Olympic Weightlifting exercise data via API

exerciseapi.dev serves 77 olympic weightlifting 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.

Snatch, clean & jerk, and derivatives

Sample olympic weightlifting exercises

Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Pressdeltoid anterior, deltoid lateral · barbell · advanced
Block Cleanrectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis · barbell · intermediate
Cleanbiceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus · barbell · intermediate
Clean and Front Squatrectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis · barbell · advanced
Clean and Jerkdeltoid anterior, deltoid lateral · barbell · advanced
Clean and Push Pressdeltoid anterior, deltoid lateral · barbell · intermediate

Fetch olympic weightlifting exercises

cURL

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.exerciseapi.dev/v1/exercises?category=olympic_weightlifting&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 olympic weightlifting catalog.