WorkoutX

Barbell Exercises

177 exercises — The barbell is the foundation of serious strength training because it lets you load more weight than any other tool and progress in small, steady increments. This collection covers every barbell exercise in the WorkoutX library — the big compound lifts that build full-body strength (back squats, deadlifts, bench presses, overhead presses, and bent-over rows) plus accessory work like curls, lunges, hip thrusts, and calf raises. EZ-bar variations are included for arm training that's easier on the wrists. Each exercise comes with a looping animated GIF so you can groove the bar path and bracing before you add plates. Open any movement for the primary and secondary muscles, the equipment, and step-by-step instructions. Whether you're chasing a bigger total or building muscle, start here. The same barbell-exercise data and GIFs are available via the WorkoutX API.

By muscleChest Back Shoulder Bicep Tricep Ab & Core Glute Leg Calf Forearm

By equipmentDumbbell Barbell Cable Bodyweight Kettlebell Resistance Band

Barbell Alternate Biceps Curl animated GIF

Barbell Alternate Biceps Curl

Barbell Bench Front Squat animated GIF

Barbell Bench Front Squat

Barbell Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Bench Press

Barbell Bench Squat animated GIF

Barbell Bench Squat

Barbell Bent Arm Pullover animated GIF

Barbell Bent Arm Pullover

Barbell Bent Over Row animated GIF

Barbell Bent Over Row

Barbell Biceps Curl (with Arm Blaster) animated GIF

Barbell Biceps Curl (with Arm Blaster)

Barbell Clean And Press animated GIF

Barbell Clean And Press

Barbell Clean-grip Front Squat animated GIF

Barbell Clean-grip Front Squat

Barbell Close-grip Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Close-grip Bench Press

Barbell Curl animated GIF

Barbell Curl

Barbell Deadlift animated GIF

Barbell Deadlift

Barbell Decline Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Decline Bench Press

Barbell Decline Bent Arm Pullover animated GIF

Barbell Decline Bent Arm Pullover

Barbell Decline Close Grip To Skull Press animated GIF

Barbell Decline Close Grip To Skull Press

Barbell Decline Pullover animated GIF

Barbell Decline Pullover

Barbell Decline Wide-grip Press animated GIF

Barbell Decline Wide-grip Press

Barbell Decline Wide-grip Pullover animated GIF

Barbell Decline Wide-grip Pullover

Barbell Drag Curl animated GIF

Barbell Drag Curl

Barbell Floor Calf Raise animated GIF

Barbell Floor Calf Raise

Barbell Front Chest Squat animated GIF

Barbell Front Chest Squat

Barbell Front Raise animated GIF

Barbell Front Raise

Barbell Front Raise And Pullover animated GIF

Barbell Front Raise And Pullover

Barbell Front Squat animated GIF

Barbell Front Squat

Barbell Full Squat animated GIF

Barbell Full Squat

Barbell Full Squat (back Pov) animated GIF

Barbell Full Squat (back Pov)

Barbell Full Squat (side Pov) animated GIF

Barbell Full Squat (side Pov)

Barbell Full Zercher Squat animated GIF

Barbell Full Zercher Squat

Barbell Glute Bridge animated GIF

Barbell Glute Bridge

Barbell Glute Bridge Two Legs On Bench (male) animated GIF

Barbell Glute Bridge Two Legs On Bench (male)

Barbell Good Morning animated GIF

Barbell Good Morning

Barbell Guillotine Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Guillotine Bench Press

Barbell Hack Squat animated GIF

Barbell Hack Squat

Barbell High Bar Squat animated GIF

Barbell High Bar Squat

Barbell Incline Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Incline Bench Press

Barbell Incline Close Grip Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Incline Close Grip Bench Press

