Quote Originally Posted by colossus1
I think of it like this...........

With compound movements you arent really going for high reps (10-12) for the most part. So hypertrophy isnt going to be awesome, this is where isolation movements come into play. Compound movements support the release of hormones and isolation movements allow proper stimuli that you cant necessarily get out of compound movements.
you couldnt be more wrong! Compound movements are probably repsonsible for 80% or more of the muscle you've gained! isolation help to carve out the muscle! take out bench press,deads,rows and squats and see how far you get!