View Poll Results: Isolation or Compound lifts?
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Thread: Isolation or compund lifts?
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09-06-2003, 10:35 PM #1
Isolation or compund lifts?
Which works better?
Isolation or Compund lifts?
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09-06-2003, 10:41 PM #2
A combination of both, although heavy compound movements are the base of my routine.
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09-07-2003, 06:46 AM #3
That is a hard one. I prefer compound movements, they tend to build overall strength, but if I get stuck and just can't get past a certain point (can't make a gain to be able to move up to more weight within a week or two), then I do concentration workouts for a week or two. That usually lets be blast right on past any sticking point when I go back to the compound movement.
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09-07-2003, 07:42 AM #4Productive Member
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Depends on what your goals are.
If you're looking for overall size go with compound movements.
If you're focusing on detail go with the isolation movements.
xxxl83
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09-07-2003, 07:55 AM #5
they are both beneficial
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09-08-2003, 03:09 AM #6Originally Posted by xxxl83
There's your answer.
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09-10-2003, 09:10 PM #7New Member
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I mostly do compound, I do a tad of isolation from time to time. I used to do a lot of isolation, but then i figured out isolation exercises do almost nothing for me. I haven't done an isolation exercise for my arms and so long. No curls for me , pullups, bent over rows, dips, and bench press for me
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09-11-2003, 02:02 AM #8
don't forget the mother and father combo of squats and deadlifts...
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09-11-2003, 03:15 AM #9
I heard...
I heard that doing dumbell press, etc on a swiss ball, works both compound and isolated muscle groups, because you need every muscle that stabilises you to work while your balancing on that ball.
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09-11-2003, 09:02 AM #10
yeah but what happens if you fall off?
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09-12-2003, 10:36 AM #11Respected Member
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2 compounds to start, 2 isolations to finish.
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09-12-2003, 05:23 PM #12Productive Member
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A DB press can't be an isolation movement no mater how you do it. A press involves more than one muscle group.
xxxl83
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