SelfMate
Equipment & muscles
See the equipment. Understand the movement.
Learn the setup, movement path and muscles before the first set. Every guide is public. No account required.
45 VISUAL GUIDES
Original, brand-free SelfMate plates. Always follow the placard on your machine.
Machines
18 guides
Recognise the seat, pads, handles and adjustment points before you choose the load.
Selectorised machine
Shoulder Press
A seated pressing machine that guides the handles overhead. It gives the shoulders a stable pressing path while the back pad supports the torso.
PRIMARY
Front deltoid
Selectorised machine
Leg Extension
A seated machine that straightens the knee against a padded lever. The guided path isolates the front of the thigh without requiring balance.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Selectorised machine
Chest Press
A seated machine for pressing forward from the chest. Its fixed path removes the need to balance a free weight and makes the movement easy to recognise.
PRIMARY
Chest
Selectorised machine
Seated Leg Curl
A seated machine that bends the knee against a lower-leg roller. It trains the back of the thigh through a supported, repeatable path.
PRIMARY
Hamstrings
Selectorised machine
Seated Row
A supported pulling machine that moves the handles toward the torso. The chest pad helps keep attention on the upper-back movement rather than momentum.
PRIMARY
Rhomboids
Selectorised machine
Seated Leg Press
A supported lower-body press that moves a platform away from the seat. It combines hip and knee extension while the back remains against a pad.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Selectorised machine
Pec Deck
A seated fly machine whose arms travel inward in a wide arc. It guides the chest through bringing the upper arms toward one another.
PRIMARY
Chest
Plate-loaded machine
Hack Squat
An angled squat machine that guides a supported carriage while the hips and knees bend, placing a strong emphasis on the quadriceps.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Smith machine
Smith Machine Squat
A squat performed beneath a bar fixed to vertical rails, reducing balance demands while still training coordinated hip and knee extension.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Selectorised assistance machine
Assisted Pull-up
A counterweighted pull-up machine that supports part of the body mass, making the vertical pulling pattern easier to learn and progress.
PRIMARY
Lats
Selectorised machine
Hip Abductor
A seated machine that moves the thighs apart against resistance, targeting the outer hip muscles that help stabilise the pelvis.
PRIMARY
Hip abductors
Selectorised machine
Hip Adductor
A seated machine that brings the thighs toward the midline against resistance, training the muscles along the inner thigh.
PRIMARY
Hip adductors
Standing calf machine
Standing Calf Raise
A standing machine that loads ankle extension through a shoulder-supported carriage, training the calf muscles through a controlled rise and lower.
PRIMARY
Calves
Selectorised machine
Lying Leg Curl
A face-down knee-flexion machine that brings the lower legs toward the thighs while the bench supports the torso and hips.
PRIMARY
Hamstrings
Selectorised machine
Reverse Pec Deck
A reverse fly machine that guides the arms from in front of the body to the sides, emphasising the rear shoulders and upper back.
PRIMARY
Rear deltoid
Selectorised machine
Glute Kickback Machine
A single-leg machine that resists hip extension as the foot travels backward, allowing the glutes to work without balancing a free weight.
PRIMARY
Glutes
Selectorised machine
Abdominal Crunch Machine
A seated machine that adds resistance to a controlled trunk curl, helping the abdominal wall shorten while the hips remain supported.
PRIMARY
Rectus abdominis
Selectorised machine
Back Extension Machine
A seated extension machine that resists the torso moving backward, training the spinal erectors alongside the glutes and hamstrings.
PRIMARY
Lower back
Free weights
13 guides
Learn the path when you control the weight yourself. From foundational barbell lifts to focused dumbbell work.
Barbell and bench
Bench Press
A free-weight press performed on a flat bench. Unlike a machine, the bar must be balanced as it travels down toward the chest and back up.
PRIMARY
Chest
Incline bench and barbell
Incline Press
A pressing movement performed on an angled bench. The incline changes the pressing direction and places more emphasis toward the upper chest.
PRIMARY
Upper chest
Dumbbells and bench
Dumbbell Bench Press
A flat-bench press with one weight in each hand. Each arm controls its own path, requiring more balance than a fixed machine or single barbell.
PRIMARY
Chest
Barbell and rack
Barbell Back Squat
A free-weight squat with the bar supported across the upper back, requiring the legs and trunk to control both the load and its balance.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Barbell
Conventional Deadlift
A floor-based barbell lift that coordinates leg drive and hip extension while the back and grip keep the load close to the body.
