Barbell Exercises

176 exercises you can do with a barbell in the library, ranked by how often lifters actually use them — 54 are beginner-friendly. The most popular: Barbell Bench Press, Barbell Back Squat, Conventional Deadlift. Every movement links to a full breakdown with step-by-step form, muscles worked, and common mistakes.

Barbell Bench PressPush · Barbell
ChestGuide
Barbell
4.9

Barbell Bench Press

The king of upper-body pressing strength

Chest
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Conventional DeadliftHinge · Barbell
LegsGuide
Barbell
4.9

Conventional Deadlift

The king of lifts: pick heavy stuff up, put it down.

GlutesHamstringsLower Back
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Overhead PressPush · Barbell
ShouldersGuide
Barbell
4.8

Overhead Press

The truest test of pressing power

ShouldersFront Delts
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Romanian DeadliftHinge · Barbell
LegsGuide
Barbell
4.8

Romanian Deadlift

The hamstring hinge that makes the back of your legs scream.

HamstringsGlutes
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Barbell Bent-Over RowPull · Barbell
BackGuide
Barbell
4.7

Barbell Bent-Over Row

Heavy horizontal pulling for a thick back

Upper BackLats
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Barbell Hip ThrustHinge · Barbell
LegsGuide
Barbell
4.7

Barbell Hip Thrust

The most direct glute builder there is.

Glutes
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Sumo DeadliftHinge · Barbell
LegsGuide
Barbell
4.6

Sumo Deadlift

Wide stance, short pull, big hips and quads.

GlutesQuadsHamstrings
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Front SquatSquat · Barbell
LegsGuide
Barbell
4.7

Front Squat

Upright squatting for monster quads

Quads
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