Most overrated/underrated exercises
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It depends who we are talking about. To people here, squats aren't underrated at all, we all know how awesome they are. But most magazines, media, and lousy trainers never have their clients squatting, so to them it is wayyy underrated. I say curls for being most overrated, and squats for most underrated regardless.
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I should -rep you for that post :boxing_smiley:
Now you're talking my language.
But bicep curls are for getting the girls. Hulk says so.
He sure does. That used to be my signature.
Underrated:
Glute Ham Raise
Back Extension
Pushups
Pullups
Anything bodyweight
Overrated:
Body part splits
Military Press is one of the biggest staples and compounds in my routine, my first compound in every upper body session. I love military press.
I'm basing this on what I see in the gyms or read in magazines. I'll give 5 of each
Under-
Power curls
Push press
zercher squat
bulgarian squats
rotator cuff work
Over-
Leg extensions
Upright rows
bb bench press
tricep kickbacks
db flyes
1 exercise that should go into everyones program- Caber flipping
Mreik-are you actually doing Olympic lifts???
Under-
Power curls
Push press
zercher squat
bulgarian squats
rotator cuff work
Over-
Leg extensions
Upright rows
bb bench press
tricep kickbacks
db flyes
1 exercise that should go into everyones program- Caber flipping
Mreik-are you actually doing Olympic lifts???
machine exercises (except for seated row and lat pulldown) I think are overated and the single joint exercises. Underated I think are any exercise that is multijoint.
Overrated In general (excluding this site):
Curls
Machines
Bench press
Underrated in general:
Big compound lifts...squats, DL's etc etc.
Also free weights (to the idiots in the gym.)
I say bench press is overrated because...Iv been asked so many times ''how much can you lift'' and im saying ''doing what?'' And these idiots expect you to automatically think benching! It f*cking pisses me off, its like you only go to the gym to do bench pressing or something!!
Curls
Machines
Bench press
Underrated in general:
Big compound lifts...squats, DL's etc etc.
Also free weights (to the idiots in the gym.)
I say bench press is overrated because...Iv been asked so many times ''how much can you lift'' and im saying ''doing what?'' And these idiots expect you to automatically think benching! It f*cking pisses me off, its like you only go to the gym to do bench pressing or something!!
Yeah, it really annoys me how everyone asks "how much can you bench?" I automatically respond "how much can you deadlift?"
In the good old days, the question was "how much ya press?" where press meant overhead press. I must say I do think overhead press is a better way to measure strenght since lifting and stabilizing, basically just getting heavy **** over your head is a very basic natural movement. I'm not taking away anything from the bench press, it's a good exercise, but it is really just a variation of and an assistance exercise to the overhead press
Put a barbell on a sunny beach on some long forgotten island where only savages live and I bet you it won't take long before they are seeing who can lift the most over their head.
So:
Underrated:
pretty much all overhead pressing (including push press, etc)
overrated:
I have no idea.. for the general population it's offcource isolation exercises, but we are not the general population, are we?
In the good old days, the question was "how much ya press?" where press meant overhead press. I must say I do think overhead press is a better way to measure strenght since lifting and stabilizing, basically just getting heavy **** over your head is a very basic natural movement. I'm not taking away anything from the bench press, it's a good exercise, but it is really just a variation of and an assistance exercise to the overhead press
Put a barbell on a sunny beach on some long forgotten island where only savages live and I bet you it won't take long before they are seeing who can lift the most over their head.
So:
Underrated:
pretty much all overhead pressing (including push press, etc)
overrated:
I have no idea.. for the general population it's offcource isolation exercises, but we are not the general population, are we?