What are the top 5 most underrated exercises?

[thesinner]

They can be weight training or cardio.

Here's mine:
1. Jumping Jacks/Jumping Rope
2. Good Mornings
3. Deadlifts
4. Lunges
5. Pullovers

 

[dnegel]

1. GHRs
2. Good Mornings
3. pjr DB pullover
4. tate press
5. Squat (most know its the best but i still see so many people that do not squat)

 

[WannaBeHulk]

gotta agree with jumping rope.

others include:
swimming
front squats
hack squats
ab wheel

 

[Rodja]

Walking Lunges
Front Squats
Overhead Extensions w/ campered bar
Cleans
Step-Ups (this is the least used movement for building hip power)

 

[ItsHectic]

Lying side laterals
Decline tricep extension
reverse crunch/vkr
pull ups
safety squats

 

[John Smeton]

Deadlifts
Squats
Lunges
Incline Dumbell press
Hip exercises(Patty C a dance teacher showed me them)

 

[thesinner]

1. GHRs
2. Good Mornings
3. pjr DB pullover
4. tate press
5. Squat (most know its the best but i still see so many people that do not squat)

GHRs and tate press? Those are so underrated, I've never even heard of them.

 

[meowmeow]

GHRs and tate press? Those are so underrated, I've never even heard of them.

Tate Presses are very good.

Exercise Guide - Tate Press

 

[PumpingIron]

Weighted Dips
Good Mornings
Hack Squat
Lunges
Decline Bench...

 

[idunk42]

Walking Lunges
Good mornings
GHRs
front squats
clean and press

 

[Discodogg]

1. Straight Leg Dead Lifts
2. Zercher Squats
3. Front Squats
4. Dead Lifts
5. Heavy Calf Raises (you know who you are... the guy's doing sets of 25 calf raises with 90lbs and whining about not gaining any size) :think:

 

[CDB]

1) Full Rep Clean and Press
2) Full Rep Dead Lifts
3) Incline Bench Press
4) Walking Lunges
5) Jumping Rope

 

[thesinner]

1) 2) Full Rep Dead Lifts

Are you talking about locking out at the top?

 

[CRUNCH]

Definitely deadlifts
Any kind of rear delt exercises, those are so good for preventing rotator cuff injuries.

 

[thesinner]

The gym was closed yesterday, so my training partner and I weren't able to do our regular cardio day.

I get a call from him, asking what he should do to as replacement. I bet him he couldn't do jumping jacks for a straight 30 minutes (keep in mind this is a guy who runs 6-7 miles HIIT on a treadmill). I should've bet money.

 

[livebono]

1)Squats
2)Rear delt excersises (I agree with CRUNCH, having had injuries)
3)Deadlifts
4)Dumbbell Rows
5)Cardio in general (What's the sense in having muscle if it's covered in fat?)

 

[thesinner]

2)Rear delt excersises (I agree with CRUNCH, having had injuries)

I agree with crunch, not having had injuries, but having seen people do some really ugly back & bi poses. :smite:

 

[dnegel]

GHRs and tate press? Those are so underrated, I've never even heard of them.

GHRs are probably the best hamstring exercise, they are pretty hard though most people cant do very many.

 

[CDB]

Are you talking about locking out at the top?

No, I mean literally dead lifting the bar everytime. A full rep dead lift is going down, lifting the bar, lowering it to the floor and then returning to a standing/starting position, then repeating. Most people I see go down once to lift and then never let go of the bar. That gives you some bounce at the bottom of each subsequent eccentric and you're not really deadlifting the bar even if it touches the floor. Doing full rep dead lifts is very, very taxing. Noticably more so than only dead lifting once at the beginning.

 

[thesinner]

No, I mean literally dead lifting the bar everytime. A full rep dead lift is going down, lifting the bar, lowering it to the floor and then returning to a standing/starting position, then repeating. Most people I see go down once to lift and then never let go of the bar. That gives you some bounce at the bottom of each subsequent eccentric and you're not really deadlifting the bar even if it touches the floor. Doing full rep dead lifts is very, very taxing. Noticably more so than only dead lifting once at the beginning.

Wow, I never knew that. Bringing it down until the plates barely touch the floor seems to be a common practice. Interesting.

 

[CDB]

Wow, I never knew that. Bringing it down until the plates barely touch the floor seems to be a common practice. Interesting.

Yup, and it isn't the 'right' way strictly speaking. Full rep deads kick your ass. Same for the clean and press. Some people clean the bar once and then do presses for however many reps, then return the bar to the floor. Clean, press, return, stand, clean, press, return, stand, etc., is the correct way to do it. It's another one that kicks your ass when you do it right, full rep.

 

[TeamSavage]

Copenhagen dips
Budweiser curls

 

[WannaBeHulk]

Copenhagen dips
Budweiser curls

haha, nice...

i also wanna add a new one to my list:
50-100 meter sprints - possibly THE most underated form of cardio

 

[thesinner]

GHRs are probably the best hamstring exercise, they are pretty hard though most people cant do very many.

Oh, Glute/ham raises. Those do kick ***, if only more gyms carried the equipment to do them (for instance MY gym).

 

[bigstabile]

squat rack curls
half squats
half bench press
swinging lateral raises
smith maching squats

Oh UNDERrated exercises... Well using my gym as my example...

Full, ATG squts
deadlift
goodmornings
standing barbell sholder press
Barbell rows

I seem to be the only person who does any of these exercises.

