If you have to pick only 3 exercises, what would they be and

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,997 Member
    Deadlifts

    Squats

    Incline bench
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    Do you mean just weight training exercises? My 3 would be---

    barbell squats
    push-ups
    pull-ups

    If you mean cardio and weights, I guess take out pull-ups and add Turbo Kick (or cardio kickboxing, if TK is not available).
  • debussyschild
    debussyschild Posts: 804 Member
    1. SQUATS!! Cuz they're awesome. Not to mention they make your butt look KILLER.

    2. Running intervals :)

    3. Plyometrics


    Just tried kettle bell training for the first time at the gym last week and THAT stuff is good once you get the form down right. Great cardio workout as well as full-body resistance training.
  • rachmaree
    rachmaree Posts: 782 Member
    burpees- great burn, whole body movement, plus not so many people do them here, so it's kind of a novelty to do them at the gym.
    chin ups- feel so strong when I do them, hopefully I'll eventually be able to do pullups
    squats- just love 'em for working lower body.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    squats

    muscle ups

    hill sprints (was a toss up between this and burpees :tongue)
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Hello guys,

    Got this info online and I would like to hear your ideas and opinion about your fave exercises.

    Here's mine:

    Deadlift - Best compound exercise ever!

    Squat - Another breathe-taking compound movement.

    Flat Bench Press - Superb upper body compound workout!

    Mine are these 3 too, but in order of:
    1) Squats
    2) Flat bench press
    3) Deadlifts
  • mrdee555
    mrdee555 Posts: 178
    Squat- you can never have big enough legs and it hits quads and glutes hard also awesome core and cardio exercise
    Deadlift- again awesome core and cardio and hits the back hard
    Incline bench- 30ish degrees dumbell press to hit the top of the chest and if you fully extend you could hit tricep as well ( not the form i would use but if i was only allowed 3 exercises lol )
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    Swimming-- great strength and cardio that's no-impact so easy on the joints

    Yoga Sun Salutation--stretches everything that needs to be stretched to prevent injury

    Walking-- because, as bipedal homonids, it's just what we do!
  • nothingisred
    nothingisred Posts: 292
    Zumba
    Swimming
    Spinning
  • dancingj2
    dancingj2 Posts: 4,572 Member
    Biking, hiking and yoga.
  • JamesBurkes
    JamesBurkes Posts: 382 Member
    Pull ups.

    Yoga.

    Running.

    If it's three specific exercises then probably:

    Pull ups.

    Burpees.

    Presses.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Push ups

    Pull ups

    Running

    With honorable mention to Dips & Lunges
  • NadineSambo
    NadineSambo Posts: 2
    For me definately:

    1.) Swimming
    2.) Zumba
    3.) Walking
  • XFitMojoMom
    XFitMojoMom Posts: 3,255 Member
    Burpees
    Kettlebell swings
    Turkish Getups

    Nobody in their right mind likes those! :laugh:

    1. Crossfit
    2. Crossfit
    3. Crossfit
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Hello guys,

    Got this info online and I would like to hear your ideas and opinion about your fave exercises.

    Here's mine:

    Deadlift - Best compound exercise ever!

    Squat - Another breathe-taking compound movement.

    Flat Bench Press - Superb upper body compound workout!

    Switch the bench press to pull-ups, and I'm in.
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    leg drops-to keep up with the abs
    tricep dips-to keep away the bat wings
    elliptical-great cardio and resistance, and works arms and legs!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Obstacle course like the Warrior Dash! Running, climbing, jumping, crawling... it's got it all!
  • sgtlittle
    sgtlittle Posts: 258 Member
    My three choices:
    Squats
    Deadlifts
    Running


    I have never tried the Crossfit routine, but have seen the competitions on TV and would love to start trying it.
  • stephanie8625
    stephanie8625 Posts: 119 Member
    eliptical
    swimming
    squats

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  • ooOOooGravy
    ooOOooGravy Posts: 476 Member
    Running
    Cycling
    Swimming

    Triathlete in the making :p
  • kaits108
    kaits108 Posts: 305 Member
    Squats - need to sculpt the *kitten* and legs
    Plank - Perfect for strengthening the core, and there's so many different ways to do them to work different parts of your body
    Tricep Dips - I dunno, something to even out the arms hahah!
  • chorgi
    chorgi Posts: 221
    1 - Hiking
    2 - Martial Arts
    3 - Weight Training (mainly core workouts, at the moment)
  • bloodguilt
    bloodguilt Posts: 126
    Thanks for the quick response guys!
    You may post any type of exercises that you like/love doing...
    Keep it coming guys.
  • bloodguilt
    bloodguilt Posts: 126
    If we are talking moves, then deadlifts, pushups/pull ups, split squats.

    If we are talking cardio, then swimming, running, rowing. I'm not including weights in there because it's not a choice, it's a privilege. ;)

    IMHO those are the absolute best compound moves and cardio exercises to get a balanced full body workout.

    That make sense pal. For cardio, I go with Sprint, Running and Skipping rope.
  • cowboydan43
    cowboydan43 Posts: 306 Member
    For strength training

    Any move I can do in a plank- Can work core, legs, and arms all at once!
    I'm a wh#re for squats& lunges- I love the burn it gives my legs the day after
    And I love all sorts of crunches/ reverse crunches

    For cardio
    Jogging, elliptical on high resistance, sprint intervals


    Also...reading this makes me really want to try dead lifts.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member


    Also...reading this makes me really want to try dead lifts.

    Do it! Get someone to teach you properly though who is qualified (or watch a ****load of mark rippetoe vids).
  • tjradd73
    tjradd73 Posts: 3,495 Member
    HIKING is a must!!!! biking, deadlifts, planks...there are a bunch!!!
  • samb
    samb Posts: 464 Member
    strength exercises: squats, pushups, dead lifts
    cardio: boxing, sprinting, biking, but also love zumba and of course this one is a given --- horseback riding!! :)
  • reepobob
    reepobob Posts: 1,172 Member
    The basics:

    Wide arm pullups (with a weighted vest)
    Weighted sqats (25# dumbells in each hand)
    Pushups with push up stands and a weighted vest

    I hate them all, but they do what they are suposed to do and work multiple muscle groups
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Curls (in the squat cage)
    Hammer curls (also in the squat cage)
    Leg curls (texting people in between sets).


    On a serious note:
    Deads, Squat, Bench, although I can't flat press due to shoulder joints, so for me it would default to DB incline for lack of a better choice given my circumstance. If I could pick a 4th, weighted pullups.
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