This workout leverages the compact and versatile equipment commonly found in a garage gym—such as barbells, dumbbells, benches, pull-up bars, and squat racks—for optimal functionality and cost-effectiveness.
It focuses extensively on developing strength in the lower body, targeting the glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, adductors, and abductors through compound movements like squats, deadlifts, and lunges.
Specifically tailored to enhance powerlifting performance, emphasis is placed on perfecting and maximizing strength in the bench press, back squat, and deadlift.
Individuals will find this to be an excellent method for lower body advancement and power training.
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The Back Squat is a popular lower body exercise that builds strength and muscle, especially in the legs. It's an important move in powerlifting and overall fitness routines.
The Back Squat is a popular lower body exercise that builds strength and muscle, especially in the legs. It's an important move in powerlifting and overall fitness routines.
The deadlift is a powerlifting exercise that targets the muscles in your back and legs. It helps build overall strength and is commonly used in fitness routines.
The deadlift is a powerlifting exercise that targets the muscles in your back and legs. It helps build overall strength and is commonly used in fitness routines.
The Dumbbell Lunge is a way to make lunges more challenging by adding dumbbells. It mainly works your thigh muscles (quads) while also helping with balance and strength.
The Dumbbell Lunge is a way to make lunges more challenging by adding dumbbells. It mainly works your thigh muscles (quads) while also helping with balance and strength.
The Front Squat is a basic exercise that mainly works your quadriceps by holding a barbell in front of your body. This variation helps improve strength and stability, which can benefit various sports and daily activities.
The Front Squat is a basic exercise that mainly works your quadriceps by holding a barbell in front of your body. This variation helps improve strength and stability, which can benefit various sports and daily activities.
The Romanian Deadlift is a strength exercise that focuses on your glutes and hamstrings. It involves bending at the hips while keeping the knees slightly bent, helping you build strength for other hip hinge movements.
The Romanian Deadlift is a strength exercise that focuses on your glutes and hamstrings. It involves bending at the hips while keeping the knees slightly bent, helping you build strength for other hip hinge movements.
The Barbell Lunge is a strength exercise that adds weight to the standard lunge, mainly working your thigh muscles (quadriceps). Using a barbell helps you build strength and improves your posture during the exercise.
The Barbell Lunge is a strength exercise that adds weight to the standard lunge, mainly working your thigh muscles (quadriceps). Using a barbell helps you build strength and improves your posture during the exercise.
The Barbell Step Up is a great exercise for building strength in your thighs, glutes, and hamstrings while improving balance. By using a barbell, you add extra resistance, which helps build muscle endurance in your lower body.
The Barbell Step Up is a great exercise for building strength in your thighs, glutes, and hamstrings while improving balance. By using a barbell, you add extra resistance, which helps build muscle endurance in your lower body.
The Bulgarian Split Squat is a lower-body exercise that targets your quadriceps and helps build strength, power, and stability. By placing your back leg on a bench, it challenges your balance and enhances the workout.
The Bulgarian Split Squat is a lower-body exercise that targets your quadriceps and helps build strength, power, and stability. By placing your back leg on a bench, it challenges your balance and enhances the workout.
The Dumbbell Squat is a modified version of the standard squat that uses dumbbells instead of a barbell. This exercise mainly works your thigh muscles and offers more freedom of movement, making it easier for those with mobility issues. It also helps improve squat stability and build strength for advanced exercises.
The Dumbbell Squat is a modified version of the standard squat that uses dumbbells instead of a barbell. This exercise mainly works your thigh muscles and offers more freedom of movement, making it easier for those with mobility issues. It also helps improve squat stability and build strength for advanced exercises.
The Dumbbell Squat to Shoulder Press combines a squat and a shoulder press to strengthen your legs and shoulders. It helps build functional strength and is a good foundational exercise for more advanced movements.
The Dumbbell Squat to Shoulder Press combines a squat and a shoulder press to strengthen your legs and shoulders. It helps build functional strength and is a good foundational exercise for more advanced movements.
The Good Morning exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles in your back and hamstrings. If you're new to this movement, it's safer to start with dumbbells rather than a barbell.
The Good Morning exercise focuses on strengthening the muscles in your back and hamstrings. If you're new to this movement, it's safer to start with dumbbells rather than a barbell.
The Pulse Back Squat is a variation of the traditional back squat that adds a small pulsing movement at the bottom of the squat. This helps build endurance and strength in the glutes, quads, and hamstrings by keeping the muscles engaged for a longer time.
The Pulse Back Squat is a variation of the traditional back squat that adds a small pulsing movement at the bottom of the squat. This helps build endurance and strength in the glutes, quads, and hamstrings by keeping the muscles engaged for a longer time.
The Barbell Back Squat with Deep Partial Squat focuses on improving leg strength and mobility by including a deep squat at the bottom. This variation helps activate muscles more effectively and is great for athletes aiming to boost their lower body power.
The Barbell Back Squat with Deep Partial Squat focuses on improving leg strength and mobility by including a deep squat at the bottom. This variation helps activate muscles more effectively and is great for athletes aiming to boost their lower body power.
The Barbell Hip Thrust is a strength exercise that targets your glutes using a barbell for added resistance. By resting your upper body on a bench, this move helps you build power and strength in your lower body.
The Barbell Hip Thrust is a strength exercise that targets your glutes using a barbell for added resistance. By resting your upper body on a bench, this move helps you build power and strength in your lower body.
The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift is a beginner-friendly exercise that focuses on strengthening your hamstrings and glutes. Using dumbbells can assist those with limited mobility and is an excellent way to prepare for barbell deadlifts.
The Dumbbell Romanian Deadlift is a beginner-friendly exercise that focuses on strengthening your hamstrings and glutes. Using dumbbells can assist those with limited mobility and is an excellent way to prepare for barbell deadlifts.