What's your favorite lift (or exercise) in the gym?

Warchortle
Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Generally, compound lifts are my favorite, but if I had to break down my top lifts compound vs. isolation...

- Isolation movement: Lat pull down close or wide

- Compound movement: Sumo dead lift

- HITT: Biking

-Steady State Cardio: Stairs
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  • Shawshankcan
    Shawshankcan Posts: 900 Member
    Deadlift.

    Also, pull downs are not an isolation movement.
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Deadlift.

    Also, pull downs are not an isolation movement.
    I would consider straight arm lat pull downs an isolation movement, whereas traditional lat pull downs are not.
  • Shawshankcan
    Shawshankcan Posts: 900 Member
    Deadlift.

    Also, pull downs are not an isolation movement.
    I would consider straight arm lat pull downs an isolation movement, whereas traditional lat pull downs are not.

    No argument on that one.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Squat bar none...I like what it does to my posterior...

    Although I have recently picked up the barbell again so this could change in a month...

    If DL's help my belly I might move to them or if Bench presses help keep the girls in place I might like those more...who knows but right now...

    Squats.

    Cardio nothing....
    HITT haven't started doing that as of yet..but who knows...
  • Mama_Jag
    Mama_Jag Posts: 474 Member
    At the moment - single leg dead lifts. :heart:
  • BranMuffin86
    BranMuffin86 Posts: 314 Member
    Deadlifts not doubt .... I :love: the feeling the next day!!
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Generally, compound lifts are my favorite, but if I had to break down my top lifts compound vs. isolation...

    - Isolation movement: Lat pull down close or wide

    - Compound movement: Sumo dead lift

    - HITT: Biking

    -Steady State Cardio: Stairs

    Iso: Don't do

    Compound: squats

    HIIT: Barbell complexes or chains

    Steady-state cardio: Don't do, unless walking counts
  • FizikallyFit
    FizikallyFit Posts: 180 Member
    Because I can only pick one, power clean=D

    Runner ups:
    Military press cuz I feels like a bad *kitten* doing it lol
    also gotta love Deadlift, and Squat cuz it is a booty power up!

    Editing because I got excited and didn't read it thoroughly lol

    Iso: Bench Dips or Tricep extensions?

    Compound: Power Clean!

    HIIT: Sprinting or Bodyweight HIIT

    Steady-state cardio:Jogging/Swimming
  • Sarahndipity30
    Sarahndipity30 Posts: 312 Member
    newfound love of Deadlifts and Leg presses. Benching more then your boyfriend is always a nice feeling too ^_^ :love: :blushing: :drinker:
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    Romanian dead lift, since I can only pick one.
  • wjstoj
    wjstoj Posts: 884 Member
    Burpees :P
  • MsEndomorph
    MsEndomorph Posts: 604 Member
    Isolation: none
    Compound: used to be squat until I tore one of my hip flexors. So now I'd say Romain Deadlift
    HIIT: stationary bike
    Steady state - NONE
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Squats and power cleans are my top 2.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    Compound: Deadlifts

    Isolation: Any kind of Bicep Curl (obviously ;) )
  • emjaycazz
    emjaycazz Posts: 330 Member
    Add me to the deadlift fan group.

    HIIT--rounds on the punching bag
  • mallen404
    mallen404 Posts: 266 Member
    squats for sure!

    and I am working on pull ups- using the assisted machine now, but hope to eventually be able to do it without assistance one day!
  • CantStopWontStop92
    CantStopWontStop92 Posts: 165 Member
    squats for dayyyyyys! Then plank variations but that's just me:)
  • thesophierose
    thesophierose Posts: 754 Member
    Deadlifts and squats :)
  • andrea_wants_abs
    andrea_wants_abs Posts: 51
    I have a strong love/hate relationship with squats. I want to love them but it's sooooo hard for me to go deep. I constantly get qued on that.
    And I love benching too- it's nice adding some real weight to the bar when other ladies are playing with dumbbells.
  • schonkreuz
    schonkreuz Posts: 493 Member
    Deadlifts! And squats....can I say both?
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
    Burpees :P

    Lies! It's all lies!

    Mine are deadlifts :)
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Right now, freestyle swimming.
  • ironmonkeystyle
    ironmonkeystyle Posts: 834 Member
    burpees (for kicking my *kitten*)
    deadlifts (for lifting heavy things and making my legs shaky)
    bench press (for making myself feel better after burpees kick my *kitten*)
    high pulls (bc of the vanity element-- I can do a ton of weight and it looks bad-*kitten*)
    lat pull downs (bc I want to be batman)
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Iso: Curls in the squat rack (JK)

    Compound: Deadlifts

    HIIT: $ex

    Steady-state cardio: biking
  • missveeoh
    missveeoh Posts: 90 Member
    Dead lifts ! I want to use the squat rack though I'm still shy and it's always being used lol
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Deadlifts for legs, and seated cable row for back. Actually I love training back all together, and shoulders and arms. I hate training legs, but those are my weakest so I train 2x a week.
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    newfound love of Deadlifts and Leg presses. Benching more then your boyfriend is always a nice feeling too ^_^ :love: :blushing: :drinker:
    Does that mean by some weird logic that if I bench more than you, you become my gf?
  • TheRealBruceWayne
    TheRealBruceWayne Posts: 22 Member
    Squats. Greatest test of strength.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    compound lifts...

    but I do freaking love doing weighted chins and pulls...

    squats too....

    and HIIT
  • kakklespakkle
    kakklespakkle Posts: 118 Member
    Bench press. I just love the feeling of it :)

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