Forearms exercise data via API

exerciseapi.dev serves 50 forearms exercises out of 2198 total, as structured JSON over one REST API and a first-party MCP server. Each record carries muscles worked, equipment, mechanic, difficulty, and step-by-step instructions.

Sample forearms exercises

Fetch forearms exercises

cURL
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.exerciseapi.dev/v1/exercises?muscle=forearms&limit=20"

Use it from your AI coding agent

Add the MCP server to Claude Code or Cursor, then ask your agent for exercises directly. Paste the snippet into your MCP config, or paste it into the agent and ask it to install the server.

MCP config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "exerciseapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@exerciseapi/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "EXERCISEAPI_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Building a workout or fitness app? Get a free API key and start with the forearms catalog.