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Weight trainers commonly divide the body's individual muscles into ten major muscle groups. These do not include the hip, neck and forearm muscles, which are rarely trained in isolation. The twenty most common exercises for these muscle groups are described below. (Videos of these and other exercises are available at exrx. net and the University of Wisconsin. )

The sequence shown below is one way to order the exercises. The large muscles of the lower body are normally trained before the smaller muscles of the upper body, because these exercises require more mental and physical energy. ab exercise equipment abdominal exercise machine fitness equipment straps cushion. The core muscles of the torso are trained before the shoulder and arm muscles that assist them. Exercises often alternate between "pushing" and "pulling" movements to allow their specific supporting muscles time to recover. The stabilising muscles in the waist should be trained last.

The descriptions given here are sufficient to identify and discuss these exercises, but for reasons of space they omit numerous details that are crucial to performing them safely.

Lower body

Quadriceps (front of legs)