Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is all you need to do

Re:Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is al... by meltyness on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:27PM (#34283995)

Lot of a average Joe's can't do them. I'm probably in good company to say you really only need 6 exercises.

From light to heavy: Chinups, Shoulder press, Rows, Bench, Squat, Deadlift

Or, roughly, in calisthenics: Chins, shoulder push-ups, pull-ups, push-ups, squat, sit-ups.

Probably the most useful of these movements is deadlift, nothing will make throwing office furniture around more fun than the strength you can train with deadlifts. Front raising a TV off the wall is pretty cool, too.

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Re:Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is al... by randoglando on Saturday January 07, 2023 @02:50AM (#34286107)

Can you link to a sit-up? Is that a crunch? I don't understand how it is a parallel for deadlifts.

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Re:Less gym time, same results: Why ‘lowering’ weights is al... by meltyness on Saturday January 07, 2023 @04:26PM (#34293014)

They're similar moves, but with different range of motion.

Deadlifts are the heaviest move I listed and it works the abdominal muscles via isometric contraction, which is considerable tension at very high weights. I'll cede that deadlift is more similar to an abdominal plank than a sit-up.

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