Exercise Dataset Statistics
Coverage statistics for the PlainExercise reference dataset — 873 catalogued exercises across 20 muscle groups and 16 equipment types. Every figure is rendered live from the database; nothing is hardcoded.
- 873
- Exercises
- 20
- Muscle groups
- 16
- Equipment types
- 883
- Variations
- 186
- Workouts
Coverage by muscle group
Exercises tagged to each muscle (primary and secondary involvement). Shoulders leads with 336 movements.
Exercises by muscle group (top 10)
Coverage by equipment
Exercises by primary equipment type. Barbell has the deepest coverage at 170 exercises.
Exercises by equipment (top 10)
Mechanic and difficulty
By mechanic
| compound | 489 | 56% |
| isolation | 297 | 34% |
By difficulty level
| beginner | 523 | 60% |
| intermediate | 293 | 34% |
| expert | 57 | 7% |
Exercises by category
| Category | Exercises | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | 581 | 67% |
| Stretching | 123 | 14% |
| Plyometrics | 61 | 7% |
| Powerlifting | 38 | 4% |
| Olympic weightlifting | 35 | 4% |
| Strongman | 21 | 2% |
| Cardio | 14 | 2% |
Cite this page
These statistics are free to cite and reference with attribution. The figures are rendered live from the PlainExercise database, which is built from open-licensed public datasets.
PlainExercise. "Exercise Dataset Statistics." plainexercise.com/statistics/. Data from Free Exercise DB (CC0) and wger.de (AGPL).