GLUTES
The largest muscle group; extends the hip and powers most lower-body work.
242 exercises · 22 as a primary target

Advanced Kettlebell Windmill
Abdominals
kettlebells · intermediate

Alternate Leg Diagonal Bound
Quadriceps
— · beginner

Alternating Hang Clean
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

Ankle On The Knee
Glutes
— · beginner

Atlas Stone Trainer
Lower Back
other · intermediate

Atlas Stones
Lower Back
other · expert

Axle Deadlift
Lower Back
other · intermediate

Backward Drag
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Ball Leg Curl
Hamstrings
exercise ball · beginner

Band Good Morning
Hamstrings
bands · beginner

Band Good Morning (Pull Through)
Hamstrings
bands · beginner

Barbell Deadlift
Lower Back
barbell · intermediate

Barbell Full Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Barbell Glute Bridge
Glutes
barbell · intermediate

Barbell Hip Thrust
Glutes
barbell · intermediate

Barbell Lunge
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Barbell Rollout from Bench
Abdominals
barbell · intermediate

Barbell Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · beginner

Barbell Squat To A Bench
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Barbell Step Ups
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Barbell Walking Lunge
Quadriceps
barbell · beginner

Bear Crawl Sled Drags
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Bench Jump
Quadriceps
body only · intermediate

Bench Sprint
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Bent Press
Abdominals
kettlebells · expert

Bicycling
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Bicycling, Stationary
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Bodyweight Squat
Quadriceps
body only · beginner

Bodyweight Walking Lunge
Quadriceps
— · beginner

Box Jump (Multiple Response)
Hamstrings
other · beginner

Box Skip
Hamstrings
other · beginner

Box Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Box Squat with Bands
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Box Squat with Chains
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Butt Lift (Bridge)
Glutes
body only · beginner

Cable Deadlifts
Quadriceps
cable · beginner

Car Deadlift
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Carioca Quick Step
Adductors
— · beginner

Chair Squat
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Child's Pose
Lower Back
— · beginner

Circus Bell
Shoulders
other · expert

Clean
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Clean and Jerk
Shoulders
barbell · expert

Clean and Press
Shoulders
barbell · intermediate

Clean Deadlift
Hamstrings
barbell · beginner

Clean from Blocks
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Clean Pull
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Crossover Reverse Lunge
Lower Back
— · intermediate

Dancer's Stretch
Lower Back
— · beginner

Deadlift with Bands
Lower Back
barbell · expert

Deadlift with Chains
Lower Back
barbell · expert

Deficit Deadlift
Lower Back
barbell · intermediate

Depth Jump Leap
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

Double Kettlebell Snatch
Shoulders
kettlebells · expert

Double Kettlebell Windmill
Abdominals
kettlebells · intermediate

Double Leg Butt Kick
Quadriceps
body only · beginner

Downward Facing Balance
Glutes
exercise ball · intermediate

Dumbbell Clean
Hamstrings
dumbbell · intermediate

Dumbbell Lunges
Quadriceps
dumbbell · beginner

Dumbbell Rear Lunge
Quadriceps
dumbbell · intermediate

Dumbbell Seated Box Jump
Quadriceps
dumbbell · intermediate

Dumbbell Squat
Quadriceps
dumbbell · beginner

Dumbbell Squat To A Bench
Quadriceps
dumbbell · intermediate

Dumbbell Step Ups
Quadriceps
dumbbell · intermediate

Elevated Back Lunge
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Elliptical Trainer
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Farmer's Walk
Forearms
other · intermediate

Fast Skipping
Quadriceps
body only · beginner

Floor Glute-Ham Raise
Hamstrings
— · intermediate

Flutter Kicks
Glutes
body only · beginner

Forward Drag with Press
Chest
other · intermediate

Frankenstein Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Freehand Jump Squat
Quadriceps
body only · intermediate

Frog Hops
Quadriceps
— · intermediate

Front Barbell Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Front Barbell Squat To A Bench
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Front Box Jump
Hamstrings
other · beginner

Front Cone Hops (or hurdle hops)
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Front Squat (Clean Grip)
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Front Squats With Two Kettlebells
Quadriceps
kettlebells · intermediate

Glute Ham Raise
Hamstrings
machine · intermediate

Glute Kickback
Glutes
body only · beginner

Goblet Squat
Quadriceps
kettlebells · beginner

Good Morning
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Good Morning off Pins
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Hack Squat
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Hang Clean
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Hang Clean - Below the Knees
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Hang Snatch
Hamstrings
barbell · expert

Hang Snatch - Below Knees
Hamstrings
barbell · expert

Hanging Bar Good Morning
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Heaving Snatch Balance
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Hip Extension with Bands
Glutes
bands · beginner

Hip Lift with Band
Glutes
bands · beginner

Hug A Ball
Lower Back
exercise ball · beginner

Hug Knees To Chest
Lower Back
— · beginner

Hurdle Hops
Hamstrings
other · beginner

Hyperextensions (Back Extensions)
Lower Back
other · beginner

Hyperextensions With No Hyperextension Bench
Lower Back
body only · intermediate

Iron Cross
Shoulders
dumbbell · intermediate

Jefferson Squats
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Jerk Balance
Shoulders
barbell · intermediate

Jogging, Treadmill
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Keg Load
Lower Back
other · intermediate

Kettlebell Dead Clean
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

Kettlebell Hang Clean
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

Kettlebell One-Legged Deadlift
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