PRIMARY
Glutes
Barbell
Romanian Deadlift
A barbell hip hinge started from standing that lengthens the hamstrings as the hips travel back, then finishes through hip extension.
PRIMARY
Hamstrings
Barbell
Barbell Bent-over Row
A free-weight horizontal pull performed from a hip hinge, requiring the back and arms to move the bar while the trunk holds position.
PRIMARY
Lats
Dumbbells
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
An overhead press with an independent weight in each hand, training the shoulders and triceps while each arm controls its own path.
PRIMARY
Front deltoid
Dumbbells
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
A shoulder-abduction exercise that lifts dumbbells out to the sides, emphasising the side deltoids with minimal equipment.
PRIMARY
Side deltoid
Dumbbells
Dumbbell Biceps Curl
A free-weight elbow curl using one dumbbell in each hand, allowing both arms to work independently through a controlled range.
PRIMARY
Biceps
Dumbbell or kettlebell
Goblet Squat
A front-loaded squat holding one compact weight at the chest, making it practical for learning squat depth and torso control.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Dumbbells
Dumbbell Lunge
A loaded split-stance movement that trains one leg at a time while the hips, knees and trunk control the step and return.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Kettlebell
Kettlebell Swing
A dynamic kettlebell hip hinge in which force from the glutes and hamstrings makes the bell float, rather than an arm-driven raise.
PRIMARY
Glutes
Cables & bodyweight
9 guides
Understand continuous cable resistance and the bodyweight patterns you can practise almost anywhere.
Cable machine
Lat Pulldown
A high-cable machine that brings a bar from overhead toward the upper chest. It makes the vertical pulling pattern accessible without lifting the whole body.
PRIMARY
Lats
Dual cable station
Cable Fly
A standing or staggered-stance chest fly using two adjustable cables. The cable resistance stays present as the hands travel together in an arc.
PRIMARY
Chest
Bodyweight
Push-up
A bodyweight horizontal press that trains the chest and arms while the trunk maintains a rigid plank from shoulders to feet.
PRIMARY
Chest
Bodyweight and pull-up bar
Pull-up
A bodyweight vertical pull that raises the torso toward an overhead bar using the lats, upper back, arms and grip together.
PRIMARY
Lats
Bodyweight and pull-up bar
Dead Hang
A timed bodyweight hold from an overhead bar that develops grip endurance while the shoulders and trunk remain controlled.
PRIMARY
Forearms
Bodyweight
Plank
A timed trunk hold that asks the abdominal wall, deep core and glutes to keep the spine and pelvis in a stable line.
PRIMARY
Deep core
Cable station
Cable Triceps Pushdown
A high-pulley elbow-extension exercise that keeps continuous cable tension on the triceps while the upper arms remain close to the torso.
PRIMARY
Triceps
Cable station
Cable Biceps Curl
A low-pulley curl that challenges elbow flexion through continuous cable tension and keeps the biceps loaded near the top and bottom.
PRIMARY
Biceps
Cable station
Cable Face Pull
A rope-cable pull toward the face that combines shoulder movement and upper-back retraction for the rear deltoids, rhomboids and trapezius.
PRIMARY
Rear deltoid
Cardio
5 guides
See how each machine moves, which muscles keep the rhythm, and what SelfMate records.
Cardio machine
Incline Treadmill
A motorised walking or running belt with adjustable incline. Raising the deck changes the demand while speed and distance remain measurable.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Cardio machine
Stationary Bike
A fixed bicycle for indoor cardio with adjustable resistance. The circular pedal path supports steady work without needing to balance or steer.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Cardio machine
Elliptical
A low-impact cardio machine that guides the feet through an oval path while linked handles can add coordinated upper-body movement.
PRIMARY
Quadriceps
Cardio machine
Stair Climber
A revolving-step cardio machine that repeats a climbing pattern, placing sustained demand on the glutes, thighs and calves.
PRIMARY
Glutes
Cardio machine
Rowing Machine
An indoor rowing ergometer that combines leg drive, hip opening and an upper-body pull into a repeatable full-body cardio stroke.
PRIMARY
Lats
SELFMATE
Built for the workout, not the feed.
A private gym log that remembers the sets, sessions, and exercise context you want to carry forward.
Get SelfMate for iPhone
Product
Features
Exercise library
iPhone app
Support
Help
FAQ
Contact
Accessibility
Company
About
Security
Brand
Legal
Privacy
Terms
© 2026 SelfMate · Your workouts stay yours.
Local-first · No account required