OFFICIAL WOMEN'S CHALLENGE: Weekly Whatever Thread ... week 21 of 26

[missjane]

DON'T FORGET!! PICS and STATS are due a week from today!!!

Question of the week: What's your favorite weight training exercise? What's your least favorite?

[kfisherx]

Wow really? Time sure does fly doesn't it?

Favorite is the deadlift. I LOVES that one. Or maybe rack pull.

Least fav is probably step ups. They are painful and somewhat boring......

[LadyNoir]

I love anything with an Oly bar. Really! It's funny to recall how intimidated I was by it when I first started this. Oh how far I have come.

I don't like YTWL's. I "try" not to hate them and keep a positive mindset. But I feel like such a dork at the gym struggling with my tiny 5lbs dbs. Oh yeah and the way the benches are set up I get to face the whole weight room with my butt in the mirror.

[nutbar]

Fave weight? I'd have to say hang cleans (but I'm still in the honeymoon stage with them so it may very well change).

Least fave weight? Any of the little moves, persnickety things, like YTWL-type of stuff.

[sveta]

Love squats.
Hate planks...Boring!!!

[Bytsi]

I'm not officially in the challenge, but...

Love DL's, FSPP, 1-arm DB snatch... anything "macho" and fun that uses my whole body.

I HATE planks, YTWL, prone cobra, and BODY WEIGHT MATRIX (or maybe that's a love/hate thing?)

[beach_plums]

I'm not in the challenge either, but I love the 1-arm dumbbell snatch and the 1 point dumbbell row. Hate step ups, planks, cobra. I get bored on these, which makes it easy to slack on them.
Also a love...chin ups and negatives.

[fengshway]

love squats and step ups!

love to hate bulgarian split squats, but they have been so good for me!

[DirtyMartini]

<insert not-in-challenge disclaimer here>
Like nutbar, I hate the "persnickety" exercises. Things like the side flexion & prone cobra. I feel like there are other things I could be doing with my time that would result in greater adaptations.

Squats are my favorite. I miss them.

[Natalia]

Originally Posted by missjane

Question of the week: What's your favorite weight training exercise? What's your least favorite?

OMG, Jane, your little girl is growing like a weed! And getting cuter.

Fav. Ex: Deads, Squat, Rack pulls and DB curls

Ex. I do not like: ab work...I think I haven't done any direct ab work in weeks!

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day!

[jzomom]

Love: squats and dls, 1 arm db snatch
Hate: front squat with dumbell overhead

Hate: having to wait for equipment
Love to hate: bw matrix and planks

[mel]

Love: deads, of course, handstand push ups, chin ups, swiss ball pikes
Hate: planks, one arm overhead squat


mel

[Susan4]

Love squats and deads...hate prone cobra and that one armed overhead squat thing. Pics due that soon again! Sheesh.

[beesknees]

(not in challenge either)

Likes: Squats, deads, push ups, military press, bench press, prone jackknife, and any lunge type/split squat stuff - I like feeling the burn in my legs.

Dis-likes: one armed OH squat, YTWL, prone cobra

[GinnyLou]

Like: squats, deads, bent over rows

Dislike: jump squats, jump lunges, hack squats

[Littlemermaidklb]

*Not in the official challenge (until the new one starts!)*

Love: Bench presses, deadlifts, 1-leg DB RDLs, squats (sometimes), rows

Hate: Step-ups, BSSs, Cuban Snatch, YTWL, 1-arm DB snatch, 1-arm overhead DB squat