If you could just do 12 exercises, what would they be?

[Lumberg]

If you could only work out 4 times a week and do three exercises each time, what would your workouts look like?

Some exercises could be repeated, I suppose.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

Day 1:

Squat
Leg curl
Calf raise

Day2:

Deadlift
Bent Row
Tricep press

Day 3

Incline dumbbell Bench
Bench Press
Barbell curl

I can only work out 3 days...a 4th day would be too much for me personally...probably not a good reply to your post...but my thoughts on use of minimal exercises

 

[TheOak84]

hmmm, i dunno...

Benchpress
dips
military
Laterial raises
close grip bench
squat
Overhead ext
deads
BB curl
DB curl
power cleans
shrugs

 

[louden_swain]

12 for me:

1. Squats - legs
2. Deadlifts - back
3. Incline Presses - chest
4. Parallel Dips - chest, delts, triceps
5. Close Grip Bench Press - chest, delts, triceps
6. Barbell Rows - back
7. Chins - back
8. Seated Barbell Presses - delts
9. Up Right Rows - front delts and traps
10. Barbell Curls - biceps
11. Behind the Back Wrist Curls - forearms
12. Seated Toe Raises - calves

 

[Debaser]

I would never do a 4 way split. So here are 3 exercises over 3 days:

Monday
Dips
Incline Press
Overhead Press

Wednesday
Pullup
Barbell row
Rack deadlift

Saturday
Squat
Stiff-legged deadlift
Calf raise

 

[Lumberg]

Interesting that two of you don't like the 4-day split idea.

Well I'm going to give it a try

Day 1
Squat
Calf Raises
Incline Curls

Day 2
Bench Press
Lateral DB Raises
Leg Curls

Day 3
Sumo Deadlift
Chin Ups
DB Rows

Day 4
DB Shrugs
Ab Wheelie
1 Arm tri P.D.

 

[megad]

Day #1
Bench Press
Dips
Dumbell Flies

Day #2
Pullups
Barbell Curls
Deadlifts

Day #3
Dumbell Shrugs
Seated Overhead Dumbell Press
Side Laterals

Day #4
Squats
Leg Press
Calf Raises

 

[SofaGeorge]

I can't do an acceptable workout with only 12 exercises.

 

[louden_swain]

I can't do an acceptable workout with only 12 exercises.

you should be able. . .there are plenty of compound movements that you can use. . . skip the isolation movements.

 

[Lumberg]

I can't do an acceptable workout with only 12 exercises.

That's how I used to think.....

But it's a fun challenge to try to cover as much as possible with 12 exercises.

I might end up doing 16.