Most accurate lift to predict strength

[Kryp2o]

Squats seem to kick my ass the most. You can cheat a lot on bench press, so ya I'd say squats.

Unless you count Susan Summer's "Thigh Master" J/K

 

[GenetiKing]

seriously though i i am going to have to go with tricep kickback on this. for overall strength AND mass building.

Yes, they are killer. I love doing heavy sets of kickbacks and then fainting or chucking my guts out all over the gym floor. Hardcore baby!!

 

[wrlord]

None of the above.
Firstly, we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Yeah, everybody's lower back is stronger than their biceps, etc. But that doesn't mean everyone has the same ratio.
Then training comes in. If you spend your whole life curling and doing nothing else, then your biceps are gonna be disproportionally strong. But it doesn't make it a good indicator of overall strength. No one exercise is.
The only thing exercise really can measure is how big your balls are -- e.g. how many times you can squat 80% of your 1 rep max before you go crying for momma, etc.

 

[The_Eviscerator]

None of the above.
Firstly, we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. Yeah, everybody's lower back is stronger than their biceps, etc. But that doesn't mean everyone has the same ratio.
Then training comes in. If you spend your whole life curling and doing nothing else, then your biceps are gonna be disproportionally strong. But it doesn't make it a good indicator of overall strength. No one exercise is.
The only thing exercise really can measure is how big your balls are -- e.g. how many times you can squat 80% of your 1 rep max before you go crying for momma, etc.

That may be true, but show me a guy who can dead lift 900 pounds and I bet he is one strong mother fucker overall. We are not talking about one specific strength, we are talking about overall strength, so your argument is a bit flawed.

 

[Rockaho]

Power clean/jerk it uses the most variety of muscles.

 

[rgosit]

i would have to go with squat and clean ...

then maybe power press(behind the neck push press)

the snatch looks like a pretty serious lift.. ive never tryed it..

or the snatch squat

 

[Ash]

Deadlift
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"Names Ash....Housewares"

 

[Welsh power house]

POWER clean!

 

[absolute hardgainer]

tricep kickback (j/k)

hardgainer ( )

 

[jakethemus]

Deadlift!