Kettlebell Pass Between The Legs
Abdominals
kettlebells · intermediate

Kettlebell Pistol Squat
Quadriceps
kettlebells · expert

Kettlebell Sumo High Pull
Traps
kettlebells · intermediate

Kettlebell Windmill
Abdominals
kettlebells · intermediate

Knee Across The Body
Glutes
— · beginner

Knee Tuck Jump
Hamstrings
body only · beginner

Kneeling Jump Squat
Glutes
barbell · expert

Kneeling Squat
Glutes
barbell · intermediate

Landmine 180's
Abdominals
barbell · beginner

Lateral Bound
Adductors
body only · beginner

Lateral Box Jump
Adductors
other · beginner

Lateral Cone Hops
Adductors
other · beginner

Leg Lift
Glutes
body only · beginner

Leg Press
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Leverage Deadlift
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Linear Acceleration Wall Drill
Hamstrings
— · beginner

Linear Depth Jump
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Log Lift
Shoulders
other · intermediate

Lunge Pass Through
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

Lunge Sprint
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Lying Glute
Glutes
body only · expert

Lying Machine Squat
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Muscle Snatch
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Narrow Stance Hack Squats
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Narrow Stance Leg Press
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Narrow Stance Squats
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Natural Glute Ham Raise
Hamstrings
body only · intermediate

Olympic Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

One Knee To Chest
Glutes
— · beginner

One Leg Barbell Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

One-Arm Kettlebell Clean
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch
Shoulders
kettlebells · expert

One-Arm Kettlebell Split Jerk
Shoulders
kettlebells · intermediate

One-Arm Kettlebell Swings
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean
Hamstrings
kettlebells · intermediate

One-Arm Overhead Kettlebell Squats
Quadriceps
kettlebells · expert

One-Arm Side Deadlift
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

One-Legged Cable Kickback
Glutes
cable · intermediate

Open Palm Kettlebell Clean
Hamstrings
kettlebells · expert

Overhead Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Physioball Hip Bridge
Glutes
exercise ball · beginner

Piriformis-SMR
Glutes
foam roll · intermediate

Platform Hamstring Slides
Hamstrings
other · beginner

Plie Dumbbell Squat
Quadriceps
dumbbell · beginner

Power Clean
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Power Jerk
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Power Snatch
Hamstrings
barbell · expert

Power Snatch from Blocks
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Power Stairs
Hamstrings
other · intermediate

Prowler Sprint
Hamstrings
other · beginner

Pull Through
Glutes
cable · beginner

Rack Pull with Bands
Lower Back
barbell · intermediate

Rack Pulls
Lower Back
barbell · intermediate

Recumbent Bike
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Reverse Band Box Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Reverse Band Deadlift
Lower Back
barbell · expert

Reverse Band Power Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift
Hamstrings
barbell · expert

Reverse Hyperextension
Hamstrings
machine · intermediate

Rickshaw Carry
Forearms
other · intermediate

Rickshaw Deadlift
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Romanian Deadlift
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Romanian Deadlift from Deficit
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Rowing, Stationary
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Running, Treadmill
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Sandbag Load
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Scissors Jump
Quadriceps
body only · beginner

Seated Glute
Glutes
body only · expert

Seated Good Mornings
Lower Back
barbell · intermediate

Side Standing Long Jump
Quadriceps
— · beginner

Single Leg Glute Bridge
Glutes
body only · beginner

Single-Cone Sprint Drill
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Single-Leg High Box Squat
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Sit Squats
Quadriceps
— · beginner

Skating
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Sled Drag - Harness
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Sled Push
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Smith Machine Hang Power Clean
Hamstrings
machine · intermediate

Smith Machine Leg Press
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Smith Machine Pistol Squat
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Smith Machine Squat
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Smith Machine Stiff-Legged Deadlift
Hamstrings
machine · beginner

Smith Single-Leg Split Squat
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Snatch
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Snatch Balance
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Snatch Deadlift
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Snatch from Blocks
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Snatch Pull
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Speed Box Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Speed Squats
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Spell Caster
Abdominals
dumbbell · beginner

Split Clean
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Split Jerk
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Split Jump
Quadriceps
body only · beginner

Split Snatch
Hamstrings
barbell · expert

Split Squat with Dumbbells
Quadriceps
dumbbell · beginner

Split Squats
Hamstrings
— · intermediate

Squat Jerk
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Squat with Bands
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Squat with Chains
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Squat with Plate Movers
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Squats - With Bands
Quadriceps
bands · beginner

Stairmaster
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Standing Long Jump
Quadriceps
body only · beginner

Standing Pelvic Tilt
Lower Back
— · beginner

Star Jump
Quadriceps
body only · beginner

Step Mill
Quadriceps
machine · intermediate

Step-up with Knee Raise
Glutes
body only · beginner

Stiff Leg Barbell Good Morning
Lower Back
barbell · beginner

Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift
Hamstrings
dumbbell · beginner

Sumo Deadlift
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Sumo Deadlift with Bands
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Sumo Deadlift with Chains
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Superman
Lower Back
body only · beginner

Suspended Split Squat
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Thigh Abductor
Abductors
machine · beginner

Thigh Adductor
Adductors
machine · beginner

Tire Flip
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Trail Running/Walking
Quadriceps
— · beginner

Trap Bar Deadlift
Quadriceps
other · beginner

Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean
Shoulders
kettlebells · intermediate

Vertical Swing
Hamstrings
dumbbell · beginner

Walking, Treadmill
Quadriceps
machine · beginner

Weighted Ball Hyperextension
Lower Back
exercise ball · intermediate

Weighted Jump Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Weighted Sissy Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · expert

Weighted Squat
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Wide Stance Barbell Squat
Quadriceps
barbell · intermediate

Wide Stance Stiff Legs
Hamstrings
barbell · intermediate

Windmills
Abductors
— · intermediate

World's Greatest Stretch
Hamstrings
— · intermediate

Yoke Walk
Quadriceps
other · intermediate

Zercher Squats
Quadriceps
barbell · expert