About PlanWorkouts

PlanWorkouts is a free, searchable library of 1,324 exercises covering every major body part and equipment type, each with step-by-step instructions and an animated demonstration.

The goal is simple: when you're standing in front of a machine or holding a dumbbell and can't remember the right form, you should be able to look it up in a few seconds without an account, a paywall, or an app download. Every entry lists the muscles it targets, the equipment it needs, and exercises like it, so you can swap movements around your own gym's equipment. The free Plan Builder on the homepage turns the library into an actual multi-day training split based on your schedule, goal, and available equipment.

Exercise data, images, and animations are curated and structured by PlanWorkouts. Editorial notes on individual exercises are written in-house to add context beyond the mechanical step list.

PlanWorkouts is an independent, ad-supported reference site. Advertising (where shown) helps keep the library free to use with no signup — see our Privacy Policy for details on how that works.

Questions, corrections, or spotted an error in an exercise entry? Contact us at hello@planworkouts.com.