What's the most over-rated exercise(s)?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:03:36 -0500

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 5:05 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:05:01 -0500

Sit-ups , they put strain on the lower back and do not target the bottom two abdominals

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 5:13 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:13:02 -0500

A pullup is an up-and-down motion. A butterfly pullup is NOT a pullup, it's a stupid.
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You read that right.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 5:19 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:19:11 -0500

Personally, I can't stand the leg tuck and twist.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 5:24 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:24:59 -0500

Them stupid crossfit pull ups

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 6:30 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:30:50 -0500

I would have to go with two things. The overhead arm clap and the mountain climber. HATE HATE HATE those things.

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 8:01 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:01:05 -0500

Bends and motherfuckers

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 8:03 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:03:07 -0500

The prone row doesn't do a damned thing.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 10 at 2016 9:01 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:01:21 -0500

BENCH PRESS!!!!!!!!

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Mar 11 at 2016 12:20 AM

CSM Charles Hayden — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 00:20:13 -0500

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Push-ups! They will ruin your shoulders! Especially the ones executed upon the command of "DROP"! Been there, have the x-rays!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2016 7:52 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:52:03 -0500

FM 7-22 has a few of them, where you want me to start?

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2016 7:58 AM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:58:19 -0500

8-counts. They really don't accomplish much, but people love to do them on a unit level.

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Mar 11 at 2016 10:51 AM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:51:34 -0500

Sit-ups by far

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2016 10:23 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 22:23:14 -0500

I don't know if it was considered an exercise vs a PT test event, but I sure hated the inverted crawl. Never really saw any purpose to it at all.

Response by SSgt Paul Esquibel made Apr 3 at 2016 2:25 PM

SSgt Paul Esquibel — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:25:54 -0400

Even though it wasn't on the list I would say Roman Deadlifts are the most over rated exercise. When i came back stateside and the Exercise phase exploded and a "fit/athletic" woman became the desired body for women to want and men to see, Deadlifts became to most over rated exercise. While it does offer a good workout it is primarily a power lift exercise and you have people who are not power lifters incorporating it into their workouts with little knowledge of what the exercise builds and is intended for. First its a compound exercise it's meant to build not cut, second the main focus is the hamstrings with the lower back as secondary worked muscle but people all too often over extend their back when performing it, lift with their back more than legs as well, it's a complicated lift hence it's relation to power lifting and as should be conducted in slow controlled movements to get the best possible results and not used because it's "IN".

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Aug 13 at 2016 12:07 AM

CSM Charles Hayden — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 00:07:24 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Oh, I thought you were asking for exercises most common in the U S Army!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 13 at 2016 7:16 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:16:09 -0400

"bicep" curls.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 14 at 2016 10:28 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 22:28:14 -0400

The vee up. Haven't done one since OSUT, but my back hurts thinking about it. Would rather do 100 sit-ups over 10 vee ups.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 9 at 2017 8:43 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 08:43:19 -0400

Bear crawls. They kill my shoulders because I have dislocated them before. Screw those fricken bear crawling people. What the heck good does it do for you either?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 6 at 2017 9:11 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 09:11:46 -0500

Sit-ups are the most overrated. So many Soldiers(especially females) have Anterior Pelvic Tilt due to this. Makes me sick.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 29 at 2018 2:08 PM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:08:42 -0400

Lol burpees

Response by MAJ Javier Rivera made Mar 12 at 2019 7:52 PM

MAJ Javier Rivera — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:52:14 -0400

Sit-ups. At a moderate pace not an issue. Against the clock? Spinal disc herniation!