Is it possible to actually make progress and gains that you want on a minimalist program?
For example, for each muscle, there are specific exercises I want to get better at/enjoy but was curious if they would be enough.
Like for back, I love band pull aparts, pull ups, low pulley cable rows.
For legs, I love RDLs, hip thrusts, leg press, and step ups.
For chest, floor presses and pushups.
For shoulders, lateral raises and reverse flies.
Do these target everything? Or am I missing a bunch?
Depends on what you mean by “everything.” There’s no direct work for your biceps, triceps, forearms, traps, calves, abs, or possibly your lower back (I suppose RDL’s hit this).
But could you make progress doing just the movements you listed?
Yes.
EDIT: Nevermind, this is 3 months old, haha. Usually I check the dates but didn’t notice this time.
I just noticed this too, but at @tim_cappello responding to “how do you search” with a program titled the same as this thread’s title was pretty quality
Like how would you even look up a program like that?