Last week on Survival of the FittestsFacebook page we asked the community what their favorite exercise was and why. We got a lot of great replies so here is a list of the exercises people love along with their reasons why.
- Deadlift. -David D
- Chin-up, “Nothing is more satisfying than winning the eternal struggle against gravity and flying up like a rocket ship.” -Rog L
- Running, “Because I love it.” -Matt B
- Snatches, overhead squats and muscle ups. -Jaco W
- Push press or push jerks, “Because I don’t suck at them.” -Jennifer S
- Snatch, “They are the best indicator of performance, and they are just really fun.” -Wil F
- Deadlift, “It calms me.” Angel J
- Deadlift or some form of pull-up. -Fredrik J
- Deadlift. -Allen R
- Kettlebell swings, “Because they are good mind body connection.” -Amanda F
- Double kettlebell front squat. -Thomas F
- Tabata, “Because I like the short breaks.” Stephanie T
- Crawling patterns. -Marc C
- Trail running. -Paul S
- Snatch, “It works a ton of muscle groups and I feel like a bad a$$.” -Wendy Y
- Deadlift and benchpress, “Most fun.” -Mark S
- Kettlebell snatches, “Makes me feel strong flinging weight over my head.” -Erika M
- Kickboxing. -Jennifer H
- Cleans, “Because they are short and powerful.” -Angie M
- Rugby, “It’s a full body and fully mental workout!” Liz E
- Running. -Kage E
- Deadlifts, “Just something about overcoming that mental block to lift some heavy weight from the floor.” -Scott M
- Burpees. -Kimberly M
- Incline dumbbell bench press, “Because my wife likes my pecs.” James F
- Deadlift, “Full body movement, and what’s more functional than picking up heavy weight up from the ground?” -Dan E
- Outdoor cycling, “I love the challenge, the cardio workout, conquering hills and the fellowship of riding with my cycle club peers.” Tracie T
- Burpees, “Because I hate them so much.” Steve C
- Burpees, “I hate burpees but they are my go to exercise!” -Anna P
- Squat. -Mark W
- Deadlifts. -Joe B
- Walking. -Sharon C
- Pull-ups/chin-ups, “Because it took me over a year of working on them to finally get one.” -Katie M
- Deadlift, squat, double Russian kettlebell swing. -Clif K
- Deadlift, “Because I love feeling my muscles pull together to get that weight up, it just feels good.” Jennifer B
- Zercher/safety bar squats, “Works full body, entire posterior and core!” -Mark T
- Clean and jerk, “Something about moving 200+ lbs off the hard deck, popping if over your head and then dropping it so loudly, people in gyms two states over notice you.” -Kevin S
- Stairs. -Hilani E
- Rope climbing, “Because it makes me feel like Tarzan.” -Kevin S
- Muscle ups on rings, “My favorite part because I can’t do them yet so I enjoy the challenge.” -Ron H
- Deadlift, “It’s a true test of my strength comprised from my overall training in the gym.” -Jason B
- Get-ups. -Steve B
- Zercher squats, “Starting from the bottom you get a deadlift and squat all in one!” Slade J
- Deadlifts and Turkish get ups. -Jennifer S
- Squats, “Because I can squat heavy and I’m one of the few woman at my gym in the squat rack and my hard work is paying off because my botty is looking way better!” -Shanna S
- Squats with kettlebells, “I love to feel the burn!” -Kristen M
- Zercher squat, “I have a love-hate thing for them.” -Danny W
- Running, “Frees my mind and pumps me up!” -Candice G
- Lunges, “They are functional and they produce results so it’s a win win!” -Melanie P
A ton of great replies this week, thank you to all who contributed. It looks like the most popular exercise was the timeless deadlift, but whatever your favorite exercise is, just make sure you get out and make it happen!