Barbell Incline Reverse-grip Press animated GIF

Barbell Incline Reverse-grip Press

Barbell Incline Row animated GIF

Barbell Incline Row

Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise animated GIF

Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise

Barbell Jefferson Squat animated GIF

Barbell Jefferson Squat

Barbell Jm Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Jm Bench Press

Barbell Jump Squat animated GIF

Barbell Jump Squat

Barbell Lateral Lunge animated GIF

Barbell Lateral Lunge

Barbell Low Bar Squat animated GIF

Barbell Low Bar Squat

Barbell Lunge animated GIF

Barbell Lunge

Barbell Lying Back Of The Head Tricep Extension animated GIF

Barbell Lying Back Of The Head Tricep Extension

Barbell Lying Close-grip Press animated GIF

Barbell Lying Close-grip Press

Barbell Lying Close-grip Triceps Extension animated GIF

Barbell Lying Close-grip Triceps Extension

Barbell Lying Extension animated GIF

Barbell Lying Extension

Barbell Lying Lifting (on Hip) animated GIF

Barbell Lying Lifting (on Hip)

Barbell Lying Preacher Curl animated GIF

Barbell Lying Preacher Curl

Barbell Lying Triceps Extension animated GIF

Barbell Lying Triceps Extension

Barbell Lying Triceps Extension Skull Crusher animated GIF

Barbell Lying Triceps Extension Skull Crusher

Barbell Narrow Stance Squat animated GIF

Barbell Narrow Stance Squat

Barbell One Arm Bent Over Row animated GIF

Barbell One Arm Bent Over Row

Barbell One Arm Floor Press animated GIF

Barbell One Arm Floor Press

Barbell One Arm Side Deadlift animated GIF

Barbell One Arm Side Deadlift

Barbell One Arm Snatch animated GIF

Barbell One Arm Snatch

Barbell One Leg Squat animated GIF

Barbell One Leg Squat

Barbell Overhead Squat animated GIF

Barbell Overhead Squat

Barbell Palms Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench animated GIF

Barbell Palms Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench

Barbell Palms Up Wrist Curl Over A Bench animated GIF

Barbell Palms Up Wrist Curl Over A Bench

Barbell Pendlay Row animated GIF

Barbell Pendlay Row

Barbell Pin Presses animated GIF

Barbell Pin Presses

Barbell Preacher Curl animated GIF

Barbell Preacher Curl

Barbell Press Sit-up animated GIF

Barbell Press Sit-up

Barbell Prone Incline Curl animated GIF

Barbell Prone Incline Curl

Barbell Pullover animated GIF

Barbell Pullover

Barbell Pullover To Press animated GIF

Barbell Pullover To Press

Barbell Rack Pull animated GIF

Barbell Rack Pull

Barbell Rear Delt Raise animated GIF

Barbell Rear Delt Raise

Barbell Rear Delt Row animated GIF

Barbell Rear Delt Row

Barbell Rear Lunge animated GIF

Barbell Rear Lunge

Barbell Rear Lunge V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Rear Lunge V. 2

Barbell Reverse Close-grip Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Close-grip Bench Press

Barbell Reverse Curl animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Curl

Barbell Reverse Grip Bent Over Row animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Grip Bent Over Row

Barbell Reverse Grip Decline Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Grip Decline Bench Press

Barbell Reverse Grip Incline Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Grip Incline Bench Press

Barbell Reverse Grip Incline Bench Row animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Grip Incline Bench Row

Barbell Reverse Grip Skullcrusher animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Grip Skullcrusher

Barbell Reverse Preacher Curl animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Preacher Curl

Barbell Reverse Wrist Curl animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Wrist Curl

Barbell Reverse Wrist Curl V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Reverse Wrist Curl V. 2

Barbell Rollerout animated GIF

Barbell Rollerout

Barbell Rollerout From Bench animated GIF

Barbell Rollerout From Bench

Barbell Romanian Deadlift animated GIF

Barbell Romanian Deadlift

Barbell Seated Behind Head Military Press animated GIF

Barbell Seated Behind Head Military Press

Barbell Seated Bradford Rocky Press animated GIF

Barbell Seated Bradford Rocky Press

Barbell Seated Calf Raise animated GIF

Barbell Seated Calf Raise

Barbell Seated Close Grip Behind Neck Triceps Extension animated GIF

Barbell Seated Close Grip Behind Neck Triceps Extension

Barbell Seated Close-grip Concentration Curl animated GIF

Barbell Seated Close-grip Concentration Curl

Barbell Seated Good Morning animated GIF

Barbell Seated Good Morning

Barbell Seated Overhead Press animated GIF

Barbell Seated Overhead Press

Barbell Seated Overhead Triceps Extension animated GIF

Barbell Seated Overhead Triceps Extension

Barbell Seated Twist animated GIF

Barbell Seated Twist

Barbell Shrug animated GIF

Barbell Shrug

Barbell Side Bent V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Side Bent V. 2

