What's your least favourite SL exercise/workout?
FrustratedYoYoer
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Hi guys,
While i was doing my bent rows today it suddenly dawned on me how much I really hate doing them. They are so damned hard yet I don't know why?? I never feel like I feel like anything is working/burning up yet it's a struggle. So I would have to say that bent rows are my least fave exercise and then after that the squat. But I have a love/hate relationship with squats. I love and hate them at the same time lol. Unnsurprisingly, Workout A is my least favourite overall and I find it takes me much longer to complete than Workout B.
As for favourites, I think I quite like the OHP as I'm now starting to make good progress since I sorted my technique and bought some fractionalise. I always look forward to Workout B
So how about everyone else?
While i was doing my bent rows today it suddenly dawned on me how much I really hate doing them. They are so damned hard yet I don't know why?? I never feel like I feel like anything is working/burning up yet it's a struggle. So I would have to say that bent rows are my least fave exercise and then after that the squat. But I have a love/hate relationship with squats. I love and hate them at the same time lol. Unnsurprisingly, Workout A is my least favourite overall and I find it takes me much longer to complete than Workout B.
As for favourites, I think I quite like the OHP as I'm now starting to make good progress since I sorted my technique and bought some fractionalise. I always look forward to Workout B
So how about everyone else?
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OHP is the bane of my existence when I'm working SL... Ughh, how I hate it. But I'm stubborn and want it badly so when I actually succeed it is temporarily my favorite thing. I think I have 4 more weeks before the shoulder is cleared to do unrestricted exercises including OHP... We'll see.0
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I'd have to say that the row is my least favorite, but my relationship with them has gotten much better since switching to a gym that has bumper plates and I can have the bar at proper height starting at 65 lbs. I hated stacking plates or pulling from the rack. Now that it is at the right height I don't seem to have as much problem with it mentally.
OHP is usually a struggle, but I haven't worked back up to my sticking point yet so they are okay still.0 -
Squats. Hate 'em because they're one of my weakest lifts.0
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I'd have to say that the row is my least favorite, but my relationship with them has gotten much better since switching to a gym that has bumper plates and I can have the bar at proper height starting at 65 lbs. I hated stacking plates or pulling from the rack. Now that it is at the right height I don't seem to have as much problem with it mentally.
OHP is usually a struggle, but I haven't worked back up to my sticking point yet so they are okay still.
Must admit they are a little easier since I started using the power rack. They are a good few inches off the floor which makes a big difference because I'm at 38kg so still using the smaller plates. I'm not quite up o my sticking point yet on the OHP but I'm going up in 0.5kg increments now so I should be okay. I'm 1.5 kg away from my sticking point and the most I could ever manage was 3 reps. Looking forward to pushing through it 0 -
I loathe the rows. I did SL for about 2 months and switched to 5/3/1 last month - NO ROWS! Yay!!
I do them occasionally for accessory lifts but not 50183298347 of them at once.0 -
I hated rows but only because I hated stacking plates. Like jstout, I use bumper plates now and I like them a lot better. I don't like OHP, but Workout B was still my favorite.0
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I'm hating deadlifts. My hands get slippery, and i can't hold on to do more than 2 reps at a time. Have to find some chalk.0
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Rows and squats. I'm getting used to OHP and I love the deadlift and bench. I agree that I don't feel the burn on rows. Not sure why. Squats drive me insane sometimes. I do high bar because it feels more natural to me, but sometimes I feel like my form is off.0
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I don't do the rows any more since I tweaked my backside.. I'm learning power cleans next week which is what starting strength has rather than rows.
OHPs are a pig too though!0 -
Squats and OHPs! I know squats are killer for me, so I have more patience (sometimes) for them. OHPs make me feel so weak since I'm not able to put much up. I get to set 4 and struggle like a mofo.0
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Rows...
Not sure if I don't like them due to issues or I have issues cause I don't like them.
I lift decently 115lbs but I just don't like them...but I want a back that make people go "WOW" or "WHOA"
Love Love Love OHP (weakest lift) and Love Love Love squats, bench and Deads..0 -
Rows. They just feel awkward.
I'm pretty sure I'm doing them right, but they are just not a natural feeling movement for me.0 -
benching, and rows...i think benching just because i'm embarassed by how little i can lift this way lol that and i constantly have to fight with boys that are texting at the benches instead of lifting!0
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I'll be one of the odd gals out and say Bench Press. It's been my toughest lift to increase for the longest time. OHP is a struggle, but I still kind of enjoy it. Probably because I get to power clean that bar up ^^ But bench? Eh. I don't know. I don't like push-ups either?
I like the rows. Power building and whatnot. I get so sore after workout A though xD I have to lay down on a lacrosse ball to get my back to not feel like it's being pulled back by something.
Workout B is my favorite 0 -
I'm glad I'm not the only one who isn't feeling the rows. I never am sure of my form and don't feel the burn. Sometimes I wish squats weren't every workout, but I love them.
Also never really sure about my DL form. I feel better about my form now that the weights are starting to feel heavy. With lighter weights the first couple weeks I just wasn't getting it.0 -
I'll be one of the odd gals out and say Bench Press. It's been my toughest lift to increase for the longest time. OHP is a struggle, but I still kind of enjoy it. Probably because I get to power clean that bar up ^^ But bench? Eh. I don't know. I don't like push-ups either?
I like the rows. Power building and whatnot. I get so sore after workout A though xD I have to lay down on a lacrosse ball to get my back to not feel like it's being pulled back by something.
Workout B is my favorite
I always get sore after workout A in my pecs but today between my shoulder blades are achey so i guess those rows are taking effect. Workout B always kills my hamstrings but i love it 0 -
OHP is my least favorite...it just feels awkward. Although maybe I'm still angry at it because I'm pretty sure this is how I managed to hurt my wrist in the first place. I have done the other lifts for so long that they just feel natural.0
