5 exercises in your training routine for overall strength and functionality, what would it be?

1. Barbell Back Squat. There’s no other exercise quite as effective as this for stimulating growth, developing balance and coordination, and gaining mental strength.
2. Barbell Bench Press. This is the best test we have of overall upper body strength. Performing it correctly wont just help develop your chest, but your upper back, triceps, and anterior deltoids as well.
3. Barbell Overhead Press. Another fantastic test of upper body strength and core stability. This movement will develop your shoulders, back, arms, and core like no other!
4. Deadlift. This is basically the ultimate strength training exercise. The number of muscles you work with just 1 movement is absurd—and in addition to the squat it’s an amazing developer of total body strength.
5. Farmers Walks/Weighted Lunges.  Farmers walks for pure grip strength and endurance training, weighted lunges for some of the lesser-targeted muscle groups like hip flexors.

You could probably do ONLY these 5 exercises for the rest of your life and never master them fully. If you’re spending your time on compound lifts, you don’t really need to waste time with bicep curls, either.