If you could only do 3 exercises...

[Spastic_Koala]

This is a common interview question you see asked of body builders.

If you could only do 3 exercises, what would they be?

It's hard for me to narrow it down to just 3, but I'd probably go with squats, bench press, and pull ups. I'd like to include dead lifts, but I need something to hit my upper back.

[Aggression]

Squats
Deadlifts
Standing BB Press

[pushin weight]

squat,bench,dead

[Nix0r]

Wrist Curls
Tricep Kickbacks
Calf Raises


But really...

Squat
Bench
Dead

[Big C]

BB Squat
Deads
Heavy incline BB/DB

[mritter3]

Deads
Squats
Bench press

[Sinister_TES]

Deads
Squats
pullups

[BigKaine]

chin ups
bench press
squats

chin up and bench press have so many variations that you can concentrate on different spots and squats cuz they Fuck shit up! lmao

[Spastic_Koala]

I guess it's not surprising that everyone has very similar answers. :)

[flappysr]

This is a common interview question you see asked of body builders.

If you could only do 3 exercises, what would they be?

It's hard for me to narrow it down to just 3, but I'd probably go with squats, bench press, and pull ups. I'd like to include dead lifts, but I need something to hit my upper back.

THE ONLY THREE NEEDED ARE DEAD LIFT, SQUAT and BENCH PRESS...........

[Lunchead]

Squats, Deadlifts and Overhead BB press

[BarbellManiac]

Squats, Deads and Bench of course, maybe do DB bench.

[dannynb]

*please see above*

[Trizz]

This is a common interview question you see asked of body builders.

If you could only do 3 exercises, what would they be?

It's hard for me to narrow it down to just 3, but I'd probably go with squats, bench press, and pull ups. I'd like to include dead lifts, but I need something to hit my upper back.

i think i would do one exercise only and there called ( BEARS ) BEARS u ask, ahhhh, what are bears? They consist of a dead lift into a cling to a overhead press
down onto the shoulders into a full squat then reverse the order back to a dead lift, thats one rep!!!!

[rev8ball]

I'll take it a step further:

Clean & jerk.

Done.....

[Sinister_TES]

i think i would do one exercise only and there called ( BEARS ) BEARS u ask, ahhhh, what are bears? They consist of a dead lift into a cling to a overhead press
down onto the shoulders into a full squat then reverse the order back to a dead lift, thats one rep!!!!

Must be a crossfitter :)

[zubda345]

Squat, Bench and Deads everytime!

[smoothballer]

Big 3...Squat, Bench, and Deadlift

[Back To Basics]

Too build a good physique on only three it would be - Squats, Barbell Rows and Bench.


But If I were looking to get stronger it would be Deads instead of rows..

[NJC_Manhattan]

Squats
Deads
Bench


if there was a 4th.... BB rows

[Carrnage]

Hack Squats (these always gave me better results than barbell squats due to my lack of ankle flexibility thus putting more tension on the quads by using the hack squat angle)

Rack Deadlifts (without touching the rack, the way Dorian use to do them, it uses nothing but back!)

Any kind of press or dip variation

[Machine]

Squat...Leg Press...SLDL

MACHINE

[BarbellManiac]

Squat...Leg Press...SLDL

MACHINE

You sure love training legs lol

[Machine]

You sure love training legs lol

There is no substitute for well developed legs; I don't advocate for obtaining them at the expense or exclusion of other bodyparts, but I can forgive two or three flaws on the top half if I can see that a man put his time in downstairs.

Just says something about an athlete.

MACHINE

[J Wong]

Squats, bench, and deads.

But man..being limited to 3 exercises would suck!

[GUNS]

HS Flat Bench Press, Leg Press, Pull ups


HS Bench gets good movement for wide to narrow chest developement. Leg press cause you can use a ton of weight, and I have a bad back, and nothing will give you back developement like a pull up. Wide, narrow, reverse grip. All areas of the back!

[P Diesel]

box squats...clean and press...bench

[Machine]

box squats...clean and press...bench

Nice touch...I like your style.

MACHINE

[Bruiser]

Bench press, B3, and Telephone Pole Shrugs

[BigAnt]

Dead lifts(from the rack and from floor) - Squats(front and rear) - Presses (vary grips & incline-decline-flat)

I know not "truly" three lifts...

LOL

[P Diesel]

Dead lifts(from the rack and from floor) - Squats(front and rear) - Presses (vary grips & incline-decline-flat)

I know not "truly" three lifts...

LOL

haha yo Ant...by my count thats at least 7 bro

[P Diesel]

Nice touch...I like your style.

MACHINE

much appreciated brotha...i tend to gravitate toward violent movements that r explosive...especially if i can only choose three

[adidas]

The Bear
Tire Flips (225+lbs)
Clapping pushup to Burpee to Pull up to Knees to elbow = 1 rep

Yes I believe I cheated with the inclusion of the Bear and my Clapping pushup to Burpee to Pull up to Knees to elbow = 1 rep.... but if you're not cheating you're not trying.

[MojoMike36]

BB Bench Press w/ Bands -- with a 15 degree incline
BB Underhand Row
BB Front Squat


If I really could only do those three my hamstrings and lateral delts would be so screwed!

[LegendKillerJosh]

bench, squat and dead. I didn't even know there were other exercises.

[Machine]

bench, squat and dead. I didn't even know there were other exercises.

awesome!

Machine

[JasonG]

squat, bb rows, incline db press

[prowrestler]

squat incline bench press and barbell row

[BryanSmash!]

Fortunately, I'm able to perform more than 3 exercises, so which ones I'd choose is irrelevant. However, the powerlifter in me would answer:
Squats, squats and more squats.

[R-Man]

Incline bench
deads
squat

[WarlordMalice]

Squats, deads, incline bench

[Big Wides]

clean and jerk, squats, snatch

[MRmichael.hooker]

clean & jerk, squat, sprints (uh-oh... whiteboy threw in some running!)

[Tiny1102]

Squat, Bench, and the Dead.

[Tiny1102]

That was a good question.