Alright so which exercise shows someone's overall strength the best?

[Dooby]

I thought the squat at first but then I thought that's the core, the legs, the lower back but no arms.

So I then thought dead lifts, and again, the arms aren't used much, it's all about hand grip.

But then I came to the standing overhead press. You work your legs for carrying that weight, your core for stabilizing the weight, your lower back for stabilizing the weight, your upper back for pushing the weight, the shoulders for pushing and zeroing the weight, your tris for pushing the weight and your bis for zeroing the weight...

Is this possibly the best exercise to showcase one's strength?

I can do a standing overhead of 115 and I'm 195 6'2...and that's pretty impressive if I do say so myself.

 

[A.V.]

Power clean.

And depending on how long you've been working out...for your size, that's not impressive at all. No disrespect. 115 is like the tip of the iceberg to getting serious. Keep at it though.

 

[MMS]

Power clean.

yep

id say clean and jerk but it requires extensive training to lift heavy weight doing jerks

 

[Dooby]

alright i don't wanna start any trouble here...but isn't that mostly momentum?

 

[MMS]

alright i don't wanna start any trouble here...but isn't that mostly momentum?

the momentum has to come from somewhere

you cant be weak and do em thats for sure, this vid always inspires me(hes 17)

 

[K-Deini]

the momentum has to come from somewhere

you cant be weak and do em thats for sure, this vid always inspires me(hes 17)

Jordan Jenkins 2012 DE/OLB Harris County, Ga Power Clean Max - YouTube

crazy.

hope dude didnt fukk himself up on that last rep

 

[MMS]

crazy.

hope dude didnt fukk himself up on that last rep

hes starting at Georgia at DE(3-4) hes doing just fine

 

[A.V.]

Excuse me. Power clean AND PRESS.

 

[Jesus]

I thought the squat at first but then I thought that's the core, the legs, the lower back but no arms.

So I then thought dead lifts, and again, the arms aren't used much, it's all about hand grip.

But then I came to the standing overhead press. You work your legs for carrying that weight, your core for stabilizing the weight, your lower back for stabilizing the weight, your upper back for pushing the weight, the shoulders for pushing and zeroing the weight, your tris for pushing the weight and your bis for zeroing the weight...

Is this possibly the best exercise to showcase one's strength?

I can do a standing overhead of 115 and I'm 195 6'2...and that's pretty impressive if I do say so myself.

Same height and weight as you and I'm embarrased to say my max is 145lbs.

 

[sknk80]

clean and press for sure. there was a broad in my gym doing reps at 135 . bytch didnt even look man like

 

[hawaii]

deadlifts. you can't cheat those. either you lock it out or you don't. I'd say skwats, but most people don't get to "depth" (hip crease lower than top of knee.. something like that).

I'd take the oly lifts and it's variants (power clean) out because a lot of that is technique. For example, Mark Henry and Shane Hamman are two of the strongest to ever live and def were "stronger" than their Euro opposition, but they were ehhh (relatively speaking) at weightlifting compared to them.

 

[hawaii]

Excuse me. Power clean AND PRESS.

I wish it was this lol press is my best lift

 

[MMS]

I can do a standing overhead of 115 and I'm 195 6'2...and that's pretty impressive if I do say so myself.

5'9" 150lbs

 

[A.V.]

5'9" 150lbs

Press 120lbs - YouTube

lil nikka need back support

 

[MMS]

lil nikka need back support

thats me :hbk:

my back was ok after the fact