Why It's Great↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barbell Squat | Legs (Quads, Glutes) | Barbell + Rack | Intermediate | King of all exercises, builds total-body strength, massive hormone response |
Deadlift | Back, Hamstrings, Glutes | Barbell | Intermediate | Heaviest lift you'll ever do, full posterior chain, raw strength test |
Bench Press | Chest, Triceps, Shoulders | Barbell + Bench | Beginner-Intermediate | The universal strength benchmark, 'how much ya bench?', chest builder #1 |
Pull-Up | Back, Biceps | Pull-Up Bar | Intermediate | Best bodyweight back exercise, builds V-taper, scalable with weight vest |
Overhead Press | Shoulders, Triceps | Barbell or Dumbbells | Intermediate | Builds boulder shoulders, tests true pressing strength, originally THE press |
Barbell Row | Back, Biceps | Barbell | Intermediate | Thick back builder, complements bench press, essential for posture |
Dumbbell Curl | Biceps | Dumbbells | Beginner | Iconic gym exercise, everyone's first lift, pump chaser's delight |
Lat Pulldown | Back, Biceps | Cable Machine | Beginner | Pull-up progression tool, adjustable weight, wide grip for V-taper |
Leg Press | Legs (Quads, Glutes) | Leg Press Machine | Beginner | Heavy quad work without spinal loading, ego-lift machine, satisfying weight stacks |
Dip | Chest, Triceps, Shoulders | Dip Bars | Intermediate | Upper body squat, builds chest and triceps, scalable with weight belt |
Romanian Deadlift | Hamstrings, Glutes | Barbell or Dumbbells | Intermediate | Best hamstring exercise, builds athletic posterior chain, improves deadlift |
Face Pull | Rear Delts, Rotator Cuff | Cable Machine | Beginner | Shoulder health essential, fixes forward posture, Jeff Cavaliere's favorite |
Hip Thrust | Glutes | Barbell + Bench | Beginner-Intermediate | Bret Contreras made it famous, best glute isolation, functional strength |
Plank | Core | None | Beginner | Fundamental core stability, no equipment needed, scales with time and variations |
Farmer's Walk | Full Body, Grip | Dumbbells/Farmer Handles | Beginner | Total body conditioning, grip strength king, Dan John's desert island exercise |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Gym Exercises organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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