What are the most vital upper body exercises in your opinion?

[solidj55]

I was just sitting around thinking what exercises have played the biggest role in my overall upper body strength and size. Here they are in no particular order.

Dumbell Presses(Flat and Incline)
Dips
Rows(all types)
Pullups(all types)
Overhead Presses(dumbell, barbell, or machine)

I feel these exercises have added more to my upper body alone than any of the other numerous exercises out there. Add in squats and deads and thats perfect!!! What has worked best for you guys???

[BIG TEXAN]

Deadlifts, cleans, wide grip pull-ups, dumbell bench press, military press for just a few.

[JasonNew-b]

dbell presses, cleans, flys, arnolds

[solidj55]

Big Texan, I always considered deadlifts a lower body exercise thats why I didnt mention them.

[usualsuspect]

Originally posted by solidj55
Big Texan, I always considered deadlifts a lower body exercise thats why I didnt mention them.

Deads have added alot of thickness to my back since I added them to my routine. They hit legs but I would not consider them a lower body exercise. Actually I find half-leg deadlifts just as effective as regular deads.

~US~

[xtremesport14]

Incline/Flat Dbells
Arnolds

[Feli Fly]

Bench, Clean n Press, Row, Pulldown/chin, deads

[chinups]

PRESS-PRESS-PRESS!!!!!! Incline press, Shoulder press, Fly's, barbell shrugs. CHINUPS!!

[BIG TEXAN]

Chinups! I love your qoute bro! That had to be my favorite part of that whole damn movie.

[Vibrantred94gt]

Originally posted by BIG TEXAN
Chinups! I love your qoute bro! That had to be my favorite part of that whole damn movie.

Wasn't that from that movie....knock around guys I think...with dennis hopper and vin diesel? Dennis Hopper was the mobster and his son and his son's freind fucked up with a lot of money ect,ect?

[TheNewSteel]

wide and close grip pullups
reverse medium grip bent over barbell rows
flat wide grip bench press to upper abs
Front machine military presses (dunno why, but they make my delts hypertrophy a hell of a lot more than standing barbell military presses)
hise breathing shrug
dips
goodmornings

[groverman1]

incline presses hit the delts and your upper pecs make up the majoority of your chest

[arthurb999]

Bench Press, Incine Dumbells, Deadlifts, Pullups, TBar Rows, Front Military Press, Shrugs.