Questions tagged [compound-exercises]
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Does rest time vary depending on the exercise or muscle group? For example, do compound exercises require greater rest time than isolation exercises?
I'm curious if rest time varies depending on the exercise.
I certainly feel more tired after doing a compound exercise like squats compared to an isolation exercise like a leg press, both of which ...
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Are big lifts effective for hypertrophy training?
It is my understanding that the goal of hypertrophy training is to maximize time under tension to stimulate muscle growth. However, most heavy compound movements such as deadlift seem to do the ...
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Rate my upper/lower split
About me
I'm 16 years old, can bench about 45kg, do 16 pull ups, 120 kg leg press for 10 reps, 15 kg barbell biceps curl for about 6 reps
I've been looking through all sorts of upper/lower splits, ...
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Should squats come last in a workout-plan?
I noticed that after doing squats I become very exhausted and tired, which seems to heavily affect my performance on the exercises following afterwards. Some of my collegues insist that squats should ...
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Accessory Lift Weight vs. Compound Lift 1RM
Q: Is there an analytical relationship between the weight of your compound lift one rep max and the various accessory workouts of that muscle group?
For example, if I can squat 315 lb, is there a ...
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A total balanced body workout in a 3 day split?
I'm setting up a routine but I have some help needed figuring out whether my routine covers all the muscles to avoid imbalances since this is the first time I do such a thing on my own.
My goals are:
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Am I training too infrequently with this compound-only plan, and should I add anything more?
I was running Reddit Bodyweight Fitness' recommended routine for awhile, but I want to do more of a split so I can focus more on individual exercises and not feel as rushed. Currently I am thinking of ...
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Is Isolation Work really useless?
Under a question in this stack I someone commented under the answer I gave, that additional isolation work is useless (+ providing some studies about it).
The example reffered to Squats as compound a ...
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How can I design a simple as possible weight lifting program that involves all the big compund exercises?
My goal with weight training is:
increase testosterone production (I am in my 40s) => heavy compund exercises
strengthen posterior chain (I sit at a desk all day long)
spend as little time as ...
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How few weight lifting exercises can I do and still get a good workout of the back muscles?
I have just spent 1 month working out with weights in a gym.
Currently I am doing pull downs (not yet strong enough for pull ups) and seated rowing for my back. The seated rowing seems to be involving ...
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Why do I tend to fall backwards when squatting low?
I have noticed that I can't squat ATG until or unless I hold onto something in front of me.I tend to fall backwards as soon as I tend to go parallel to floor or more.I do increase the depth if I hold ...
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whole body workout routine, 3 times/ week for a 53 years male
I am 53 years old, male, 82 kg and BMI of 26, with an abdominal girth of 100 cm. I am a very skinny person, and frankly, I am ashamed of my muscle size, especially the upper part of my body. I started ...
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Resting muscle groups within one session
Earlier this week, I realized that I was only going to get this one workout this week. I usually do 3-4 per week.
I decided to do a full body program with some extra focus on legs, and got a squat ...
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Power Cleans; They benefit my back?
Can someone explain to me how do Power Cleans strengthen my back? I feel it but I can't understand how it works, or how if most of my movement is with my legs how it can affect/stress my back. I still ...
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