Top 10 Best Weight Training Exercises for Building Muscle and Staying Injury Free

Daniels Daniels
Jul 25, 2017 · 2 min read

People always ask me, “what are the best weight training exercises to build muscle and get strong?”

But I like to add something to the end of that…

“While remaining healthy, athletic and injury free’’.

Because then the game changes.Sure, you can do a lot of power and Olympic lifting but it will take a toll on your body and eventually you’ll get hurt.

I prefer to put safety at the top of the list and stick with exercises that are joint friendly and don’t beat you up.

That said, the basics are still the best.

You judge an exercise’s effectiveness in two ways.

First, it has to be a movement that allows a great amount of loading for that muscle group.

Second, it has to allow for great progression and strength gains.

That’s why goblet or kettlebell front squats are better than leg extensions, and why dumbbell or kettlebell military presses are better than lateral raises.
You can use way more weight on the first two. And you can add a lot of weight on the squat and military press.
On lateral raises you’ll start with 5’s and when you’re really strong you’ll be using 20’s a few years later. Not that great.

Compound exercises are where it’s at.

With that, here’s the list:

Note: The exercises are listed not in order of effectiveness but rather starting from the top of the body and working our way down.

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