Do You Believe Exercise Selection Is Overated?

[tzan]

I mean do you think too much is made out of exercise selection. I believe that too many people are too concerned with exercise selection and should be focused on other aspects of the sport. For instance instead of looking for that magic lift thats going to somehow drastically change your physique, people should focus on their CONSISTENCY to lift to their limits, eat well, and get enough rest. I'm always changing my exercise selections and rarely have the same exact workout and things are looking pretty good. What do you guys think??

 

[b fold the truth]

I think that you have a very good point...

B True

 

[coolcolj]

I disagree, I would not be doing dips to make my biceps bigger

 

[tzan]

I disagree, I would not be doing dips to make my biceps bigger

Maybe so, but squats have added a lot of size to my pecs. lol. You get my point though.

 

[WannaBPowerful]

I think it is important, but not as important as rest and eating. Tearing the muscle apart is easy, its rebuilding it thats the hard part. Its easier for me to lift hardcore for an hour than it is to get all my protein in and calories in while eating healthy.

 

[coolcolj]

Yes very nibe pecs

 

[needsize]

I don't think selection is as important if you stick with heavy compound movements, ie, you'll never build a huge chest using only cable crossovers or massive tris with just kickbacks

 

[Hannibal]

From a powerlifter's perspective...I believe that exercise selection is one of the most important aspects of training. In our training we use different exercises to bring up the strength of the three main lifts...therefore exercise selection make a huge difference in your progress.

 

[b fold the truth]

From a powerlifter's perspective...I believe that exercise selection is one of the most important aspects of training. In our training we use different exercises to bring up the strength of the three main lifts...therefore exercise selection make a huge difference in your progress.

But you change those exercises often. When it comes down to training for strength on a particular exercise...I think that it does make a difference... If I want a big log press, I don't use the olympic bar, I use the log.

If I want big shoulders...it is really going to make that big of a difference if I use dbells or the bar this week? I could just as easy do one a week...and probably grow just the same or more...

Variation is key, even in powerlifting. If it weren't...they wouldn't put so much stress on the fact that there are a million ways to do every exercise...especially on ME days...

B True

 

[Hannibal]

I agree with what you are saying...and variation is key. However, my point was that you have to be rotating the right exercises. You also have to learn what exercises build your strength, and what exercises test your strength...this is a personal thing. Like for my bench....board presses and reverse band presses build the bench....floor presses test the bench.

Another aspect of exercise selection is the amount of sets you do. Meaning...that I dont want to spend all my time on delt raises...my shoulders dont need work...I NEED TRICEPS. So from a powerlifting point of view...variation is key...you just have to make sure you are using the right exercises to rotate.