3 Lifts for the rest of your life

Burpees, pushups, overhead press.

oooh I like your choices

(I have a love hate relationship with the burpee)

NOONE is choosing plank (interesting)

A pushup is a plank.

ehhhhhhhhh ... I would probably debate that .. at least a little. I mean one's an actual movement- one's static.

^I'd debate that because I alternate feet while in plank.. i didn't know anyone just holds it...

I mean lifting feet is a variation but doesn't make it anything more than a static hold- and not a push up.

Lots of people static hold- a plank is pose- like yoga- but people hold it for minutes- or seconds- whatever- some people train it for long periods of time- some people train it and then move on to another variation.

But a variation is a variation- and I could very easily see a case to be made for a push up as an extreme variation of a plank- but I don't think I would say a plank is a push up or a push up is a plank.

More accurately, I'd say they were variations on the same move. Let's say that there's a proto pushup. Incline push-ups, modified push-up, standard push-ups and planks are all variations of this proto push-up working extremely similar muscle sets.

Sort of like a plyometric pistol squat is very different than the pistol squat, but seen as within the same movement family.

Yeah, that's how I'd put it. Push-ups and planks are in the same movement family and are related to the Bench-press?

But a plank isn't working you're chest the same as a push up- and there is no way a static plank is going to hit the same kind of work as say- a decline push up- a static plank doesn't even come close to touching your chest the way even a standard push up does.

I would say they are distant cousins and with some selective breeding they cross paths- like an up down plank is closer to the push up- but still hits more oblique than chest.

A plyo pistol is still a pistol... same exact family- a direct modification. I guess I just can't get on board with planks and push ups being the same family- they aren't interchangeable for work.

Ok. I'm still learning. Thank you!

Burpees, pushups, overhead press.

oooh I like your choices

(I have a love hate relationship with the burpee)

NOONE is choosing plank (interesting)

A pushup is a plank.

ehhhhhhhhh ... I would probably debate that .. at least a little. I mean one's an actual movement- one's static.

^I'd debate that because I alternate feet while in plank.. i didn't know anyone just holds it...

I mean lifting feet is a variation but doesn't make it anything more than a static hold- and not a push up.

Lots of people static hold- a plank is pose- like yoga- but people hold it for minutes- or seconds- whatever- some people train it for long periods of time- some people train it and then move on to another variation.

But a variation is a variation- and I could very easily see a case to be made for a push up as an extreme variation of a plank- but I don't think I would say a plank is a push up or a push up is a plank.

More accurately, I'd say they were variations on the same move. Let's say that there's a proto pushup. Incline push-ups, modified push-up, standard push-ups and planks are all variations of this proto push-up working extremely similar muscle sets.

Sort of like a plyometric pistol squat is very different than the pistol squat, but seen as within the same movement family.

Yeah, that's how I'd put it. Push-ups and planks are in the same movement family and are related to the Bench-press?

But a plank isn't working you're chest the same as a push up- and there is no way a static plank is going to hit the same kind of work as say- a decline push up- a static plank doesn't even come close to touching your chest the way even a standard push up does.

I would say they are distant cousins and with some selective breeding they cross paths- like an up down plank is closer to the push up- but still hits more oblique than chest.

A plyo pistol is still a pistol... same exact family- a direct modification. I guess I just can't get on board with planks and push ups being the same family- they aren't interchangeable for work.

^this is because they are not in the same family.

When I work out doing pushups -it is on a day that includes chest - because it is your chest that is being worked out.

A plank is drastically different - it is for your core, so on days I kill my core - I plank. with my leg swapping variation.

your core and your chest are totally different- sure you can exercise them on the same day - but I wouldn't say the exercises are related other then your belly is to the ground.

I see your thinking - but it works totally different muscle groups.

I'm compounding on Ms. Lovely buns post - not disagreeing with the lady.

Squat, DL, BP

Not original, but that's because they work.

Non-weight lifting exercise: burpees, push-up (even though I still stuck at them), and Zumba (because fun)

Lifting my beer, my full ice cream spoon, and my pizza slice :-) JK

Squats
Deadlifts (always works me, but i hate them)
Pendlay rows or OHP (but i hate OHP too, and since I'm already doing Deads.........)

Great thread--thank you!

Deads, push press, farmer carries. I actually rarely do the latter two, but these seem like they would have the most relation to real world applications. We have zombies to think about here.

Deadlift
Turkish get up
Pullup

bosu ball curls
db tricep kick backs
bb wrist curls

Are squats better for the butt than lunges?