What are your staple exercises?

[dragonfire101]

Squats

Trap bar deadlifts

Incline Bench Press

Barbell Rows

 

[btech]

Hey dad what do you mean by low bar?

When I hear "low bar" I first think of lo-bar squat.

I assume he refers to how powerlifters bench; instead of bringing the bar to around nipple or lower chest level, .... somewhere even lower than that.

Dad, what do you mean exactly? And, of course, you talk about this style of benching for injury prevention... right?

 

[triathloncoach]

Exercises

Dips
Chins
Push ups
Power Cleans
Dead Lifts
Squats
Stiff Legged Dead
Barbell Rows

Curls - for the girls

 

[jm425]

Bench, squat, deads, military press and free weight rows. I like to do a 60(compound), 40(isolation) ratio when I lift.

 

[Dad]

Hey dad what do you mean by low bar?

I bring the bar down low on my rib cage - maybe 2 inches below the nipple. The bar never actually touches my pecs, but rather touches the ribs just below the bottom of my pecs.

I was a competitive powerlifter before bodybuilding, so have always benched like that, and squatted with a wide stance.

 

[Designbuilt]

Bench press
Pull up
Squat

Those are the main three.

 

[brisk walk]

Hammer Strength iso-high rows

bench press

seated leg curls

one arm db rows

overhead db extensions (unilateral)

leg presses

 

[thebrick]

Not too many years ago I would have answered :

Squats
Bench
Deadlift

But now that I have a few more miles on me and a lot more injuries behind me I go with:

Front Squats
Flat DB press
Weighted Pull-Up

I can identify!

Deadlift
Leg press
Bench press

 

[Conagher]

Squats
Bench Press
Curls
Dips
Stiff legged deads
Lunges

 

[powerrack]

Squats
Rack Pulls
Incline Press (db/bar/or smith)
Chins

 

[Creation]

do you think that way is more beneficial in your experience dad?

 

[Dad]

do you think that way is more beneficial in your experience dad?

Certainly in terms of not getting hurt it is. I've never had shuolder problems or pulled a pec, or any of that. I've also never benched high on the chest, or even worse, benched to the neck.

In the mid-late 80's at least, benching to the neck was all the rage - yuo'd even have people benching to the neck on the decline bench. Talk about an injury waiting to happen. Plus, this low position was where I was strongest.

 

[rocco-x]

i'll admit i've ALWAYS hated squats and deadlifts,always thinking of some pussy excuse for not doing them.my knees hurt,it's raining,the day of the week ends in the letter "y",etc until my last training partner "forced" me to get them into my routine.once i did my body began to grow faster then it ever did!i went from doing no squats to 300 for a 1rm and got up to 325 for a 5 count on the DL's.i go back to training this week after a good 19mnth layoff and guarantee i'll be including them this time around!as far as the 3rd,i've always been partial to incline benches,whether with a BB or DB's.i like to constantly change the angle of the incline on each set from near flat to the highest angle without hitting my delts harder than my pecs.for arms it would have to be the standard skull crushers and incline DB curls.shoulders,any type of lateral raises as i'm prone to injury when it comes to heavy presses due to a rotator cuff problem but i'm starting to do exercises to help heal them so i'll see how that goes.finally dips n chins/pull-ups.i've seen some of the best physiques(in prison that is)from guys just doing these day in and day out.

 

[bloodshed]

for me its
1. squats
2. some bench variation
3. some pull up variation.
4. some deadlift variation (i put this at 4 since i have recently started doing rack deads after a long hiatus from every sort of deadlift due to an injury, but before that they would have been 2)

 

[SacToSD]

mine would have to be these:

****pullups (different grips)
****bench press
***chest fly
****clean and press (from the floor)
****upright rows
****squats
****deadlifts
****rows
***rows from different angles
*pushups
**bench dips (I can't do regular dips because of a separated shoulder)
***tricep pushdowns (I like these because I feel it in my core)
***reverse flys (hit the rear delt)
***side bends
***forearms (wrist curls)
**reverse curls (hands on top of bar)
***leg press
***lunges
**leg extensions
**leg curls
****calf work
***close grip bench press
***lateral raises
*various isolations
***barbell/ezbar curls
****core work (I haven't really seen anyone post crunches on here)
****running
****riding a bike

more stars = more important
I do more accessory exercises but I think that the big compounds kick my ass more than isolations. Don't get me wrong, isolations are good, but I like feeling a workout that shakes me for a little while after. Clean and presses are one of the best, I'm surprised it isn't listed on more people's rankings. It's a very functional, powerful movement.