 

[thesinner]

squat rack curls
half squats
half bench press
swinging lateral raises
smith maching squats
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Nice!

 

[CDONDICI]

Snatch
Walking Lunges
Rotational Core Work
Lying side and rear delt raises
Power Clean & Push Press (for 10+ reps)

 

[thesinner]

Rotational Core Work

What do you mean by this? When I hear the words "Core Work" I automatically associate Yoga Balls and the "Overrated."

 

[CDONDICI]

What do you mean by this? When I hear the words "Core Work" I automatically associate Yoga Balls and the "Overrated."

I mean stuff like this:

Cable Push Pull

http://www.uwlax.edu/strengthcenter/videos/exercisevideos/nino.mpg

Video: Functional training: Russian twist from ExpertVillage (These are better if you hold weight in your hands while doing them)

Also medicine ball side throws, push pass style.

 

[CRUNCH]

What do you mean by this? When I hear the words "Core Work" I automatically associate Yoga Balls and the "Overrated."

I love those stability balls for some of my clients. By getting off balance you hit those muscles involved in proprioception, very important for athletes of any kind.

JC Santana has put out some good stuff about training on those.

Those things can make you sore as hell the first couple times you use them for some exercises too.

 

[thesinner]

I love those stability balls for some of my clients. By getting off balance you hit those muscles involved in proprioception, very important for athletes of any kind.

JC Santana has put out some good stuff about training on those.

Those things can make you sore as hell the first couple times you use them for some exercises too.

I'll agree that they have their place (expecially in athletics), but I'm sure you'll agree that there are schools of thought that put waaaaaaay too much emphasis on them than they need to be.

 

[CRUNCH]

I'll agree that they have their place (expecially in athletics), but I'm sure you'll agree that there are schools of thought that put waaaaaaay too much emphasis on them than they need to be.

You're right. There are a few out there that believe it's the ONLY way to train and that's not true. I think they should be used to enhance a sound strength training program.

 

[CRUNCH]

I mean stuff like this:

Cable Push Pull

http://www.uwlax.edu/strengthcenter/videos/exercisevideos/nino.mpg

Video: Functional training: Russian twist from ExpertVillage (These are better if you hold weight in your hands while doing them)

Also medicine ball side throws, push pass style.

NICE! UWL is my alma mater, 88' - 95'

 

[thesinner]

I think they should be used to enhance a sound strength training program.

That's a good way of putting it.

 

[ttwarrior1]

1 side lateral
2. standing cable rear delt fly
3. machine pullover
4 one arm cable curl
5. Leg extensions

 

[mpkonig]

for cardio... i say squat thrusts......my god....it used to be a part of our physical ed. in elementary school up in new york...they still haunt my dreams till this very day but now that im more health consious...i can understand that those are very aerobic exercise.

 

[CDB]

for cardio... i say squat thrusts......my god....it used to be a part of our physical ed. in elementary school up in new york...they still haunt my dreams till this very day but now that im more health consious...i can understand that those are very aerobic exercise.

I remember those, same situation too. Elementary school through high school though. They were murder.

 

[mpkonig]

I remember those, same situation too. Elementary school through high school though. They were murder.

yeah..now i know why the armed forces make the recruites do them when they get in trouble...lol

 

[thesinner]

Try Jumping rope for 2 minutes then do 10 squat thrusts and repeat.

 

[mpkonig]

Try Jumping rope for 2 minutes then do 10 squat thrusts and repeat.

omg...my legs are burning just thinking about it.

 

[CRUNCH]

Try Jumping rope for 2 minutes then do 10 squat thrusts and repeat.

You're sick and demented!

 

[thesinner]

omg...my legs are burning just thinking about it.

I sometimes do that for cardio for about 20-30 minutes. It's brutal......I love it!

 

[mpkonig]

I sometimes do that for cardio for about 20-30 minutes. It's brutal......I love it!

i agree CRUNCH...he is sick and demented

 

[xjae]

List in no particular order...
1) Deadlifts
2) Spider Curls
3) Dumbell Pullover
4) Chins (I see people loving wide grip lat pulldowns)
5) ATG squats (very very underrated..I know people online say they do it but I know most don't)

 

[spatch]

Not in any order

Front squat
glass laterals (not GREAT for mass, but MUCH better than normal ones)
Decline CG bench
Arm blaster curls
Incline bench rear delt flys

 

[thesinner]

Not in any order

Front squat
glass laterals (not GREAT for mass, but MUCH better than normal ones)
Decline CG bench
Arm blaster curls
Incline bench rear delt flys

How are glass laterals done?

 

[ItsHectic]

I think there overrated, you do them like you do standing side laterals but as you bring the weight up you internally rotate your wrists so by the end of the movement your thumbs point down and knuckles face forward. This is actually the proper way to do standing side laterals, and I find my shoulder didnt click as much when I did it this way.

 

[vision]

no particualr order:

Pullups (weighted if you can)
Weighted Dips
Clean and Press
Front Squats
Jump Rope

 

[xjae]

Not to mention I haven't seen one person doing side laterals correctly. Most let their front delts take over.

 

[John Smeton]

I already listed some in here but Heres an updated list

Deadlifts(My Fav
Barbell Lunges(havnt done these in a long time)
Front or Zercher Squat
Reverse Hack squat(Similar to working the same muscles as front or Zercher)
ATG Squat(havnt doone these in a while, weight is less then parrall but its worth it, you know your doing these right when people are commenting in the gym that your going "too low", =), lol)