3 Lifts for the rest of your life

neandermagnon

squat and deadlift

I'd be torn between bench, pendlay rows, dips and pull-ups for the 3rd.

TKhamvongsa

Squats, Deadlifts, Bench

missdibs1

Glute Bridges, ROmanian deadlifts, and Military press (??) why only three

maizerage66

Bench press, squats, deadlifts

Non-lifting? Push ups, sit ups, sprints.

That's exactly mine word for word...do I know you?

BigT555

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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

OK, pendlay rows, does the barbell touch the ground? is it supposed to?

negative. it can, but i do them in the power cage starting from around hip height (and then back up to give myself room) if im feeling lazy

eta; if you mean during the lift then the answer is no, you'd have to be bent over pretty far to do this. the plates are usually about 6" off the ground at full extension of my arms when i do them

video of Glenn Pendlay demonstrating the Pendlay row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRrIsoDpKg

ETA: to answer the question - yes the bar should be on the floor at the start and the end of each rep. See the video for the rest of the advice about correct form.

interesting. will definitely adjust my form after seeing this

jason_adams

You specified IN the gym, so I'm going to leave out stuff I like that I can do without gym equipment (ie: pullups and pushps).

Squats
Deadlifts
Overhead Press

I'm new to OHP, but really enjoying them so far.
Bench is easier to drop as I can only do partial reps. I've dislocated my shoulder twice and full range of motion bench is NOT pleasant.

What I'd miss most: bent over rows and variations.
I'd also miss the treadmill that paces my intervals and tempo runs for me, and let's me run when there's a Canadian winter raging outside...

JoRocka

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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

OK, pendlay rows, does the barbell touch the ground? is it supposed to?

negative. it can, but i do them in the power cage starting from around hip height (and then back up to give myself room) if im feeling lazy

eta; if you mean during the lift then the answer is no, you'd have to be bent over pretty far to do this. the plates are usually about 6" off the ground at full extension of my arms when i do them

video of Glenn Pendlay demonstrating the Pendlay row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlRrIsoDpKg

ETA: to answer the question - yes the bar should be on the floor at the start and the end of each rep. See the video for the rest of the advice about correct form.

my review/research has shown the pendlay as a sub for the power clean- it's supposed to be an explosive lift- from the floor.

A barbell row =/= a pendlay row

erickirb

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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

OK, pendlay rows, does the barbell touch the ground? is it supposed to?

negative. it can, but i do them in the power cage starting from around hip height (and then back up to give myself room) if im feeling lazy

eta; if you mean during the lift then the answer is no, you'd have to be bent over pretty far to do this. the plates are usually about 6" off the ground at full extension of my arms when i do them

With Pendlay rows the weights should touch the ground between each rep, much like with a deadlift. If the plates do not touch you are doing barbell rows, not Pendlay rows.

That said, I would probably go with neutral grip pull-ups, deadlifts, and bench press. though squats, chins and pendlays were considered

BigT555

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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

OK, pendlay rows, does the barbell touch the ground? is it supposed to?

negative. it can, but i do them in the power cage starting from around hip height (and then back up to give myself room) if im feeling lazy

eta; if you mean during the lift then the answer is no, you'd have to be bent over pretty far to do this. the plates are usually about 6" off the ground at full extension of my arms when i do them

With Pendlay rows the weights should touch the ground between each rep, much like with a deadlift. If the plates do not touch you are doing barbell rows, not Pendlay rows.

until i saw that video i though they were essentially the same thing

BigT555

Glute Bridges, ROmanian deadlifts, and Military press (??) why only three

just for the sake of discussion. its been a slow day at work

erickirb

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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

OK, pendlay rows, does the barbell touch the ground? is it supposed to?

negative. it can, but i do them in the power cage starting from around hip height (and then back up to give myself room) if im feeling lazy

eta; if you mean during the lift then the answer is no, you'd have to be bent over pretty far to do this. the plates are usually about 6" off the ground at full extension of my arms when i do them

With Pendlay rows the weights should touch the ground between each rep, much like with a deadlift. If the plates do not touch you are doing barbell rows, not Pendlay rows.

until i saw that video i though they were essentially the same thing

The beauty with the Pendlay, you can pull more weight for the same reps compared to regular rows.

missdibs1

I approve of this thread but am curious why all of the women are listing squats over glute bridges??

Aliciaaah

I approve of this thread but am curious why all of the women are listing squats over glute bridges??

Compound lifts = more muscle groups worked

Leadfoot_Lewis

I'd do lifts I actually enjoy and deal with the muscle imbalances I'd obviously have!

-Deadlifts
-Front Squats (love them, hate Back Squats)
-Bicep Curls (see avatar)

missdibs1

Hence the OHP and deadlift choice.... I could not live without doing either kettlebell swings or glute bridges

likitisplit

Great thread! Lots to learn.

SezxyStef

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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

OK, pendlay rows, does the barbell touch the ground? is it supposed to?

negative. it can, but i do them in the power cage starting from around hip height (and then back up to give myself room) if im feeling lazy

eta; if you mean during the lift then the answer is no, you'd have to be bent over pretty far to do this. the plates are usually about 6" off the ground at full extension of my arms when i do them

With Pendlay rows the weights should touch the ground between each rep, much like with a deadlift. If the plates do not touch you are doing barbell rows, not Pendlay rows.

until i saw that video i though they were essentially the same thing

Love that video reference it all the time and have it in my favorites...

SezxyStef

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I approve of this thread but am curious why all of the women are listing squats over glute bridges??

Compound lifts = more muscle groups worked

Yes dis...I don't do hip thrusts or glute bridges atm...will wait and maybe add them when I switch to 5/3/1 but for now will stick to my deep squats.

randomtai

I approve of this thread but am curious why all of the women are listing squats over glute bridges??

Because... maybe... preference?

missdibs1

Apparently I am the only lacking in the goddess booty department

Runningmischka

Squats, dead lifts, bench press. Not very original, but can you blame me?

MrTolerable

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I approve of this thread but am curious why all of the women are listing squats over glute bridges??

Compound lifts = more muscle groups worked

BINGO

If I had to pick my favs that I just enjoy doing it would be military press, curls, and situps without the 35lb weight on my belly. :laugh:

MrTolerable

Apparently I am the only lacking in the goddess booty department

Don't look at me!

I was blessed ALL over.

Aliciaaah

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I approve of this thread but am curious why all of the women are listing squats over glute bridges??

Compound lifts = more muscle groups worked

Yes dis...I don't do hip thrusts or glute bridges atm...will wait and maybe add them when I switch to 5/3/1 but for now will stick to my deep squats.

I still do them, and love them, but if I can only have three lifts I'm not choosing something so focused.

neandermagnon

I approve of this thread but am curious why all of the women are listing squats over glute bridges??

Squats work so much more of the body than glute bridges. I don't do squats to get a nice butt - that's just a nice side effect. I do lifting because I want to be really strong. I'd like to compete at powerlifting at some point in the future.

neandermagnon

Apparently I am the only lacking in the goddess booty department

maybe you should do squats instead of glute bridges.

Topsking2010

Burpees, pushups, overhead press.

Altruista75

Squats, deadlifts and the leg press if that counts....other wise I'll choose squats twice!!!

missdibs1

Burpees, pushups, overhead press.

oooh I like your choices

(I have a love hate relationship with the burpee)

NOONE is choosing plank (interesting)

missdibs1

ok EVERYONE RELAX

i DO SQUATS (Lots of them)

Please no more snarky comments

I only ask because I have started Strong curves and am seeing great results

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