What’s your favorite weight training exercise to do and why?

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1. Deadlifts and pull-ups. I just like the way they make me feel

2. Leg press always kind of funny to sketch people out by moving a half a ton but it’s not really a measure of anything honestly.

   Otherwise deadlift I think it’s pretty much the best measure of brute strength there is.

3. Overhead barbell press.

   I’ve injured my rotator cuff in both and torn labrum in my right…so a lot of shoulder pain and rehab to work through over the years which was big setback to my overall fitness progress.

   But I’ve come a pretty long way back from these injuries, so while my numbers aren’t terribly impressive I still get a major buzz when I am able to go up in weight pain-free.

4. I’m in my 40’s now and I’ve moved toward using kettlebells almost exclusively (I still do pullups and pushups). Kettlebells won’t make you look jacked, but I feel great!

5. Right now it’s dips. So versatile and satisfying; can focus on shoulders, chest, or triceps depending on where you put your center of gravity, and with full range of motion you get a good stretch at the bottom with a nice squeeze at the top. Very nice.

6. [Squats](https://youtu.be/Olrp_kRhjJw?t=59)

7. RDLs

8. Dumbbell fly press. The bigger the range of motion the better.

9. Used to be deadlift till tonight. It’s a fun exercise because you feel like a badass nigga when you lift heavy weight clean off the ground like a beast.

   But tonight I re-activated my sciatica and now I’m fucked so I guess I hate deadlifts now, dammit.

10. Deadlift with a trap bar. Easier on my back, technically you can lift more with a trap bar too. Either way, feels awesome and you build glutes for them slutes

11. All the compound exercises i.e deadlift, squat, bench press and their variations

12. I drove by a gym once.

13. Chin ups.

14. Bicep curls. I can knock out a couple of hundred while I watch TV.

15. Prolly arnold overhead tricep extensions…. makes my arm look HUGE

16. I love shoulders and arms because of the pump I get

17. Feel like a weirdo compared to answers yall gave but my favorite 2 are

    Tricep pulldowns because I love the burn

    & shrugs because I can do a crazy heavy amount so I feel like a monster for 5 minutes lol