Exercise Reference

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Overview

For strength training workouts on Garmin, exercise names are matched against Garmin's catalog of 1,600+ exercises. This enables proper categorization and display on the device.

For all other devices where custom names are supported, exercise names:

1. Are title cased

2. Get underscores "_" converted to spaces " "

Name Flexibility

Garmin exercise name lookup is flexible. All of these work:

Input	Normalized	Garmin	Hevy
"BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS"	BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS	✓ Found	✓ Bench Press (Barbell)
"barbell_bench_press"	BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS	✓ Found	✓ Bench Press (Barbell)
"Barbell Bench Press"	BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS	✓ Found	✓ Bench Press (Barbell)
"barbell bench press"	BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS	✓ Found	✓ Bench Press (Barbell)
"Bench Press (Barbell)"	BENCH_PRESS_(BARBELL)	✗ Not found	✓ Bench Press (Barbell)
"Bench Press"	BENCH_PRESS	✓ Found (category)	✓ Bench Press (Barbell) via alias
"My Custom Exercise"	MY_CUSTOM_EXERCISE	✗ Not found	✗ → Custom exercise created

Normalization process:

1. Replace spaces with underscores

2. Convert to UPPERCASE

3. Look up in exercise catalog

Hevy has an additional lookup path:

1. Exact Hevy display name (e.g. Squat (Barbell))

2. Short name alias (e.g. Bench Press → Bench Press (Barbell))

3. Garmin-style normalized name via shared metadata registry

What Happens If Not Found

Garmin:

• ⚠️ Coercion warning returned

• Exercise name and category omitted from Garmin workout

• Weight data preserved

• Step still created

Hevy:

• Custom exercise template created automatically on the user's Hevy account

• Muscle group and equipment inferred from the name where possible

• ⚠️ Coercion warning returned only if the user's custom exercise limit is reached

For non-Garmin/Hevy providers, exercise names are displayed as Title Case With Spaces Instead Of Underscores regardless of input format.

Common Exercises by Category

BENCH_PRESS

BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS
DUMBBELL_BENCH_PRESS
INCLINE_BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS
INCLINE_DUMBBELL_BENCH_PRESS
DECLINE_BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS
CLOSE_GRIP_BARBELL_BENCH_PRESS

SQUAT

BARBELL_SQUAT
FRONT_SQUAT
GOBLET_SQUAT
DUMBBELL_SQUAT
SUMO_SQUAT
BULGARIAN_SPLIT_SQUAT

DEADLIFT

BARBELL_DEADLIFT
ROMANIAN_DEADLIFT
SUMO_DEADLIFT
SINGLE_LEG_DEADLIFT
DUMBBELL_DEADLIFT

ROW

BENT_OVER_ROW
BARBELL_ROW
DUMBBELL_ROW
SINGLE_ARM_DUMBBELL_ROW
CABLE_ROW
SEATED_CABLE_ROW

SHOULDER_PRESS

OVERHEAD_PRESS
BARBELL_SHOULDER_PRESS
DUMBBELL_SHOULDER_PRESS
ARNOLD_PRESS
MILITARY_PRESS
PUSH_PRESS

CURL

BARBELL_CURL
DUMBBELL_CURL
HAMMER_CURL
PREACHER_CURL
CONCENTRATION_CURL
CABLE_CURL

TRICEPS_EXTENSION

TRICEPS_PUSHDOWN
SKULL_CRUSHER
OVERHEAD_TRICEPS_EXTENSION
DUMBBELL_TRICEPS_EXTENSION
CABLE_TRICEPS_EXTENSION

PLANK

PLANK
SIDE_PLANK
PLANK_WITH_ARM_RAISE
PLANK_WITH_LEG_RAISE
WEIGHTED_PLANK

LUNGE

LUNGE
WALKING_LUNGE
REVERSE_LUNGE
LATERAL_LUNGE
DUMBBELL_LUNGE
BARBELL_LUNGE

PULL_UP

PULL_UP
CHIN_UP
WIDE_GRIP_PULL_UP
CLOSE_GRIP_PULL_UP
ASSISTED_PULL_UP
WEIGHTED_PULL_UP

Full Reference

For the complete list of 1,600+ exercises organized by category, see the full reference in the next section

Usage Example

{
  "name": "Push Day",
  "sport": "strength",
  "step_blocks": [
    {
      "name": "Bench Press",
      "completion_condition": { "type": "reps", "value": 4 },
      "steps": [{
        "completion_condition": { "type": "reps", "value": 8 },
        "intensity_type": "active",
        "strength": {
          "exercise_name": "barbell bench press",
          "weight": 80,
          "weight_display_unit": "kg"
        }
      }]
    },
    {
      "name": "Shoulder Press",
      "completion_condition": { "type": "reps", "value": 3 },
      "steps": [{
        "completion_condition": { "type": "reps", "value": 10 },
        "intensity_type": "active",
        "strength": {
          "exercise_name": "DUMBBELL_SHOULDER_PRESS",
          "weight": 25,
          "weight_display_unit": "kg"
        }
      }]
    }
  ]
}

Tips

1. Search the full reference - Use Ctrl+F to find exercises

2. Try common variations - If one name fails, try another

3. Check coercion warnings - They tell you if lookup failed

4. Use descriptive fallbacks - Non-Garmin providers show your text as-is