3 Lifts for the rest of your life

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BigT555
BigT555 Posts: 2,068 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
The deadlift thread got me thinking, just out of curiosity, if you could do only 3 exercises in the gym for the rest of your life, what would they be?

for me;
-Overhead press
-Deads
-Pendlay rows

i love all 3 and this would give you the best muscle balance IMO
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  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,841 Member
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    Don't even need lifts. Can just pick three exercises:

    Pushups, Burpees, and squat jumps.
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
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    Squats, pull-ups and burpees.

    Edited: I read this as three exercises, not lifts.
  • fooninie
    fooninie Posts: 291 Member
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    -Squats
    -Deadlifts
    -Overhead press
  • amandzor
    amandzor Posts: 386 Member
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    Bench press, squats, deadlifts

    Non-lifting? Push ups, sit ups, sprints.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
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    deadlifts
    bench press
    squats (even though I despise them)
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
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    Deadlift
    Bench
    Squat

    OHP can go jump off a bridge.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,068 Member
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    squats (even though I despise them)
    im glad im not the only one. if they werent so effective at building joocy quads and glutes i would never squat lol

    sometimes i think being a curlbro wouldnt be so bad after all....
  • Stage14
    Stage14 Posts: 1,046 Member
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    Definitely deads and squats. I guess I'd probably pick OHP for my third because while it's the bane of my existence, it's got the most real world application of the remaining compound lifts.
  • Aliciaaah
    Aliciaaah Posts: 379 Member
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    Squats
    Pushups
    Clean and Press
  • Walter__
    Walter__ Posts: 518 Member
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    OHP
    Bench
    Pullups
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,068 Member
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    Squats
    Pushups
    Clean and Press
    i should really get into clean and press, my two favourite lifts mashed into one (ohp & deads)
  • Aliciaaah
    Aliciaaah Posts: 379 Member
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    Squats
    Pushups
    Clean and Press
    i should really get into clean and press, my two favourite lifts mashed into one (ohp & deads)

    I love them. Challenging, and you can use light weight to make it a really challenging cardio type move, or go for the heavy weight. But it's nearly a full body workout, which is why if I can only have three lifts, this is one of them! :happy:
  • Ashes_To_Beast
    Ashes_To_Beast Posts: 378 Member
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    Dead Lifts
    Pull ups
    Dips

    Squats would have been 4th but those have to be my top 3
  • MagnumBurrito
    MagnumBurrito Posts: 1,070 Member
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    Pull up, DL, squat
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
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    deadlift
    bench press
    squats
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,876 Member
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    - Clean and Jerk
    - Snatch
    - pushups
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
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    wow...

    not sure I can choose..

    Weights...Deadlift just cause I love em, Squats cause I love what they do for my butt....toss up between bench and OHP...however rows are becoming a favorite after losing that last bit of stubborn back fat....oh the humanity I can't choose...:sad:

    Non weight pull ups, biking, plank jacks..amg love those
  • MrTolerable
    MrTolerable Posts: 1,593 Member
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    -Squats
    -Deadlifts
    -Overhead press

    ^dis
  • MrTolerable
    MrTolerable Posts: 1,593 Member
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    Pull up, DL, squat
    ^actually dis
  • cargotrailer
    cargotrailer Posts: 62 Member
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    Bench Press,
    Squats,
    Clean & Press

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