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(jvroig @ May 16 2008,5:08)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Ditto (for the deadlift). Lord of the weight room and all that.
I also thought the bench press would be at the finale. But seeing the numbers, not very many people actually voted - so those that did probably are the more "in-the-know" and voted with their knowledge that the bench press isn't the most effective exercise, even if it is usually considered the grand-daddy of exercises, perhaps even rather glamorized.
Regards,
-JV</div>
Yeah, I was holding the poll extra long for more votes, but it never really happened.
I actually voted for the Bench Press. After this poll is done, I will call it quits on determining a statistical collection of HST'ers input on exercises. There is enough data now.
It seems that HST'ers like these exercises in this order...
1) Deads
2) Squat
3) Bench Press
4) Rows
5) Chins
6) Dips
7) Shoulder Presses
8) Cleans'n'at
That selection of exercises makes a very solid routine, full or split!