Exercises
Intermediate exercises
Moves graded medium: more load, range, speed or balance than the basics. Each one links to an easier and a harder option.
Intermediate exercises 391
3D demo90/90 hip lift-offIntermediate · No equipment
3D demo90/90 switchIntermediate · No equipment
3D demoAlternating bent-over kettlebell rowIntermediate · A kettlebell
3D demoAlternating cable shoulder pressIntermediate · A cable machine
3D demoAlternating dumbbell curlIntermediate · A dumbbell
3D demoAlternating hammer curlIntermediate · A dumbbell
3D demoAlternating incline dumbbell curlIntermediate · A dumbbell + A bench or box
3D demoAlternating kettlebell pressIntermediate · A kettlebell
3D demoBack extension off a flat benchIntermediate · A bench or box
3D demoBack extension on a 45-degree benchIntermediate · A bench or box
3D demoBackward sled dragIntermediate · A sled
3D demoBand overhead triceps extensionIntermediate · A band- Band pull-apart · Intermediate
- Band upright row · Intermediate
- Bar hang · Intermediate
- Barbell bench press · Intermediate
- Barbell box squat · Intermediate
- Barbell curl · Intermediate
- Barbell floor press · Intermediate
- Barbell glute bridge · Intermediate
- Barbell good morning · Intermediate
- Barbell hack squat · Intermediate
- Barbell hip thrust · Intermediate
- Barbell lunge · Intermediate
- Barbell Romanian deadlift · Intermediate
- Barbell side split squat · Intermediate
- Barbell step-up · Intermediate
- Bear Crawl · Intermediate
- Bent-over cable rear raise · Intermediate
- Bent-over dumbbell row, palms in · Intermediate
- Bent-over reverse fly · Intermediate
- Bent-over two-dumbbell row · Intermediate
- Bent-over two-kettlebell row · Intermediate
- Bicycle crunch · Intermediate
- Bodyweight get-up · Intermediate
- Box drop landing · Intermediate
- Box jump · Intermediate
- Box push-off jump · Intermediate
- Cable fly · Intermediate
- Cable incline overhead extension · Intermediate
- Cable lying triceps extension · Intermediate
- Cable press and rotation · Intermediate
- Cable reverse crunch · Intermediate
- Cable upright row · Intermediate
- Calf press on the leg press · Intermediate
- Captain's chair knee raise · Intermediate
- Chest dip (forward lean) · Intermediate
- Chin tuck with head lift · Intermediate
- Clean deadlift · Intermediate
- Clean pull · Intermediate
- Close-grip barbell bench press · Intermediate
- Close-grip barbell curl · Intermediate
- Close-grip EZ-bar curl · Intermediate
- Close-grip EZ-bar curl with a band · Intermediate
- Close-grip push-up (close triceps position) · Intermediate
- Cossack squat · Intermediate
- Crab Reach · Intermediate
- Crab Walk · Intermediate
- Cuban rotation · Intermediate
- Decline barbell bench press · Intermediate
- Decline crunch · Intermediate
- Decline dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- Decline dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- Decline dumbbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Decline EZ-bar triceps extension · Intermediate
- Decline oblique crunch · Intermediate
- Decline reverse crunch · Intermediate
- Deep squat hold · Intermediate
- Diamond push-up · Intermediate
- Donkey calf raise · Intermediate
- Double kettlebell front squat · Intermediate
- Double kettlebell military press · Intermediate
- Double kettlebell push press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell clean · Intermediate
- Dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- Dumbbell goblet squat · Intermediate
- Dumbbell lunge · Intermediate
- Dumbbell preacher curl · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Dumbbell reverse curl · Intermediate
- Dumbbell reverse lunge · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Romanian deadlift · Intermediate
- Dumbbell side bend · Intermediate
- Dumbbell skull crusher (lying triceps extension) · Intermediate
- Dumbbell squat · Intermediate
- Dumbbell step-up · Intermediate
- Dumbbell upright row · Intermediate
- Eccentric heel drop · Intermediate
- EZ-bar curl · Intermediate
- EZ-bar skull crusher · Intermediate
- Face pull · Intermediate
- Flat-bench cable fly · Intermediate
- Forearm plank · Intermediate
- Forward cone hops · Intermediate
- Front squat to a bench · Intermediate
- Hanging knee raise · Intermediate
- Heaving snatch balance · Intermediate
- Heel-elevated deep squat (slant board squat) · Intermediate
- Hollow body hold · Intermediate
- Inchworm walkout · Intermediate
