Browse by Equipment

Strength training comes down to a surprisingly small set of tools. The movements here are sorted across the 15 equipment families catalogued in the open-source free-exercise database, barbell, dumbbell, cable, machine, kettlebell, resistance bands, medicine ball, and pure body weight among them. Each profile shows its exercise count up front, so you can judge how far one purchase actually goes: a single pair of adjustable dumbbells unlocks dozens of movements across all the major muscle groups, while a fixed machine often covers just two or three. That gap is the whole point of organizing by equipment. Use it to outfit a home gym without overbuying, or to swap in a same-muscle alternative the day your usual rack is taken, the Home Exercise Essentials guide is the place to start if you're building a space from scratch. Equipment data comes from the open wger free-exercise database; our methodology page documents how the 8 core equipment families are mapped.

Barbell
170 exercises
Dumbbell
123 exercises
Other
122 exercises
Body Only
111 exercises
Cable
81 exercises
Machine
67 exercises
Kettlebells
53 exercises
Bands
20 exercises
Medicine Ball
17 exercises
Exercise Ball
12 exercises
Foam Roll
11 exercises
none (bodyweight exercise)
2 exercises
E Z Curl Bar
0 exercises
Kettlebell
0 exercises
Pull-up bar
0 exercises