Calling all weight lifters

hummingbird71
hummingbird71 Posts: 298 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
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!!!

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  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    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
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
    Squats.
  • Loftearmen
    Loftearmen Posts: 380
    Barbell Back Squats
  • christimccarty
    christimccarty Posts: 81
    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__
    __RANDY__ Posts: 1,036 Member
    Squats
  • Liftnlove
    Liftnlove Posts: 235
    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
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
    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
    twinmomtwice4 Posts: 1,069 Member
    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
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    Yup squats for me too.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    a squat, a press and a pull
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    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
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    I guess I'll be different and say squats.
  • dortress
    dortress Posts: 28 Member
    I squat every time I'm in the gym to lift.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Barbell Back Squats
    This.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    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
    Slamdunkpro Posts: 88 Member
    I'm seeing a pattern here - Barbell back squats
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    DIPS and Neutral PULL UPS! :devil:

    ! I do this EVERY time I lift!!
  • BEERRUNNER
    BEERRUNNER Posts: 3,046 Member
    ^^^^^ these are ideal Compound exercises to do as a warm up, in between lifting exercises or to end a lifting session.
  • KathyPBiles
    KathyPBiles Posts: 292 Member
    Great thread!
  • SneakyWaff1es
    SneakyWaff1es Posts: 51 Member
    Hand washing. After squats, obviously.
  • mattmcphail
    mattmcphail Posts: 4
    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
    Cp731 Posts: 3,195 Member
    Dips, Pullups, Squats, Deadlifts
  • Riemersma4
    Riemersma4 Posts: 400 Member
    squat
    dead lift
    pull up
    push up
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    I lift too often and too hard to do anything every time.
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    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
    mikegl1 Posts: 238 Member
    "ONE exercise that you do every time you lift weights" ---- Stretch. I don't do anything else every time.
  • adopt321
    adopt321 Posts: 111
    Back squats - always, even if it's for warm up. They're an all over workout and I LOVE them!

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