5 Favourite Strength/Power Exercises

[The Hamburgler]

Pretty simple, your 5 favourite exercises and why!

Mine are (in no particular order)

BB Snatch
combination of speed, strength, power, flexibility and co-ordination. imo a properly executed snatch is the most eye catching lift out there. plus it has a cool name
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Glute Ham Raise
probably the most humbling exercise there is. I am sure many have attempted to do these only to get stuck at the bottom. other than that they work the posterior chain immensely. the hamstrings are involved in knee flexion along with the calves to a lesser extent, and the glutes/lower back maintain full hip extension throughout the lift
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Pull Up
whilst I prefer to perform the close grip variation, nothing says strong like seeing a muscle bound person performing the wide grip variation with no top on (no homo). It is also probably the best exercise there is for relative strength, as one must be able to manipulate their own bodyweight in order to complete the movement

Goblet Squat
not so much a strength exercise par se, but the genius of the goblet squat is unmatched by any other exercise. anyone who has trained someone with poor co-ordination and/or mobility will most likely understand where i am coming from here
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Dynamic Effort Box Squats
westside ftw. not 100% sure why i have such an affixiation with these (it's probably cos you need lots of fancy equipment to do them lol) but they're great for teaching power in the hips/thighs without use of the stretch shortening cycle
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Apologies to: BB Deadlifts, BB Squats, Push Presses and Clean&Jerks

 

[The Hulk]

Right now, in order, its:

Bench Press
Front Squat
Power Clean
Back Squat
Snatch

 

[tat maytals]

Snatch

Squat

Dead

Press

clean or RDL

 

[dave]

Deadlifts
Front squats
Cleans
DB Snatches
KB Swing

Full chest and guns workouts.

 

[callan]

squat
bench
deadlift
- enough said hahaha
GHR is good too - i like not being able to walk for a day or two

 

[The Hamburgler]

bloody "powerlifters"

 

[Shrek]

Squat
Pull Up
Dead
Bench
OHP

I like power cleans but do not do them often enough.

 

[unt0uchable]

Squat
Deadlift
Bench press
Powerclean/jerk
Dumbbell row

 

[callan]

bloody "powerlifters"

u got that right

 

[Bench Polkov]

Deadlifts
Deadlifts
Deadlifts
Deadlifts
Squat/Bench/Pullups

 

[dandexter]

Military Press - For some reason has always felt better/more natural then any other lift
Deadlift - I love these (when my back is 100%), plus just imo but getting better at lifting weight off the ground is the best thing to do
Cleans - Good fun
Front Squats - Good fun, low bar back squats is also very close in like-ness
Bench Press - Pretty simple lift

 

[adamklam]

Deadlift
Clean / Clean & Jerk
Squat
Bench
Kettlebell Snatch for reps

 

[zach1994]

Bench.

 

[callan]

Bench.

add squat and deadlift, then you will be on the right path and speaking my language hahaha

 

[Rambodian]

Back squat
Bench press
Standing shoulder press
Dead lifts
Wide grip pull ups

 

[callan]

perhaps people should also say why they like there favorite lifts just putting it out there hahaha

 

[zach1994]

add squat and deadlift, then you will be on the right path and speaking my language hahaha

haha, i love them too but the love that i have for bench is just so much more.

 

[Bench Polkov]

Pullups make you awesome, bench gets the bros, squats cure cancer, deadlifts bring world peace.

 

[callan]

haha, i love them too but the love that i have for bench is just so much more.

hahaha i know what you mean, im the same exept i love the lift thats going the best at the time LOL

squats cure cancer, deadlifts bring world peace.

so true! hahaha

 

[zach1994]

and curls get da gurls