5 Exercises You Can't Skip Out On

Move Better, Look Better, Feel Stronger

"Picking the right exercises to get the most gains you can is daunting. Do these exercises every week for long-term progress"

Do you want to be stronger? Look better? Live an easier life? Resistance training is a non-negotiable for anyone who wants to improve their quality of life.

Even for the most experienced gym goers finding a way to continue progressing, move comfortably, and still look like a Greek god can be difficult.

Let's fix that. If there are only 5 exercises you could do this week here are the 5 I would recommend.

1. Barbell Back Squats: Barbell back squats are the perfect balance of brute strength and technique. Squats target a wide range of muscles including your quads, glutes, hamstrings, core, and upper back making them a bang-for-buck movement. If you want to get everything stronger in a short period of time go squat.

2. Barbell Bench Press: Bench day is the best day so we had to have something for the chest in here. If you want a big chest load it up on the barbell bench, it has the same muscle activation as the dumbbell bench and is easier to overload. This includes any of the bench variations too.

3. GHR (Glute Ham Raise): GHR is an absolute monster of an exercise for building up your posterior chain. If you want to build up a bigger squat, deadlift, or just want a juicy ass you need to be doing these. You can incorporate static holds, drop sets, and partial reps for no extra equipment to really take the intensity up and find extra gains.

4. OHP (Overhead Press): OHP will build you death star delts and make you strong too. OHP targets every muscle in your shoulder if performed with a full range of motion making it a staple in any training program. It does not need to be heavy if performed with eccentric control.

5. Chin-Ups: Chin-ups are the most underrated exercise on this list by a long shot. Nothing will build you a back like chin-ups. You can rep them out or do them with tempo. There's nothing you lose out on by opting for chin-ups as a focus in your program.