I've been thinking about this a whole lot and I think that the three most manly exercises are the squat, chinup, and overhead press. The other 3 most manly exercises are Deadlift, Barbell Rows, and Dips. Then for useful exercises to assist in the accomplishment of manliness I recommend hanging leg raises and pullovers.
Anybody who squats double their bodyweight for multiple repetitions is pretty strong. Anybody who overhead pressesmore thantheir bodyweight for mulitple repetitions is likewise really strong, and anybody who does chins with half their bodyweight on a belt is ridiculously strong. I can only do one of these feats which is embarassing to say the least, but hopefully one day I will be truly manly.
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