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Assume machines and dumbbells are open

What are your alternative exercises for squats, bench presses, and deadlifts?

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[–] Chriszz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Squat: Bulgarian split squat and lunges does the trick for legs

Bench: dumbbell bench press is a great replacement and can switch to shoulder press after each set

[–] Sl00k@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

1+ for Bulgarian split squat, it immediately showed me how bad my muscular imbalance was.

[–] sacbuntchris@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Those exercises are too important to me to skip so here's what I do

  • Survey the landscape and try to figure out who might be finished the soonest. If someone is warming up, probably not them
  • Ask how many sets they have left
  • If they have less than two, ask if I can have the rack next
  • If more than two, ask someone else
  • After doing this, find a spot in eye shot of the rack but not like right next to them staring them down
  • Do some warm ups - if squats I'll do goblet squats or just squats holding a 25lb plate. If bench I'll warm up with light dumbbell bench or pushups, etce
  • Thank that person after they're done
[–] scaredofplanes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Goblin squats
  • Pistol squats
  • Lunges
  • Reverse lunges, or that kind where you elevate the back foot.
  • Flies, all kinds
  • Dips
  • Suitcase carries
  • Farmer's carries
  • That one where you hold a dumbbell and bend over while extending a leg straight behind you and then come up and bring the leg in at the same time.