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How to Choose the Best Exercises for Muscle Growth? 4-Step Checklist

5 min readMay 12, 2025

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You need to tick those four boxes if you want to maximize muscle growth

I had one of those Reddit scrolling sessions the other day and as I was getting up for a good sit-down (read: take a shit), this post caught my attention:

I’ve seen some variation of this question a few times on Instagram, so let me kung fu kick a few motherfecking words out of this post…

…and let’s talk about the best exercises for muscle growth (and fat loss cuz training for muscle growth and fat loss is the same). First, a quote by Sean Nalewanyj:

“<…> Technically speaking, if your goal was to maximize hypertrophy 100% and you could determine that a specific movement was the absolute BEST possible option for a given muscle… I suppose that’d be a “must” for you.⁣ <…> But in practical terms <…> there are no individual exercises you absolutely HAVE to do.⁣”

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Egis R. | Fitness Trainer (CSCS)
Egis R. | Fitness Trainer (CSCS)

Written by Egis R. | Fitness Trainer (CSCS)

I’m Egis, an online weight loss coach who has heightened BS sensors for fitness & nutrition. Only evidence-based & sustainable fat loss. www.absscience.com

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