Favorite movement/exercise at the moment

[Zebedee]

Using dumbbells with a nice tempo and long ROM + pause can be a great alternative imo,. it’s a bit less comfortable but man are DB pullovers overlooked in terms of really isolating and hitting the target muscle .

Aye mate, I’ve done pullovers pretty much ever since I first started training (was one of the exercises shown in the chart that came with my first set of weights circa 1990 lol) & rate them. The machines would obviously isolate a tad more though & thus I’d love to try one.

 

[DECLAN]

Using dumbbells with a nice tempo and long ROM + pause can be a great alternative imo,. it’s a bit less comfortable but man are DB pullovers overlooked in terms of really isolating and hitting the target muscle .

That’s my poor mans way to feel the lat burn, hold it in the stretched position for as long as you can at failure gives my lats a massive pump every time.

 

[BabaJagga]

Also, love & hate relationship with hyperextensions for lower back.
My gym have some kind of "bench", i can grab plates into my arms and do sets with them. Ussually end up with 2x20kg plates for 10 reps as topset.
Pump is insane, thats always last excercise on pull day, i cant even do bicep after that. Just some stretching but still, pump is there for next hour or so. Amazing and horrible at the same time.

 

[Lostpassword]

I was itching to do bent over rows today. But all the racks were Occupied or with people waiting for one to clear open. I had to settle with land mine rows and really cranked it. Worked my way up to 4 45’s and a single 10 to give myself a new PR. I imagined Lenny from Del Ray Misfits saying “Last set, best set.”

 

[HeatherSwanson]

I'm loving dips lately. Got up to 15 reps for for my first set at a body weight of 85kg. By my 7th set I can do 8 reps. Any recommendations if now is the time to start weighted dips, or should I wait until I can do more at body weight?

Other new favorite of mine are seated flexion rows, much to the concern of other people in the gym

Came here to say dips.
Adjusted position I feel like I can hit tris and or chest depending on the group I'm hitting.

Also, watched a short that had all these gymnasts with INSANE bicep development so now im doing pullups or seated bicep pull downs because curls get the gurls

 

[Trainedbytylerlofthouse19]

I love doing the laying cable lateral raises.. Not sure if that's correct name.. Erik Janicky did them with Dr Mike

 

[Nunya]

Narrow hip thrusts on a smith machine (4:30):

View: https://youtu.be/1ivRg1hPzHM?si=BWcXbxbQmUbr3qVr&t=272


Great way to force glutes to do the majority of the work.

 

[Smokeythabear]

I love doing the laying cable lateral raises.. Not sure if that's correct name.. Erik Janicky did them with Dr Mike

Do you mean the lying cable Y raises? I love those too! The Katana Tricep Ext with cables that Eugene Teo does is another fun one.

 

[The Answ3r]

Over the past 6 months, I’ve realized leg day has become my favorite training day. I’ve especially grown to love hack squats - feet shoulder-width apart, toes slightly pointed out, back flat on the pad, and then you lower yourself in a slow, controlled descent like you’re sitting down onto an invisible throne of pain. The key for me is that negative phase - don’t just drop into it, really control it, feel every centimeter of the movement. Feels like I’m descending into hell with dignity. So yeah, I’m officially that guy who actually enjoys training legs now.

 

[Saint.Iron]

I've reincorporated Meadow's Rows (RIP), and fell in love with them again. Excellent exercise.

 

[AlexDavis43]

My gym got a new hip thruster and Nordic curl setup so I'm crushing glutes & hams lately

 

[Nunya]

My gym got a new hip thruster and Nordic curl setup so I'm crushing glutes & hams lately

Yesss I wish I could hit glutes and hams every day

 

[Jackaas]

100% RDL’s.

 

[Cracken]

Classic dumbbell bench press for chest. This's the exercise where all my vertebrae crack nicely and I actually enjoy that feeling

 

[Tdeck81]

I’ve been doing single arm low rows lately. Starting with an overhand grip, finishing with palm up. Activating a lot of unused muscles

 

[wp_375]

It would be a rare gym that even has one

Not super rare, my gym has a Nautilus pullover along with a super early Nautilus Chest and Nautilus shoulder along with the multi tricep and a few others.

There is nothing on earth that compares to doing a 10-15 rep pre exhaust set to complete failure on the Nautilus Pullover, then running to the lat pulldown and doing a set to failure.

 

[The Answ3r]

The other day I stopped by a different gym and tried the Arsenal Reloaded Standing Chest Press for the first time. I experimented with different grips and, honestly, it hit the chest pretty well - cool machine overall.

By the way, over the past 3 months I’ve really gotten into Nick Walker’s training style. I mean, I knew about him before but never actually followed his approach. I really like how he trains - controlled, slow, and through the full range of motion, with zero ego lifting. I’ve started training the same way, and I’m really enjoying my sessions now. I even dropped the weights on many exercises but can feel the muscles working so much better.

 

[BamaCrazy]

The other day I stopped by a different gym and tried the Arsenal Reloaded Standing Chest Press for the first time. I experimented with different grips and, honestly, it hit the chest pretty well - cool machine overall.

By the way, over the past 3 months I’ve really gotten into Nick Walker’s training style. I mean, I knew about him before but never actually followed his approach. I really like how he trains - controlled, slow, and through the full range of motion, with zero ego lifting. I’ve started training the same way, and I’m really enjoying my sessions now. I even dropped the weights on many exercises but can feel the muscles working so much better.

So training 5 days a week, each body part once a week? His style is interesting and seems to work well for him.

 

[The Answ3r]

So training 5 days a week, each body part once a week? His style is interesting and seems to work well for him.

I was more referring to his technique and overall training style rather than following his exact split or number of days per week. My own program is different. I used to do those typical “bro reps” - half-range and just tossing the weight around, but now it’s a whole different story. Watching his form is like seeing a textbook in action, and I’ve really started enjoying training this way.

 

[Bandern]

Close grip bench on the smith machine. Can push to failure and hit rest pause sets without dying. Completely fries my triceps and I get a lil chest pump too