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What exercise do you just naturally excel at?

Posted on 5/28/18 at 10:34 am
Posted by CptBengal
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Posted on 5/28/18 at 10:34 am
Everybody has that one movement that they seem to just dominate and can do easily, even with heavy loads.

For me, it's CG bench. Can smash almost the same as my regular bench numbers and hit for reps.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 5/28/18 at 10:42 am to
I wouldn't say that I'm "dominating" anything but inexplicably my incline bench doesn't seem to lag my flat bench at all. Most people are significantly stronger on flat.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43299 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 10:49 am to
Deadlifts. By far my strongest lift and always has been. For reference, my 1rm Bench is 180, last deadlift max I got was 355 but probably have a bit more in the tank. Max back squat is somewhere around 285
This post was edited on 5/28/18 at 10:50 am
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
10418 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 11:24 am to
First for me is KB Swings. The first time I ever tried, I used the heaviest KB in the gym for reps. I did a lot of power cleaning, etc for sports in my youth, and I've always figured that helped give a lot of posterior chain power I can transfer.

Second would be military vs bench press. For a long time, I was basically able to military press what I could bench. When I got my home gym, I focused on bench and didn't have capacity for seated military any more, so that ratio has probably changed.
Posted by lsucoonass
shreveport and east texas
Member since Nov 2003
68463 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 11:30 am to
Deadlift
And kb swings

Used to do 1 arm swings with the 40kg kb
Posted by SabiDojo
Open to any suggestions.
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 5/28/18 at 12:08 pm to
Pullups I guess
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9281 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 12:29 pm to
Anything bodyweight related. I can still knock out 40+ pull-ups, 100+ push-ups, etc etc unbroken.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125416 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 12:37 pm to
Deadlifts and pull ups

For pulls ups and any pull movement I just have a naturally strong back

Deadlifts I have long arms and a short torso which is the tailor made body type for deadlifts
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22169 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 12:50 pm to
quote:

Deadlifts I have long arms and a short torso which is the tailor made body type for deadlifts



Yep. I unfortunately have a long torso.
Posted by Rep520
Member since Mar 2018
10418 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 1:45 pm to
That's probably why your squat and DL are pretty close (from the max thread). Longer torso usually means squat will be closer to DL than someone with longer arms/legs.

I train squat way more than DL, in part because I have the opposite build. My squat lags my DL by 100 LB no matter what I do.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62797 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 3:45 pm to
Sprinting.
At least for a middle aged man and especially for a white one.
I'd love to have a 200 m race with some folks my age and see how I'd stack up. I know the time wouldn't even be in the neighborhood of what I could run it in high school, though.
Posted by JJ27
Member since Sep 2004
60314 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 4:47 pm to
Back in Powerlifting days it was Bench. I would always be middle of the pack after squats, but top 2-3 in Bench. Short arms, big chest, not as far to go.
This post was edited on 5/28/18 at 4:48 pm
Posted by bayourougebengal
Member since Mar 2008
7193 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 5:26 pm to
I guess deads, they're definitely my strongest and my favorite. Bench was an easier lift for me to perfect though.
Posted by SulphursFinest
Lafayette
Member since Jan 2015
8739 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 6:29 pm to
Pull ups. My deadlift and squat aren’t impressive, but I think 24 deadhang pull-ups is pretty solid.
Posted by AlaCrimsonTide06
Alabama
Member since May 2016
87 posts
Posted on 5/28/18 at 6:40 pm to
Despite being about 30 lbs overweight, I can walk 30-40 minutes. I cannot run though, if I run just 20 feet I am out of breathe/gasping bad.
Posted by LSUAlum2001
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Posted on 5/28/18 at 7:09 pm to
Shoulder & Chest Movements,
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 5/28/18 at 7:09 pm to
Deadlifts or pull ups. Just always naturally been strong on those two.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 5/28/18 at 7:38 pm to
Push-ups

Posted by olemc999
At a blackjack table
Member since Oct 2010
13267 posts
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:32 am to
calf raises
Posted by Mark Makers
The LP
Member since Jul 2015
2336 posts
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:28 am to
Rowing, probably because of my height
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