5 Overrated Exercises That Actually Suck for Muscle Growth (men over 40)
It’s important to understand that not all exercises are created equal. And while some exercises are great, they may not be great for …
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March 28, 2025
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I'm 49 and I don't do dead lifts but this is stupid gotta lift not wussy stuff
And in their another video, "3 best exercises you'll ever need", they put this "bent over rows" as the best thing to do. Am I missing something?
At 67 I am very much into muscle retention/growth, but also into bone density, you never mention bone density???
Soo much to say.
But, try warming up your muscles before you start!
Deadlifts…. They are like the only exercise worth coming to the gym to use resistance if there's only one choice. Everything else can be done with bodyweight.
And sounds like the reason those other exercises were being singled out was weak core muscles.
Train your core! Why you think we get injured?
And finally. An exercise is only as great as the person using it.
If you don't use it right you get crappy results. Don't blame it on the exercise.
The exercises he said nit to do, i would do. They involve the core
Just dont put your hands on your head when doing sit ups. You'll be fine. Just relax
Bro literally said that high SFR ratio is bad because it's fatiguing. High SFR doesn't bring much exhaustion by definition, unless it also really brings insane amounts of gains.
Yeah I only do deadlifts wit a trap bar, and I see it as a leg exercise. I love barbell rows tho, I know how to do em right. Also I love the standing shoulder press and barbell bench
however most of this mentioned exercises are included in your full body ppl workout plan 3years ago that im doing till this days. should i remove this exercises in the plan?
For bent over BB rows the target is the stabilizer muscles (esp. the Transverse Abdominis) ie the muscle that acts as your built-in lifting belt. Gotta strengthen it to protect your lower back.
There should be NO hip hinging. It's an isometric exercise on your stabilizers, for protecting your lumbar spine not for upper back hypertrophy.
I hate Barbell Bench Press. It hurts my shoulders from impingement.
You meant a high fatigue ~to ~stimulus ratio. Not the reverse.
Deadlifts
Underhand Rows
Overhead Press
Bench Press
Are all exercises I don't plan to stop doing anytime soon.
When you named Deadlift overrated i was ok lets listen to it … but when you came at Standing shoulder Press i stopped watching
What the hell? This has to be the dumbest video I've ever seen
I dislike all these!
I hate deadlifts! I thought the trap bar was good for me! Still sucks
very informative
Hi, I'm 80, fantastic video, could never get the dumbell row to grow lats, thanks for the alternative exercises.
Great video. Thanks!
The barbell bent over row is only deadly because most people don't do it properly. You should never use momentum to achieve your row(s) like demonstrated in the clip. Using your natural hip joint with bent knees you should be concentrated on the mind-muscle connection with your arms. For all the boys obsessed with getting bigger biceps (big guns). The bent over row works better than curls. Plus it works the back as well.
Your video: The ONLY 3 Exercises You Need (men over 40) on 23 OCT 2022 lists the Pen Lay Row as a great exercise. This video say's to avoid it. Confused.
This video contradicts this video: The ONLY 5 Exercises You Need to Look Jacked (men over 40)
What is with the fucked up funny faces while doing exercises?
I did all these to develop my initial strength and size and would recommend anybody starting in their youth to do the same.
And yet, at 50 I agree with you on all of them. They fatigue and risk of injury are not worth the return.
You are not ever going to be a pro anything if you haven’t by 50 so, the health risks and recovery are not worth it.
Going to cry in my pillow now.
Looks like I'm the guy at 2:02 🙂 with less white hair.
Sit ups were written off in the 90s when I was young, there is nothing new here. Haven't done any since decades. Barbell Bench press and rowing are still my fav exercises. I don't have access to cable machines, just keep doing them the old ways.
The bent over row is an injury factory.
A body builder in the 80s discovered an exercise I so greatfully discovered. He would lie on his stomach with his head over the edge of the bench looking at the floor and with the bar under the bench pull it up from the floor to the bottom of the bench. A fully bent over row with his entire body supported. especially his lower back and front hernia region. I do it with dumbbells now.
He said one day for the the first time ever his lats went into a cramp he knew he found something.
no way i can give up deadlifts and rows lol
My page for four downloadable books off their website I got to Autosport don’t trust these guys
What Musik track are u using in your videos? It's really cool and funny))
Nah. Deadlifts are great, they've been a mainstay for me for 25 years. Maybe if some fool is doing 99 other stupid exercises in one of those high volume routines 4-5 or more times a week, they'll fail to recover, but I'm not doing that. Anyone who does heavier deadlifts knows it utilises traps. I've even used it as a safer alternative to squatting when I have no access to a squat rack. King of exercises. Also doing bent-over rows is better with dumbbells and one-arm at a time where you can brace yourself against a bench and protect your back. Who does barbell rows with that much body sway? 😅 Barbell bench press probably has less range of motion for those with a barrel chest, but in general the range is perfectly good. Problems are when people do it too close to the neck, which is a shoulder-wrecker. The stability of the barbell over dumbbells for this exercise with heavy loads is a plus. Dumbbell BP is good though. All of the criticisms in this video are really about poor exercise form where people use lots of momentum because the weight they are using is too heavy for them. This can't be made into a critique of the exercises themselves!
I’m 52 and bench presses kill my shoulders. I can’t figure out why..? Bums me out because I actually really want to do them..
I'm 64, yet, I never do standing military press because your legs are vital to maintain balance. The legs help the pelvis support the spine. If you sit, your pelvis no longer get support from your legs. Thoughts?
Iam currently following starting strength
Depends on goals, I posted a video on best bang for buck load and exercises.
8 moves to max muscle gainz.
Deadlift
Squat
Axle clean and press
Leg press
Lat pullover
Barbell row
Incline dumbbells
Tricep cable extension
Thanks for providing links to the studies and sharing great information 🫡
Ummmm I'm going to disagree with your entire video. All of these exercises of proven to build muscle at any age. All you're doing is confusing people and pushing about information
The most important to train as you age, assuming your goal is to be able to do things, avoid injury and be healthy, is stability, mobility, speed and endurance.
Big muscles have some advantage, but nothing an active life style doesn't also get you.
Alot of this is mainly to do with poor form.. do these with proper form it's fine..
though some of these may not be great for muscle growth…they are good for tendon strength…which will then make you stronger, allowing for more muscle gain through other exercise.
Lol Imagine not doing bent over rows. Who is this guy??
Loved the video but you could shave those 2 legs look like couple pencils! 😜
what is the music in the background? sounds dope
What about squats?
RDL and SLDL instead of dead ifts. i wonder what DL stands for in those exercises.
After watching this, I may as well not train anymore
Your explanation of why deadlift wasnt a good exercise, you said muscles loaded isometricly wasnt good/effective, but during ab workout, isometric loads was superior, why?