Calling all weight lifters

hummingbird71

Making a schedule for my "weight lifting" days of exercises I want to include in my full body workouts. My question is what is the ONE exercise that you do every time you lift weights? Okay if you have a few or even several you can not live with out list them as well. Thanks!!!

liftingbro

If you are going to do 3 days per week with a day between, I would say get 2-3 sets of barbbell squats in each time.

tageekly

Squats.

Loftearmen

Barbell Back Squats

christimccarty

I always do some chest press or incline chest press. and also shoulder raises. I have very small upper muscles so I favor upper body exercises.

__RANDY__

Squats

Liftnlove

I only work each bodypart once a week, so I guess my answer would technically be "none".

But on leg days I almost always do some type of squat, lunge, deadlift and leg press.
Back day, I always do chin-ups and barbell rows.
Chest day, always DB Press and push-ups and flyes (I don't bench right now because of a shoulder injury)
Shoulder day, always some kind of overhead press, lateral raise, and upright row
Biceps, barbell curls and DB curls
Triceps, Seated overhead extensions and Skullcrushers...

Those are my favorites, but I always mix it up...I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't do the same thing every time I walk in the gym...not popular on MFP, but it's worked pretty good for me.

Best wishes with your new program!!

twinmomtwice4

SQUATS!!! And straight-legged deadlifts!! Those two right there will transform your lower half like nothing else!!!

For upper body, lateral raises, rows, chest presses and chest flies!

For triceps, try the triangle push-up!!

twinmomtwice4

Check out this home workout schedule....it includes ALL the major compound moves!!!

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/frankoman-dumbbell-only-split.html

Shock_Wave

Yup squats for me too.

eric_sg61

a squat, a press and a pull

Leadfoot_Lewis

You always want to include compound lifts (not necessary all of these in every workout) Examples are:

Barbell Squats
Deadlifts
Overhead Press
Chest Press
Barbell Row
Pullups/Chinups

wellbert

I guess I'll be different and say squats.

dortress

I squat every time I'm in the gym to lift.

auddii

Barbell Back Squats

This.

ndj1979

I would say build a program around squats, deadlift, barbell bench press, overhead press...

I do a split type work out...but every week I always do barbell bench press, deadlift, and barbell squats...

Slamdunkpro

I'm seeing a pattern here - Barbell back squats

BEERRUNNER

DIPS and Neutral PULL UPS! :devil:

! I do this EVERY time I lift!!

BEERRUNNER

^^^^^ these are ideal Compound exercises to do as a warm up, in between lifting exercises or to end a lifting session.

KathyPBiles

Great thread!

SneakyWaff1es

Hand washing. After squats, obviously.

mattmcphail

Squats, bench press, and dead lifts all incorporate nearly the entire body and are considered the most well rounded lifting exercise. You can do these multiple times a week but I would stick to heavy only once a week with the a focus or repetitions the other two days.

Personally I believe in not doing the same thing too consistently so that the muscles stay "confused".

Cp731

Dips, Pullups, Squats, Deadlifts

Riemersma4

squat
dead lift
pull up
push up

Hadabetter

I lift too often and too hard to do anything every time.

gmallan

Why hasn't anybody said curls yet? Haha just kidding, I actually never do curls.

Squats, deadlifts, OH press, rows, pull-ups, dips, bench press, hip thruster

mikegl1

"ONE exercise that you do every time you lift weights" ---- Stretch. I don't do anything else every time.

adopt321

Back squats - always, even if it's for warm up. They're an all over workout and I LOVE them!