💪 Gym Data Shows Men Target Upper Body, Women Focus on Lower

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This chart ranks the most popular gym exercises for men and women by the share of training sets logged by users on Strengthlog, a workout tracking app.

Data was published January 2024.

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The most common gym exercise is the bench press: accounting for 10% and 8% of all training sets logged by male and female Strengthlog users.

Glancing through the other exercises reveals that men train their upper body more while women focus on their legs and glutes.