- Incline barbell bench press · Intermediate
- Incline barbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Incline bench pull (45-degree incline row) · Intermediate
- Incline cable fly · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell curl · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell fly with a twist · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell press · Intermediate
- Incline hammer curl · Intermediate
- Incline reverse fly with external rotation · Intermediate
- Inverted row · Intermediate
- Janda sit-up · Intermediate
- Jump squat · Intermediate
- Kettlebell clean · Intermediate
- Kettlebell seesaw press · Intermediate
- Kettlebell swing · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Windmill · Intermediate
- Kneeling cable crunch · Intermediate
- Kneeling cable crunch with a twist · Intermediate
- Lateral cone hops · Intermediate
- Leg pull-in · Intermediate
- Low-to-high cable fly · Intermediate
- Lying barbell extension behind the head · Intermediate
- Lying cable rope extension · Intermediate
- Lying dumbbell extension, palms down · Intermediate
- Lying one-arm overhead throw · Intermediate
- Lying two-hand overhead throw · Intermediate
- Medicine-ball slam · Intermediate
- Mountain climbers · Intermediate
- Muscle snatch · Intermediate
- Negative pull-up · Intermediate
- Neutral-grip dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- Neutral-grip incline dumbbell press · Intermediate
- One-arm cable crossover · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell preacher curl · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell shoulder press · Intermediate
- One-arm kettlebell push press · Intermediate
- One-arm lying extension, palm down · Intermediate
- One-arm lying extension, palm up · Intermediate
- One-arm medicine-ball slam · Intermediate
- One-arm overhead cable extension · Intermediate
- One-arm overhead dumbbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Overhead cable triceps extension · Intermediate
- Overhead carry (waiter's walk) · Intermediate
- Pallof press · Intermediate
- Patrick step-down · Intermediate
- Pike push-up · Intermediate
- Plié dumbbell squat (sumo squat) · Intermediate
- Pogo hops · Intermediate
- Poliquin step-up · Intermediate
- Preacher curl · Intermediate
- Preacher hammer curl · Intermediate
- Push press · Intermediate
- Push-up · Intermediate
- Rear-foot-elevated split squat (Bulgarian split squat) · Intermediate
- Reverse barbell curl · Intermediate
- Reverse cable curl · Intermediate
- Reverse crunch · Intermediate
- Reverse lunge · Intermediate
- Reverse preacher curl · Intermediate
- Reverse-grip bench press · Intermediate
- Ring push-up · Intermediate
- Ring support hold · Intermediate
- Rocking standing calf raise · Intermediate
- Rucking (loaded walking) · Intermediate
- Russian twist with a weight · Intermediate
- Scapular pull-up · Intermediate
- Seated barbell shoulder press · Intermediate
- Seated bent-over rear delt raise · Intermediate
- Seated cable crunch · Intermediate
- Seated dumbbell shoulder press · Intermediate
- Seated kettlebell press · Intermediate
- Seated one-arm overhead extension · Intermediate
- Seated two-hand overhead extension · Intermediate
- Segmental Roll Down · Intermediate
- Side plank · Intermediate
- Side-to-side box push-off · Intermediate
- Single Leg Reach Matrix · Intermediate
- Single-leg calf raise from a step · Intermediate
- Single-leg glute bridge · Intermediate
- Single-leg high box squat · Intermediate
- Single-leg hop and stick · Intermediate
- Single-leg kettlebell deadlift · Intermediate
- Single-leg tibialis raise · Intermediate
- Sit-up (3/4 sit-up) · Intermediate
- Sled Push · Intermediate
- Slider hamstring curl · Intermediate
- Smith machine bent-over row · Intermediate
- Smith machine calf raise · Intermediate
- Smith machine split squat · Intermediate
- Smith machine squat · Intermediate
- Smith machine upright row · Intermediate
- Snatch balance · Intermediate
- Snatch pull · Intermediate
- Split jump (same-leg landing) · Intermediate
- Split squat · Intermediate
- Split squat with dumbbells · Intermediate
- Stair climbing · Intermediate
- Standing alternating dumbbell press · Intermediate
- Standing barbell calf raise · Intermediate
- Standing broad jump with stuck landing · Intermediate
- Standing cable chest press · Intermediate
- Standing cable reverse fly · Intermediate
