Abdominals Exercises
149 Free Exercise DB records tag the abdominals as a primary or secondary muscle. Tagged inventory and primary-muscle count are ranked separately.
93 beginner · 43 intermediate · 13 advanced, computed across all tagged exercises.
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Abdominals ranks #7 of 18 by tagged inventory (149) and #3 by primary-muscle count (93). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- Abdominals ranks #7 of 18 by tagged inventory (149) and #3 by primary-muscle count (93). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
- 149 tagged records · 93 primary-field records
- Free Exercise DB (CC0) live extract
Catalog lens
Tagged inventory is not primary-muscle count
According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Abdominals ranks #7 of 18 by tagged inventory (149) and #3 by primary-muscle count (93). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).
Tagged inventory
#7 of 18
149 tagged records. Shoulders leads tagged.
Primary-muscle count
#3 of 15
93 primary-field records. Quadriceps leads primary.
Abdominals vs all muscles by tagged exercise inventory
Where this muscle's Free Exercise DB tagged-record count sits among every muscle with at least one tag (catalog density, not training priority)
149 Top 39% more tagged exercises than 61% of 18 muscles
Muscles, banded by tagged Free Exercise DB record count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more muscles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source Free Exercise DB · 2026-07-10
- 149
- Exercises
- 93
- Beginner-friendly
- 93
- Compound lifts
- 50
- Equipment-free
Abdominals exercises by equipment
According to the open Free Exercise DB datasets, the 149 abdominals tagged records split across equipment types as below - body only leads the listed set, and 50 listed records are labeled body only.
Abdominals movements by equipment
What the Abdominals Exercise Data Reveals
The PlainExercise database catalogues 149 records that tag the abdominals as a primary or secondary muscle. That tagged inventory is not the primary-muscle map: According to the Free Exercise DB corpus on PlainExercise, Abdominals ranks #7 of 18 by tagged inventory (149) and #3 by primary-muscle count (93). Shoulders is #1 of 18 by tagged inventory (335 records) at primary-count #2 (127) ≠ Quadriceps #1 primary (148 records, tagged #4 at 227).. Within the listed set, 93 are tagged beginner, 43 intermediate, 13 advanced, and 0 carry no explicit level classification. Every record is sourced from the public-domain Free Exercise DB.
Context matters: this database tracks exercise taxonomy. "Primary muscle" is a source field, not a claim that a listed movement isolates the abdominals. Compound lifts tagged here may recruit this muscle as a secondary mover. This page is a catalog extract, not medical or personal-training advice.
Beginner (93)
Foundational movements to learn the pattern.
- 3/4 Sit-Upbody only · compound
- Air Bikebody only · compound
- Alternate Heel Touchersbody only · isolation
- Alternating Floor Presskettlebells · compound
- Band Assisted Pull-Upother · compound
- Barbell Side Bendbarbell · isolation
- Bent-Knee Hip Raisebody only · compound
- Bosu Ball Cable Crunch With Side Bendscable · isolation
- Bottoms Upbody only · compound
- Butt-Upsbody only · compound
- Cable Crunchcable · isolation
- Cable Judo Flipcable · compound
- Cable Reverse Crunchcable · isolation
- Cable Russian Twistscable · compound
- Cable Seated Crunchcable · isolation
- Carioca Quick Step
- Catch and Overhead Throwmedicine ball · compound
- Chest Push (multiple response)medicine ball · compound
- Chest Push (single response)medicine ball · compound
- Chest Push from 3 point stancemedicine ball · compound
- Chest Push with Run Releasemedicine ball · compound
- Cocoonsbody only · compound
- Cross-Body Crunchbody only · compound
- Crunch - Hands Overheadbody only · isolation
- Crunch - Legs On Exercise Ballbody only · isolation
- Crunchesbody only · isolation
- Dead Bugbody only · compound
- Decline Oblique Crunchbody only · compound
- Decline Reverse Crunchbody only · compound
- Dumbbell Side Benddumbbell · isolation
- Elbow to Kneebody only · compound
- Exercise Ball Crunchexercise ball · isolation
- Exercise Ball Pull-Inexercise ball · compound
- Flat Bench Leg Pull-Inbody only · compound
- Flat Bench Lying Leg Raisebody only · isolation
- Heavy Bag Thrustother · compound
- Incline Push-Up Mediumbody only · compound
- Incline Push-Up Reverse Gripbody only · compound
- Incline Push-Up Widebody only · compound
- Isometric Wipersbody only · compound
- Jackknife Sit-Upbody only · compound
- Janda Sit-Upbody only · isolation
- Kettlebell Pirate Shipskettlebells · compound
- Knee/Hip Raise On Parallel Barsother · isolation
