Posted by Mr. Potato's AWESOME Fitness Tips
Daily Training Tips & Motivation to help you keep working out.

You'll often hear me say, SQUATS ARE THE KING OF ALL EXERCISES, nothing beats it,
it's the best exercise ever period.

But is it though?

Squats CAN be the best exercise, but squats also have a really high learning curve, it's
almost like playing Overwatch with Genji, if you manage to master it, you're balling
hard, but it requires directed effort for you to really become proficient with Genji, and
with squats.

On the other hand, we have Leg Presses, sure it doesn't have all the stabilizers and
other components of the Squat, but with Leg Presses, you can be a DAY 1 Newbie, and I
can FRY your legs with it, there's almost no learning curve at all, while with squats, we
would be probably working on your mobility so you don't screw yourself up doing it.

The same Idea applies to anything else, Barbell Bench press vs. Machine Chest Press, to
safely go hard on the bench by yourself, requires a lot of experience, with Machine Chest
Press, on Day one we can throw sets to failure if we want to.

The idea I'm trying to convey is very simple, some exercises are indeed better than
others, but do you have the time to learn them?

Do you like doing them?
Because you will only really learn them if you enjoy doing them.

So experiment, find exercises that you like doing, get strong at them, and understand
that if you're not willing to learn the heavy-ass compound movements, you're missing
out on a lot of gains in the long run, but it's not the end of the world, you can build a
SOLID physique if you are strategic with your exercise selection and introduce progressive overload over time.

The best exercise is the one you enjoy doing and will keep doing for a long time.

Full story:
https://mrpotato.quora.com/THE-BEST-EXERCISE-4

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