Thread: Any other good full body power movements?

Thanks you guys. Really appreciate it. I tried Turkish get ups for a while with DB's, a couple of times with a BB, but it really didnt do much for me in the time I did them.

Quote: Originally Posted by mattharrison For chest, I do DB Fly 4x5 DB Bench Press 4x5 DB Inc. Fly 4x5 Dec. Bench Press 4x5 Personally, I dont consider the flat bb bench press a power movement or full body movement, since it focuses only on a few muscle groups. However, my chest has been lagging the past few months, so perhaps ill switch up my exercises. The bench press involves alot more muscles than just pecs and triceps. So I definitely...

Quote: Originally Posted by boathead hang cleans, with a slightly higher rep range than you'd use for power cleans. btw, most of your list are not power moves. deads, squats...are not power moves despite their inclusion in the misnomer that is powerlifting. btw, i like your list. i'm a big fan of "power" moves. Hang cleans with less weight/more reps is a good idea to sorta make the day's workload a bit lighter...

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...not in the "lift" category, but Kipping Pull-ups Body Pulls (I don't know what the official name is; you hang on the bar with a shoulder width grip, arms extended, then bring your legs up so that at the end the bottom of your feet are facing the ceiling. You can do them with knees tucked or legs straight.

hang cleans, with a slightly higher rep range than you'd use for power cleans. btw, most of your list are not power moves. deads, squats...are not power moves despite their inclusion in the misnomer that is powerlifting. btw, i like your list. i'm a big fan of "power" moves.

Thruster Turkish Get-up muscle up

push jerk start with the bar on your shoulders like the top of a hang clean and do a quarter squat and explode upwards while pushing. it's a standing military press with a jump basically

Any of the Olympic lifts.