Barbell Side Split Squat animated GIF

Barbell Side Split Squat

Barbell Side Split Squat V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Side Split Squat V. 2

Barbell Single Leg Deadlift animated GIF

Barbell Single Leg Deadlift

Barbell Single Leg Split Squat animated GIF

Barbell Single Leg Split Squat

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise animated GIF

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise (female) animated GIF

Barbell Sitted Alternate Leg Raise (female)

Barbell Skier animated GIF

Barbell Skier

Barbell Speed Squat animated GIF

Barbell Speed Squat

Barbell Split Squat V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Split Squat V. 2

Barbell Squat (on Knees) animated GIF

Barbell Squat (on Knees)

Barbell Squat Jump Step Rear Lunge animated GIF

Barbell Squat Jump Step Rear Lunge

Barbell Standing Ab Rollerout animated GIF

Barbell Standing Ab Rollerout

Barbell Standing Back Wrist Curl animated GIF

Barbell Standing Back Wrist Curl

Barbell Standing Bradford Press animated GIF

Barbell Standing Bradford Press

Barbell Standing Calf Raise animated GIF

Barbell Standing Calf Raise

Barbell Standing Close Grip Curl animated GIF

Barbell Standing Close Grip Curl

Barbell Standing Close Grip Military Press animated GIF

Barbell Standing Close Grip Military Press

Barbell Standing Concentration Curl animated GIF

Barbell Standing Concentration Curl

Barbell Standing Front Raise Over Head animated GIF

Barbell Standing Front Raise Over Head

Barbell Standing Leg Calf Raise animated GIF

Barbell Standing Leg Calf Raise

Barbell Standing Overhead Triceps Extension animated GIF

Barbell Standing Overhead Triceps Extension

Barbell Standing Reverse Grip Curl animated GIF

Barbell Standing Reverse Grip Curl

Barbell Standing Rocking Leg Calf Raise animated GIF

Barbell Standing Rocking Leg Calf Raise

Barbell Standing Twist animated GIF

Barbell Standing Twist

Barbell Standing Wide Grip Biceps Curl animated GIF

Barbell Standing Wide Grip Biceps Curl

Barbell Standing Wide Military Press animated GIF

Barbell Standing Wide Military Press

Barbell Standing Wide-grip Curl animated GIF

Barbell Standing Wide-grip Curl

Barbell Step-up animated GIF

Barbell Step-up

Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning animated GIF

Barbell Stiff Leg Good Morning

Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift animated GIF

Barbell Straight Leg Deadlift

Barbell Sumo Deadlift animated GIF

Barbell Sumo Deadlift

Barbell Thruster animated GIF

Barbell Thruster

Barbell Upright Row animated GIF

Barbell Upright Row

Barbell Upright Row V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Upright Row V. 2

Barbell Upright Row V. 3 animated GIF

Barbell Upright Row V. 3

Barbell Wide Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Wide Bench Press

