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Functional

CrossFit-style training: Olympic lifts, gymnastics and a big engine.

  • Explosive power for cleans, jumps and wall balls
  • Pulling and pressing strength for your bodyweight
  • An engine on the rower and ski erg

44 exercises · Waiting for the first lifter ratings · Updates live

Functional workout My tier list
S
Pull-Up
A
Front Squat
Push Press
Hollow Hold
Kettlebell Swing
Rowing Machine
Dumbbell Snatch
Hang Power Clean
Thruster
Wall Ball
B
Air Bike
Hanging Leg Raise
Overhead Press
SkiErg
Box Jump
Jump Rope
Pike Push-Up
Power Clean
Push Jerk
Rope Climb
Toes-to-Bar
Trap Bar Deadlift
Bear Crawl
Farmer's Carry
Barbell Back Squat
Deadlift
Dip
L-Sit
Wall Walk
Weighted Pull-Up
Burpee Broad Jump
Cable External Rotation
Clean and Jerk
Face Pull
Muscle-Up
Power Snatch
Turkish Get-Up
Medicine Ball Overhead Throw
Mountain Climber
C
Handstand Push-Up
Kettlebell Snatch
Devil Press
Battle Ropes
Kettlebell Clean
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Full ranking

  1. 1S
    Pull-Up
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    85
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  2. 2A
    Front Squat
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    79
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  3. 3A
    Push Press
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    79
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  4. 4A
    Hollow Hold
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    74
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  5. 5A
    Kettlebell Swing
    Kettlebell
    No ratings yet
    74
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  6. 6A
    Rowing Machine
    Machine
    No ratings yet
    74
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  7. 7A
    Dumbbell Snatch
    Dumbbell
    No ratings yet
    71
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  8. 8A
    Hang Power Clean
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    71
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  9. 9A
    Thruster
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    71
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  10. 10A
    Wall Ball
    Other
    No ratings yet
    71
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  11. 11B
    Air Bike
    Machine
    No ratings yet
    68
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  12. 12B
    Hanging Leg Raise
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    68
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  13. 13B
    Overhead Press
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    68
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  14. 14B
    SkiErg
    Machine
    No ratings yet
    68
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  15. 15B
    Box Jump
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    66
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  16. 16B
    Jump Rope
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    66
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  17. 17B
    Pike Push-Up
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    66
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  18. 18B
    Power Clean
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    65
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  19. 19B
    Push Jerk
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    65
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  20. 20B
    Rope Climb
    Other
    No ratings yet
    65
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  21. 21B
    Toes-to-Bar
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    65
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  22. 22B
    Trap Bar Deadlift
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    64
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  23. 23B
    Bear Crawl
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    63
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  24. 24B
    Farmer's Carry
    Dumbbell
    No ratings yet
    63
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  25. 25B
    Barbell Back Squat
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    61
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  26. 26B
    Deadlift
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    61
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  27. 27B
    Dip
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    60
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  28. 28B
    L-Sit
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    60
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  29. 29B
    Wall Walk
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    60
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  30. 30B
    Weighted Pull-Up
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    60
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  31. 31B
    Burpee Broad Jump
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    59
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  32. 32B
    Cable External Rotation
    Cable
    No ratings yet
    59
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  33. 33B
    Clean and Jerk
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    59
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  34. 34B
    Face Pull
    Cable
    No ratings yet
    59
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  35. 35B
    Muscle-Up
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    59
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  36. 36B
    Power Snatch
    Barbell
    No ratings yet
    59
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  37. 37B
    Turkish Get-Up
    Kettlebell
    No ratings yet
    57
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  38. 38B
    Medicine Ball Overhead Throw
    Other
    No ratings yet
    55
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  39. 39B
    Mountain Climber
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    55
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  40. 40C
    Handstand Push-Up
    Bodyweight
    No ratings yet
    54
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  41. 41C
    Kettlebell Snatch
    Kettlebell
    No ratings yet
    54
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  42. 42C
    Devil Press
    Dumbbell
    No ratings yet
    53
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  43. 43C
    Battle Ropes
    Other
    No ratings yet
    49
    Research
    —
    Lifters
  44. 44C
    Kettlebell Clean
    Kettlebell
    No ratings yet
    49
    Research
    —
    Lifters

What are the best gym exercises for functional fitness?

Right now Pull-Up ranks first, with an overall score of 85 from the research rubric. It’s followed by Front Squat and Push Press. The best choice for you depends on your equipment and how it feels on your joints, which is why every exercise links to alternatives.

Why it ranks: The base for kipping, chest-to-bar and muscle-ups.

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