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.
Conventional DeadliftHinge · Barbell
Barbell
4.9
Conventional Deadlift
The king of lifts: pick heavy stuff up, put it down.
GlutesHamstringsLower Back
View Form GuideRomanian DeadliftHinge · Barbell
Barbell
4.8
Romanian Deadlift
The hamstring hinge that makes the back of your legs scream.
HamstringsGlutes
View Form GuideBarbell Bent-Over RowPull · Barbell
Barbell
4.7
Barbell Bent-Over Row
Heavy horizontal pulling for a thick back
Upper BackLats
View Form GuideSumo DeadliftHinge · Barbell
Barbell
4.6
Sumo Deadlift
Wide stance, short pull, big hips and quads.
GlutesQuadsHamstrings
View Form GuideMore Barbell Exercises (152)
- Barbell Rollout from Bench
- Barbell Seated Calf Raise
- Barbell Shoulder Press
- Barbell Shrug
- Barbell Shrug Behind The Back
- Barbell Side Bend
- Barbell Side Split Squat
- Barbell Squat
- Barbell Squat To A Bench
- Barbell Step Ups
- Barbell Walking Lunge
- Bench Press - Powerlifting
- Bench Press with Chains
- Bent Over Barbell Row
- Bent Over One-Arm Long Bar Row
- Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row
- Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover
- Board Press
- Box Squat
- Box Squat with Bands
- Box Squat with Chains
- Bradford/Rocky Presses
- Car Drivers
- Clean
- Clean and Jerk
- Clean and Press
- Clean Deadlift
- Clean from Blocks
- Clean Pull
- Clean Shrug
- Close-Grip Barbell Bench Press
- Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl
- Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl
- Deadlift with Bands
- Deadlift with Chains
- Decline Barbell Bench Press
- Decline Close-Grip Bench To Skull Crusher
- Decline EZ Bar Triceps Extension
- Deficit Deadlift
- Drag Curl
- Elevated Back Lunge
- Finger Curls
- Floor Press
- Floor Press with Chains
- Frankenstein Squat
- Front Barbell Squat
- Front Barbell Squat To A Bench
- Front Raise And Pullover
- Front Squat (Clean Grip)
- Good Morning
- Good Morning off Pins
- Hang Clean
- Hang Clean - Below the Knees
- Hang Snatch
- Hang Snatch - Below Knees
- Hanging Bar Good Morning
- Heaving Snatch Balance
- Incline Barbell Triceps Extension
- Incline Bench Pull
- Jefferson Squats
- Jerk Balance
- Jerk Dip Squat
- JM Press
- Kneeling Jump Squat
- Kneeling Squat
- Landmine 180's
- Landmine Linear Jammer
- Lying Cambered Barbell Row
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Extension Behind The Head
- Lying High Bench Barbell Curl
- Muscle Snatch
- Narrow Stance Squats
- Neck Press
- Olympic Squat
- One Arm Floor Press
- One Leg Barbell Squat
- One-Arm Long Bar Row
- One-Arm Side Deadlift
- Overhead Squat
- Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench
- Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench
- Pin Presses
- Power Clean
- Power Clean from Blocks
- Power Jerk
- Power Snatch
- Power Snatch from Blocks
- Preacher Curl
- Press Sit-Up
- Push Press
- Push Press - Behind the Neck
- Rack Delivery
- Rack Pull with Bands
- Rack Pulls
- Reverse Band Bench Press
- Reverse Band Box Squat
- Reverse Band Deadlift
- Reverse Band Power Squat
- Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift
- Reverse Barbell Curl
- Reverse Grip Bent-Over Rows
- Reverse Triceps Bench Press
- Rocking Standing Calf Raise
- Romanian Deadlift from Deficit
- Seated Barbell Military Press
- Seated Barbell Twist
- Seated Close-Grip Concentration Barbell Curl
- Seated Good Mornings
- Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl
- Seated Palms-Down Barbell Wrist Curl
- Single-Arm Linear Jammer
- Smith Incline Shoulder Raise
- Snatch
- Snatch Balance
- Snatch Deadlift
- Snatch from Blocks
- Snatch Pull
- Snatch Shrug
- Speed Box Squat
- Speed Squats
- Split Clean
- Split Jerk
- Split Snatch
- Squat Jerk
- Squat with Bands
- Squat with Chains
- Squat with Plate Movers
- Standing Barbell Calf Raise
- Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck
- Standing Bradford Press
- Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head
- Standing Military Press
- Standing Overhead Barbell Triceps Extension
- Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl
- Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning
- Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift
- Straight Bar Bench Mid Rows
- Straight Raises on Incline Bench
- Sumo Deadlift with Bands
- Sumo Deadlift with Chains
- T-Bar Row with Handle
- Upright Barbell Row
- Weighted Jump Squat
- Weighted Sissy Squat
- Wide Stance Barbell Squat
- Wide Stance Stiff Legs
- Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Press
- Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Bench Press
- Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover
- Wide-Grip Standing Barbell Curl
- Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar
- Zercher Squats
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