A List Of The Best Chest Exercises

• Flat Barbell Bench Press

• Dumbbell Bench Press

• Incline Barbell Press

• Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

• Decline Barbell Bench Press

• Decline Dumbbell Bench Press

• Flat Chest Press Machine

• Incline Chest Press Machine

• Decline Chest Press Machine

• Dips (on parallel bars with slight forward lean)

• Push-Ups

• Flat Dumbbell Flyes

• Incline Dumbbell Flyes

• Decline Dumbbell Flyes

• Pec Deck Machine

• Cable Crossovers/Cable Flyes

(Compound chest exercises also target the triceps and shoulders secondarily.)

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A List Of The Best Back Exercises

• Pull-Ups

• Chin-Ups

• Lat Pull-Downs

• Bent Over Barbell Rows

• Bent Over Dumbbell Rows 

• T-Bar Rows

• Seated Cable Rows

• Chest Supported Barbell Rows

• Chest supported Dumbbell Rows

• Chest Supported Machine Rows

• Inverted Rows

• Machine Shrugs

(Compound back exercises also target the biceps secondarily.)

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A List Of The Best Shoulder Exercises

• Seated Overhead Barbell or Dumbbell Press

• Standing Overhead Barbell or Dumbbell Press

• Overhead Machine Press

• Arnold Press

• Barbell Upright Rows

• Dumbbell Upright Rows

• Machine Upright Rows

• Dumbbell Lateral Raises

• Cable Lateral Raises

• Machine Lateral Raises

• Dumbbell Front Raises

• Cable Front Raises

• Machine Front Raises

• Dumbbell Flyes

• Machine Rear Delt Rows Raises or Flyes

(Compound shoulder exercises also target the triceps secondarily.)

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A List Of The Best Quadriceps Exercises

• Barbell Squats

• Dumbbell Squats

• Barbell Front Squats

• Dumbbell Front Squats

• Barbell Split Squats

• Dumbbell Split Squats

• Barbell Lunges

• Dumbbell Lunges

• Barbell Step ups  

• Dumbbell Step-Ups

• Machine Leg Press

• 45 Degree Leg Press

• Machine Squat

• Hack Squat

• Leg Extensions

(Compound quad exercises also target a significant portion of the lower body/posterior chain.)

Straight Leg Deadlifts

A List Of The Best Hamstring Exercises

• Barbell Romanian Deadlifts

• Dumbbell Romanian Deadlifts

• Barbell Straight Leg Deadlifts

• Dumbbell Straight Leg Deadlifts

• Barbell Sumo Deadlifts

• Dumbbell Sumo Deadlifts

• Glute-Ham Raises

• Hyperextensions

• Cable Pull-Throughs

• Good-Mornings

• Leg Curls

(Compound hamstring exercises also target a significant portion of the lower body/posterior chain.)

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A List Of The Best Biceps Exercises

• Standing Barbell Curls

• Dumbbell Curls

• Barbell Preacher Curls

• Dumbbell Preacher Curls

• Seated Dumbbell Curls

• Incline Dumbbell Curls

• Hammer Curls

• Concentration Curls

• Cable Curls

• Outside Grip Cable EZ-Curls (LF Cable)

• Biceps Curl Machine

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A List Of The Best Triceps Exercises

• Dips (on parallel bars, elbows close to body, without forward lean)

• Flat Close Grip Bench Press

• Decline Close Grip Bench Press

• Close Grip Push-Ups

• Laying Barbell Tricep Extensions

• Dumbbell Triceps Extensions

• Skull Crushers

• Overhead Barbell Tricep Extensions

• Cable Press-Downs

• Bench Dips