YOUR favorite exercise and why

[jenscats5]

My favorite used to be squats because I could squat more than most men and I suppose that made me feel accomplished even though I was really a newbie.

now my fav is the bench press. It's my current fav because I just like the feeling of that movement and because I had to really work hard to get my 1RM up to 150, whereas my leg strength was nothing more than a genetic trait. Squatting ATF with more than 225 within a month of lifting isnt a training effect.

Love the Flat Bench Press too......When I did the Pump N Run (5k run with a bench comp. prior) and busted out 18 reps at 85% of my weight -- a crowd gathered, yelling & cheering.....It was a heady feeling....

 

[RottenWillow]

Wow how did you get your 1RM up to 150?! Mine is currently 135. Did you do flat bench every week? Or do you feel training with dumbbells helped get your weight up?

well it took me about two years of consistent training to go from my initial 1RM of 90 to the 150 I mentioned. Except for my HST phases, I've always worked chest once every 3 to 4 days. I topped out at about 115 to 120 for a while, but I think three particular training mods helped me get past that plateau. First, I started cycling my training in terms of % of 1RM...one workout lighter, next heavier....second I stopped doing individual tricep work altogether, and third I cleaned up my form a lot. Now I'm plateaued again, but I suspect this is just going to be my ceiling unless I want to go the anabolic hormone route, which I have no plans to do.

 

[gymmum]

UGH, train my biceps for me ... they are my LEAST favorite thing to train.

I'll trade with you. I'll do your bi's if you do my lunges.

 

[RottenWillow]

.....and busted out 18 reps at 85% of my weight -- a crowd gathered, yelling & cheering.....

holy shit Jen you're one strong broad. I just calculated that'd be 120lbs for me and the most I could do with that weight is maybe 14 and that's after tremendous improvement over the last 8 months.

damn