Favourite exercise?

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shaf238
shaf238 Posts: 4,021 Member
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What is your favourite exercise? And why?

Mine is the good old preacher curl. Love the burn you get from isolating the bicep, particularly that feeling on the negative rep 🔥
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  • ecjim
    ecjim Posts: 1,001 Member
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    Squats - great muscle builder - plus the challenge of having a heavy weight on your back that can squash you
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,021 Member
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    I know squats are a great exercise, and they're a part of my routine - I really dislike them!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    running
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
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    Can't beat a good trail run when you hit it well rested and fueled.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    Lifting
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,021 Member
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    sardelsa wrote: »
    Lifting

    Any lifts in particular?
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
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    My favourite strength move is upright row.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
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    Running here. I walk out my front door and I am free. It's my best part of the morning and it"s all mine!
  • mutantspicy
    mutantspicy Posts: 624 Member
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    Bench! its the best. Curling is a runner up.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,970 Member
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    Nordic skiing. The scenery, the connection with nature, the speed, the mastery of technique that takes a lifetime to achieve. Just can't say enough about it. Plus, the fittest people on Earth are competitive Nordic skiers.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
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    Biking - feeling of speed, interval nature of the hills and recovery, can go almost everywhere (though smarter not to go some places), and with right fueling and training, can go so long.
  • Biggster69
    Biggster69 Posts: 84 Member
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    Compound exercises like Squats and Deadlift, also Planks for the core. I like to train many muscles with just a few exercises. Running for cardio.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    shaf238 wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    Lifting

    Any lifts in particular?

    I'd have to say hip thrusts
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    I love to hike and explore nature
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,164 Member
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    Gosh, I forgot to say why rowing!

    I guess I thought it would be obvious. ;) : You get to go pretty fast, and backwards; you use lots of muscle groups; you can keep pushing/working harder indefinitely; it can be a nice easy rest-day paddle or a maximum-sustainable-heart rate intense workout; there's near-infinite detail to the technique so it stays intellectually engaging because there's always some technical improvement you can make to get faster; there are sleepover rowing camps for grown-ups; and - perhaps most importantly - it's outdoors, on a river. :)
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
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    Cycling - I can go anywhere under my own power, can stop and look at beautiful and/or interesting things, and it's just fun.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    I don't exercise, I prefer training.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    Cycling...I lift too, but road cycling is by far and away my favorite exercise activity.
  • shaf238
    shaf238 Posts: 4,021 Member
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    Chieflrg wrote: »
    I don't exercise, I prefer training.

    I meant what individual exercise (like bench press, squats, deadlift, etc) is your favourite as part of your training regimen.

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