- Standing cable shoulder press · Intermediate
- Standing calf raise (machine) · Intermediate
- Standing dumbbell calf raise · Intermediate
- Standing one-arm cable row (shotgun row) · Intermediate
- Standing one-arm palm-in press · Intermediate
- Standing overhead barbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Standing overhead dumbbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Standing overhead press · Intermediate
- Standing palms-in dumbbell press · Intermediate
- Step-up with knee raise · Intermediate
- Stiff-legged dumbbell deadlift · Intermediate
- Suitcase carry · Intermediate
- Supported single-arm dumbbell row · Intermediate
- Suspension trainer fallout · Intermediate
- Trap bar (hex bar) deadlift · Intermediate
- Treadmill jogging · Intermediate
- Treadmill running · Intermediate
- Tuck jump · Intermediate
- Tuck L-sit · Intermediate
- Two-hand overhead throw · Intermediate
- Upright barbell row · Intermediate
- Walking lunge · Intermediate
- Weighted crunch · Intermediate
- Wide push-up · Intermediate
- Wide-grip barbell curl · Intermediate
- Wide-grip bench press · Intermediate
- Wide-grip decline bench press · Intermediate
- World's Greatest Stretch · Intermediate
- Advanced Kettlebell Windmill · Intermediate
- Arnold Dumbbell Press · Intermediate
- Around The Worlds · Intermediate
- Axle Deadlift · Intermediate
- Barbell Ab Rollout · Intermediate
- Barbell Guillotine Bench Press · Intermediate
- Barbell Shoulder Press · Intermediate
- Bench Press - Powerlifting · Intermediate
- Bent Over Two-Arm Long Bar Row · Intermediate
- Bent-Arm Barbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Body-Up · Intermediate
- Calf Raise On A Dumbbell · Intermediate
- Car Deadlift · Intermediate
- Chain Handle Extension · Intermediate
- Chain Press · Intermediate
- Clean and Press · Intermediate
- Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell · Intermediate
- Cuban Press · Intermediate
- Decline Close-Grip Bench To Skull Crusher · Intermediate
- Double Kettlebell Windmill · Intermediate
- Drag Curl · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Floor Press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Lying Pronation · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Lying Rear Lateral Raise · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Lying Supination · Intermediate
- Dumbbell One-Arm Upright Row · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Prone Incline Curl · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Shoulder Press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Squat To A Bench · Intermediate
- Elevated Cable Rows · Intermediate
- Elliptical Trainer · Intermediate
- Floor Press with Chains · Intermediate
- Frog Sit-Ups · Intermediate
- Front Squat (Clean Grip) · Intermediate
- Gironda Sternum Chins · Intermediate
- Good Morning off Pins · Intermediate
- Gorilla Chin/Crunch · Intermediate
- Hanging Bar Good Morning · Intermediate
- High Cable Curls · Intermediate
- Jerk Balance · Intermediate
- Jerk Dip Squat · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Arnold Press · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Dead Clean · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Hang Clean · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Sumo High Pull · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Thruster · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style) · Intermediate
- Kneeling Squat · Intermediate
- Landmine Linear Jammer · Intermediate
- Leg-Over Floor Press · Intermediate
- Linear Depth Jump · Intermediate
- Lying Cable Curl · Intermediate
- Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin · Intermediate
- Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension · Intermediate
- Lying One-Arm Lateral Raise · Intermediate
- Lying Rear Delt Raise · Intermediate
- Lying Triceps Press · Intermediate
- Middle Back Shrug · Intermediate
- Natural Glute Ham Raise · Intermediate
- Neck Press · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Clean · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Clean and Jerk · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Military Press To The Side · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Para Press · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Split Jerk · Intermediate
- One-Legged Cable Kickback · Intermediate
- Overhead Cable Curl · Intermediate
- Pin Presses · Intermediate
