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

2016-03-10T17:03:36-05:00

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

2016-03-10T17:05:01-05:00

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

2016-03-10T17:13:02-05:00

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

2016-03-10T17:19:11-05:00

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

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

2016-03-10T17:24:59-05:00

Them stupid crossfit pull ups

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

2016-03-10T18:30:50-05:00

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

2016-03-10T20:01:05-05:00

Bends and motherfuckers

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

2016-03-10T20:03:07-05:00

The prone row doesn't do a damned thing.

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

2016-03-10T21:01:21-05:00

BENCH PRESS!!!!!!!!

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

2016-03-11T00:20:13-05:00

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

2016-03-11T07:52:03-05:00

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

2016-03-11T07:58:19-05:00

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

2016-03-11T10:51:34-05:00

Sit-ups by far

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

2016-03-11T22:23:14-05:00

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

2016-04-03T14:25:54-04:00

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

2016-08-13T00:07:24-04:00

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

2016-08-13T19:16:09-04:00

"bicep" curls.

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

2016-08-14T22:28:14-04:00

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

2017-07-09T08:43:19-04:00

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

2017-12-06T09:11:46-05:00

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

2018-06-29T14:08:42-04:00

Lol burpees

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

2019-03-12T19:52:14-04:00

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