Barbell Wide Reverse Grip Bench Press animated GIF

Barbell Wide Reverse Grip Bench Press

Barbell Wide Squat animated GIF

Barbell Wide Squat

Barbell Wide-grip Upright Row animated GIF

Barbell Wide-grip Upright Row

Barbell Wrist Curl animated GIF

Barbell Wrist Curl

Barbell Wrist Curl V. 2 animated GIF

Barbell Wrist Curl V. 2

Barbell Zercher Squat animated GIF

Barbell Zercher Squat

Cambered Bar Lying Row animated GIF

Cambered Bar Lying Row

Ez Bar French Press On Exercise Ball animated GIF

Ez Bar French Press On Exercise Ball

Ez Bar Lying Bent Arms Pullover animated GIF

Ez Bar Lying Bent Arms Pullover

Ez Bar Lying Close Grip Triceps Extension Behind Head animated GIF

Ez Bar Lying Close Grip Triceps Extension Behind Head

Ez Bar Reverse Grip Bent Over Row animated GIF

Ez Bar Reverse Grip Bent Over Row

Ez Bar Seated Close Grip Concentration Curl animated GIF

Ez Bar Seated Close Grip Concentration Curl

Ez Bar Standing French Press animated GIF

Ez Bar Standing French Press

Ez Barbell Anti Gravity Press animated GIF

Ez Barbell Anti Gravity Press

Ez Barbell Close Grip Preacher Curl animated GIF

Ez Barbell Close Grip Preacher Curl

Ez Barbell Close-grip Curl animated GIF

Ez Barbell Close-grip Curl

Ez Barbell Curl animated GIF

Ez Barbell Curl

Ez Barbell Decline Close Grip Face Press animated GIF

Ez Barbell Decline Close Grip Face Press

Ez Barbell Decline Triceps Extension animated GIF

Ez Barbell Decline Triceps Extension

Ez Barbell Incline Triceps Extension animated GIF

Ez Barbell Incline Triceps Extension

Ez Barbell Jm Bench Press animated GIF

Ez Barbell Jm Bench Press

Ez Barbell Reverse Grip Curl animated GIF

Ez Barbell Reverse Grip Curl

Ez Barbell Reverse Grip Preacher Curl animated GIF

Ez Barbell Reverse Grip Preacher Curl

Ez Barbell Seated Curls animated GIF

Ez Barbell Seated Curls

Ez Barbell Seated Triceps Extension animated GIF

Ez Barbell Seated Triceps Extension

Ez Barbell Spider Curl animated GIF

Ez Barbell Spider Curl

Ez-bar Biceps Curl (with Arm Blaster) animated GIF

Ez-bar Biceps Curl (with Arm Blaster)

Ez-bar Close-grip Bench Press animated GIF

Ez-bar Close-grip Bench Press

Ez-barbell Standing Wide Grip Biceps Curl animated GIF

Ez-barbell Standing Wide Grip Biceps Curl

Finger Curls animated GIF

Finger Curls

Floor Fly (with Barbell) animated GIF

Floor Fly (with Barbell)

Frankenstein Squat animated GIF

Frankenstein Squat

Kneeling Jump Squat animated GIF

Kneeling Jump Squat

Landmine 180 animated GIF

Landmine 180

Landmine Lateral Raise animated GIF

Landmine Lateral Raise

Lever Bent Over Row animated GIF

Lever Bent Over Row

Lever One Arm Bent Over Row animated GIF

Lever One Arm Bent Over Row

Olympic Barbell Hammer Curl animated GIF

Olympic Barbell Hammer Curl

Olympic Barbell Triceps Extension animated GIF

Olympic Barbell Triceps Extension

Power Clean animated GIF

Power Clean

Snatch Pull animated GIF

Snatch Pull

Squat Jerk animated GIF

Squat Jerk

Standing Behind Neck Press animated GIF

Standing Behind Neck Press

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the main barbell exercises?

The core barbell lifts are the back squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead press, and bent-over row. Together they train nearly every muscle and form the basis of most strength programs.

Are barbell exercises good for beginners?

Yes, with attention to form. Barbells allow precise, gradual loading, which makes progression simple. Start light, use the GIFs to learn the movement, and add weight slowly.

Barbell vs dumbbell — which should I use?

Barbells let you lift the most total weight and progress easily; dumbbells offer a longer range and correct imbalances. Most effective programs combine both.

Do these barbell exercises include GIFs?

Every barbell exercise here has a looping GIF animation and step-by-step instructions so you can dial in the bar path and setup.

Building a fitness app?

Get all 177 barbell exercises — names, muscles, equipment and hosted GIF URLs — straight from the WorkoutX API. One REST endpoint, no RapidAPI middleware.

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