- Push Press - Behind the Neck · Intermediate
- Rack Delivery · Intermediate
- Reverse Band Bench Press · Intermediate
- Reverse Band Box Squat · Intermediate
- Rickshaw Carry · Intermediate
- Rickshaw Deadlift · Intermediate
- Ring Dips · Intermediate
- Rocky Pull-Ups/Pulldowns · Intermediate
- Seated Good Mornings · Intermediate
- Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl · Intermediate
- See-Saw Press (Alternating Side Press) · Intermediate
- Side To Side Chins · Intermediate
- Single-Arm Linear Jammer · Intermediate
- Smith Machine Pistol Squat · Intermediate
- Snatch · Intermediate
- Snatch Deadlift · Intermediate
- Snatch Shrug · Intermediate
- Speed Box Squat · Intermediate
- Stairmaster · Intermediate
- Standing Barbell Press Behind Neck · Intermediate
- Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head · Intermediate
- Standing Front Barbell Raise Over Head · Intermediate
- Standing Inner-Biceps Curl · Intermediate
- Step Mill · Intermediate
- Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Sumo Deadlift with Bands · Intermediate
- Sumo Deadlift with Chains · Intermediate
- Suspended Fallout · Intermediate
- Tate Press · Intermediate
- Wide Stance Stiff Legs · Intermediate
- Wide-Grip Decline Barbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck · Intermediate
- Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up · Intermediate
- Zottman Curl · Intermediate
- Zottman Preacher Curl · Intermediate
- Bretzel Stretch · Intermediate
- Forward Shoulder Roll · Intermediate
- Jump Rope (Basic Bounce) · Intermediate
- Lateral Monkey Travel · Intermediate
- Supported 90/90 hip rotation · Intermediate
- Ab Crunch Machine · Intermediate
- Alternating Hang Clean · Intermediate
- Atlas Stone Trainer · Intermediate
- Barbell Rollout from Bench · Intermediate
- Bench Jump · Intermediate
- Bodyweight Flyes · Intermediate
- Bodyweight Mid Row · Intermediate
- Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position · Intermediate
- Clock Push-Up · Intermediate
- Conan's Wheel · Intermediate
- Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean · Intermediate
- Downward Facing Balance · Intermediate
- Drop Push · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Seated Box Jump · Intermediate
- Forward Drag with Press · Intermediate
- Frankenstein Squat · Intermediate
- Full Range-Of-Motion Lat Pulldown · Intermediate
- Jefferson Squats · Intermediate
- Keg Load · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Figure 8 · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Halo with Overhead Extension · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Pass Between The Legs · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) · Intermediate
- Kipping Muscle Up · Intermediate
- Kneeling Cable Triceps Extension · Intermediate
- Log Lift · Intermediate
- London Bridges · Intermediate
- Lunge Pass Through · Intermediate
- Lunge Sprint · Intermediate
- Lying High Bench Barbell Curl · Intermediate
- Lying Machine Squat · Intermediate
- Lying T-Bar Row · Intermediate
- Narrow Stance Hack Squats · Intermediate
- One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean · Intermediate
- Plate Pinch · Intermediate
- Power Stairs · Intermediate
- Rope Climb · Intermediate
- Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension · Intermediate
- Seated Close-Grip Concentration Barbell Curl · Intermediate
- Skating · Intermediate
- Smith Machine Hang Power Clean · Intermediate
- Smith Machine Leg Press · Intermediate
- Squat with Plate Movers · Intermediate
- Tire Flip · Intermediate
- Weighted Ball Side Bend · Intermediate
- Weighted Sit-Ups - With Bands · Intermediate
- Weighted Squat · Intermediate
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Questions people ask
Can I do intermediate exercises at home without equipment?
Yes. 56 of the 391 moves here need nothing but your body, a floor, a wall or a step, for example 90/90 hip lift-off, 90/90 switch, Bear Crawl.
How do I choose the right level?
Pick a move you can do for the planned reps or time with control and a couple of reps in reserve. If it is easy, step up; if your form slips, step down. Every guide shows an easier and a harder option when one exists.
Movement education, not medical advice. Difficulty grades for imported entries are source-assigned and await editorial review. Stop for sharp or increasing pain, numbness or tingling. Health disclaimer.