Exercise and Muscles used

The human body can be broken down into different muscles and muscle groups. The muscles can be worked and strengthened by exercise. This table shows major muscles and the exercises used to work and strengthen that muscle.

Exercise	Quad- riceps	Ham- strings	Calves	Gluteus	Hips other	Trapezius	Pectorals	Lats	Deltoids	Triceps	Biceps	Fore- arms	Ab- dominals	Lower back
Squat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes								Yes	Some
Leg press	Yes	Some	Some	Yes
Lunge	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes
Deadlift	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Some		Some				Some		Yes
Leg extension	Yes
Leg curl		Yes
Standing calf raise			Yes
Seated calf raise			Yes
Hip adductor					Yes
Exercise	Quad- riceps	Ham- strings	Calves	Gluteus	Hips other	Trapezius	Pectorals	Lats	Deltoids	Triceps	Biceps	Fore- arms	Ab- dominals	Lower back
Bench press							Yes		Some	Some
Chest fly							Yes		Some	Some	Some	Some
Pulldown								Yes	Some		Some	Some
Pull-up						Some		Yes	Some		Some	Some
Bent-over row						Some		Yes			Some	Some
Upright row						Some			Yes	Some	Some	Some
Shoulder press						Some			Yes	Some
Shoulder fly						Some			Yes			Some
Shrugs						Yes			Some			Some
Pushdown										Yes
Triceps extension										Yes
Biceps curl											Yes
Crunch													Yes
Leg raise					Yes								Yes
Back extension				Yes										Yes