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I’m looking for exercises that build multiple muscle groups

Posted on 12/22/22 at 3:54 pm
Posted by Arthur Bach
Member since Jul 2016
3192 posts
Posted on 12/22/22 at 3:54 pm
I’m going to start going to the gym. Add muscle, lose fat. I’m completely out of shape. I’ve got:

Bench press
Push-ups
Squat
Pull ups
Lunges
Posted by SulphursFinest
Lafayette
Member since Jan 2015
11696 posts
Posted on 12/22/22 at 4:43 pm to
Deadlift
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
12916 posts
Posted on 12/22/22 at 5:15 pm to
Heavy Carries
Rows
Cleans and Snatches
Overhead Press
Posted by Canuck Tiger
Member since Sep 2010
1808 posts
Posted on 12/22/22 at 5:36 pm to
I dunno how bad out of shape you are, but if you’re older and chonky and haven’t lifted in a while then I’d suggest a dumbbell program for the first month (pick like 4-5 exercises per day) :

1) Push day (Chest/shoulders/triceps): Db press (flat, low incline, OHP) tricep overhead extensions/skullcrushers
2) Pull day: 1arm rows, chest supported rows, deadlifts, hammer curls, alternating arm curls
3) Legs: goblet squats, Bulgarian split squats, RDLs, lunges
4) rest day
Then repeat for a month (5 days out of 7 you’re lifting)
Pick a weight for every exercise you struggle to do 10 reps with, and do 50 total reps. When you can do 5x10 then add weight.

If you have a lot of weight to lose then just getting the motions right and getting moving and being consistent will be the important thing. DBs are safe and give a good range of motion and you’ll see fast results if you get after it.





Posted by Oates Mustache
Member since Oct 2011
26623 posts
Posted on 12/22/22 at 5:59 pm to
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Deadlift


This
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
84435 posts
Posted on 12/22/22 at 7:58 pm to
Gymnastics rings.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72085 posts
Posted on 12/23/22 at 7:26 am to
Power cleans baw
Posted by AZBadgerFan
Scottsdale, AZ
Member since May 2013
1883 posts
Posted on 12/23/22 at 8:47 am to
Posted by ks_nola
Bozeman
Member since Sep 2015
749 posts
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:41 am to
get ya burpee on
Posted by The Easter Bunny
Santa Barbara
Member since Jan 2005
45663 posts
Posted on 12/23/22 at 9:45 am to
Check out the Greyskulls thread. Excellent place to start
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
35922 posts
Posted on 12/23/22 at 1:28 pm to
Shoulder press

I actually prefer shoulder press to bench. Bench always struck me as being an unnatural movement without evolutionary precedent. Meaning it’s not a movement you would ever do much in the natural course of being a human.
Posted by RunningJacket
Member since Dec 2008
904 posts
Posted on 12/24/22 at 11:08 am to
As I’ve gotten older and run into back issues and other nagging things from my sports past, I’ve cut way down on the number of exercises and focus on the tried and true to get the most out of my t workout time. I love thrusters. They knock out squats, OH press, and cardio in one exercise if you minimize the rest. Sometimes I’ll do 20 sets of 5 with heavier weight or do 10x10 of lighter weight. Also deadlifts, rowing machine, pull ups, and Bench/push-ups.
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