Comments on: Top Bloggers & Strength Coaches spill their 3 favorite exercises

By: Mike - Best Workouts

Mike - Best Workouts — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:24:53 +0000

Bench press has always been a favourite of mine, flies are great too. Squats or pullups? I guess i’d have to go with squats, keep balance and all that!

By: Eric Komans

Eric Komans — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:44:15 +0000

1. Deadlift
2. Squat
3. Bench Press

And NEVER done in that order!

By: Dan - Home Calisthenics

Dan - Home Calisthenics — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:20:26 +0000

@ Vic – thank f**k for that then. I’ll take a look.

Cheers.

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:00:18 +0000

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By: Dan - Home Calisthenics

Dan - Home Calisthenics — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:42:21 +0000

@Kira – When you get to the top of the jump you know what you have to shout out now. If someone tells you to do the bastards then they then become the bastard. The laughs help to take away the pain. Trust me.

@Vic – sorry for the bad language

By: Vic Magary

Vic Magary — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:50:16 +0000

Looking good, Junkies! Damn, look at all of those pull ups going on! Anyone have a lat pull down machine we can take turns bashing with a sledge hammer? Other than the classics that I am THRILLED to see mentioned repeatedly (pull ups, deadlifts, squats), I wanted to comment specifically on a few of the exercises that I thought were especially cool. . .

Scott: Oh the sled drag. Oh the f’n sled drag! Gotta love it. Whether it’s a big old tire or a fancy plate loaded sled, forward or backward, gotta love the sled drags.

Michael: I have this love/hate relationship with the O-Lifts. I love the explosive power, and I hate the technical acuity required. I compare the Olympic Lifts to golf (not that I play), in that you hit one snatch or clean just right, and it keeps you coming back even though you’re dicking up every lift after that. Cleans and snatches (and their derivatives. . . hanging, power) are probably my worst lifts from a technical standpoint, but I still do one or the other every week.

Saan: Congrats on the big overhead lift! Awesome!

DR: You might be on to something there with a post on trainer’s favorite training methods. Just looking at the trainers who contributed to this post, we have power lifters, odd object strength training, combat athletes, and fans of high intensity interval training. Keep your eye on GymJunkies. . . you never know what we’ll post next!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:56:36 +0000

not in order:
1) KB Snatch

2)Pull-Up

3)Lunge-HEAVY

By: Marla

Marla — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:36:16 +0000

Oh, these are all fantastic! I notice the frequent mention of deadlifts – those are my personal favorite too. But now I’m really jazzed about those medicine ball slams: that’s definitely going to appear in my workouts soon.

By: DR

DR — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:50:24 +0000

So many to choose from; but if I have to choose:

1. Hanging DB/KB Snatches
2. Hill Sprints
3. Glute-Ham Raises facing backwards on the pulldown machine

All 3 exercises affect a ton of muscles, work the core really hard, and depending on load, rest, speed, etc…you can develop power, speed, quickness and/or anaerobic endurance.

Hey Vic, howz about another round of questions and answers? This time, you ask your panel for their favorite type of training method and why?

Tabatas, 5×5, High Intensity, Curves???

By: Saan Saturday

Saan Saturday — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:26:41 +0000

1. Deadlifts.I love deadlifts because they allow me to lift more weight than any other exercise. I feel like a badass standing there with that much weight in my hands (no straps, no belt, no equipment whatsoever). Additionally they have made my back thick and heavily muscled, and I do love the aesthetics of a muscular back on either a man or woman.

2. Pullups. I don’t think I’ve had a moment in the gym as exhilarating as my first chinup.

3. Overhead press. I’ve been riding the high of finally pressing 100 lbs. for over a month now. I knew, as a woman, that pressing big weights would be a struggle for me and I have worked crazy-hard on this lift.