2627: The 8 Most Controversial and Awesome Strength Training Exercises

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Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.8 • 11.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The 8 Most Controversial and Awesome Strength Training Exercises

Every exercise is good if applied properly, with good mobility and stability. (0:49)
The 8 Most Controversial and Awesome Strength Training Exercises, Who They’re For, Who Should Do Them, and How to Apply Them.
#1 - Behind the neck press. (3:00)
#2 - Upright row. (8:14)
#3 - Kipping pull-up. (11:10)
#4 - Barbell good morning. (17:27)
#5 - Box jumps. (19:14)
#6 - Behind neck pull down. (23:53)
#7 - Roman chair sit-ups. (26:29)
#8 - Jefferson curl. (29:25)
Honorable mention: Sissy squats. (33:25)

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0:09.2	Sal DeStefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.
0:13.4	In this episode, we're going to introduce you to eight of the most controversial
0:16.8	strength training exercises and how you might apply them.
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0:49.7	Strength training. It's one of the most effective ways to exercise, but not all exercises are created equal.
0:56.1	Today we're going to talk about the eight most controversial strength training exercises,
1:00.6	and we're going to determine who they're for, who should do them, and who should not do them.
1:04.6	Eight, huh?
1:05.6	I like this because there's value in these, if done correctly.
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