- Kneeling Arm Drill
- Kneeling Cable Crunch With Alternating Oblique Twistscable · isolation
- Landmine 180'sbarbell · compound
- Leg Pull-Inbody only · compound
- Lower Back Curlbody only
- Medicine Ball Full Twistmedicine ball · compound
- Medicine Ball Scoop Throwmedicine ball · compound
- Middle Back Stretchisolation
- Oblique Crunchesbody only · isolation
- Oblique Crunches - On The Floorbody only · isolation
- One Half Locust
- One-Arm High-Pulley Cable Side Bendscable · isolation
- One-Arm Medicine Ball Slammedicine ball · compound
- Otis-Upother · compound
- Overhead Stretchcompound
- Pallof Presscable · isolation
- Pallof Press With Rotationcable · compound
- Plankbody only · isolation
- Plie Dumbbell Squatdumbbell · compound
- Push Up to Side Plankbody only · compound
- Push-Up Widebody only · compound
- Reverse Crunchbody only · isolation
- Rope Crunchcable · isolation
- Sandbag Loadother · compound
- Scissor Kickbody only · isolation
- Seated Barbell Twistbarbell · isolation
- Seated Flat Bench Leg Pull-Inbody only · compound
- Seated Leg Tucksbody only · isolation
- Seated Overhead Stretchisolation
- Side Bridgebody only
- Side Jackknifebody only · compound
- Sit-Upbody only · isolation
- Sledgehammer Swingsother · compound
- Smith Machine Hip Raisemachine · isolation
- Spell Casterdumbbell · compound
- Spider Crawlbody only · compound
- Standing Cable Liftcable · compound
- Standing Cable Wood Chopcable · compound
- Standing Lateral Stretch
- Standing Rope Crunchcable · isolation
- Stomach Vacuumbody only · isolation
- Supine One-Arm Overhead Throwmedicine ball · compound
- Supine Two-Arm Overhead Throwmedicine ball · compound
- Suspended Reverse Crunchother · isolation
- Toe Touchersbody only · isolation
- Torso Rotationexercise ball
- Tuck Crunchbody only · isolation
- Weighted Crunchesmedicine ball · isolation
- Wind Sprintsbody only · compound
Intermediate (43)
Movements that require basic strength and coordination.
- Ab Crunch Machinemachine · isolation
- Ab Rollerother · compound
- Advanced Kettlebell Windmillkettlebells · isolation
- Barbell Ab Rolloutbarbell · compound
- Barbell Rollout from Benchbarbell · compound
- Body-Upbody only · isolation
- Bodyweight Flyese-z curl bar · isolation
- Clean and Pressbarbell · compound
- Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbellbody only · compound
- Conan's Wheelother · compound
- Crossover Reverse Lunge
- Decline Crunchbody only · isolation
- Double Kettlebell Windmillkettlebells
- Downward Facing Balanceexercise ball · isolation
- Farmer's Walkother · compound
- Frankenstein Squatbarbell · compound
- Frog Sit-Upsbody only · isolation
- Front Squat (Clean Grip)barbell · compound
- Good Morningbarbell · compound
- Good Morning off Pinsbarbell · compound
- Gorilla Chin/Crunchbody only · compound
- Hanging Bar Good Morningbarbell · compound
- Heaving Snatch Balancebarbell · compound
- Jerk Dip Squatbarbell · compound
- Keg Loadother · compound
- Kettlebell Figure 8kettlebells
- Kettlebell Pass Between The Legskettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style)kettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style)kettlebells · compound
- Kettlebell Windmillkettlebells · compound
- Kipping Muscle Upother · compound
- Kneeling Squatbarbell · compound
- Landmine Linear Jammerbarbell · compound
- Log Liftother · compound
- Muscle Upother · compound
- Plate Twistother · compound
- Rickshaw Carryother · compound
- Russian Twistbody only · compound
- See-Saw Press (Alternating Side Press)dumbbell · compound
- Suspended Falloutother · isolation
- Weighted Ball Side Bendexercise ball · isolation
- Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bandsother · isolation
- Yoke Walkother · compound
Advanced (13)
Complex or highly loaded movements for experienced lifters.
- Alternating Renegade Rowkettlebells · compound
- Atlas Stonesother · compound
- Barbell Ab Rollout - On Kneesbarbell · compound
- Bent Presskettlebells · compound
- Clean and Jerkbarbell · compound
- Hang Snatchbarbell · compound
- Hang Snatch - Below Kneesbarbell · compound
- Hanging Leg Raisebody only · isolation
- Hanging Pikebody only · compound
- One-Arm Side Deadliftbarbell · compound
- Overhead Squatbarbell · compound
- Power Jerkbarbell · compound
- Press Sit-Upbarbell · compound
Nationwide muscle groups with similar catalog scale
Two Free Exercise DB peer sets for Abdominals, each excluding this muscle so the neighborhoods are attribute-based, not self-containment (the exercise lists above stay the within-group path).
Similar tagged inventory
Nearest other muscles by primary+secondary tagged records (149 here).
Similar primary-muscle count
Nearest other muscles by exercises where this muscle is the primary field (93 here).