One of the most common debates in the fitness industry is whether compound or isolation exercises are better for building muscle. On one side of the fence, you have people advocating compound ...

YOU CAN CLASSIFY exercises in a number of ways—by muscle group, movement pattern, or implement used, for example—but one of the most basic methods is whether it's a compound movement (using multiple ...

Flabby arms are often the bane of our lives as we age. But there’s plenty we can do to banish so-called bingo wings, by ...

So you’ve got yourself a gym membership or bought a set of home weights. Now what? With the sheer amount of confusing exercise advice out there, it can be hard to decide what to include in a weights ...

With strength training gaining momentum, gym-goers and fitness enthusiasts often find themselves torn between two major types of exercises: isolation and compound movements. While both are essential ...

Isolation exercises isolate a muscle group and only one joint will move during the exercise. For example, a bicep curl and leg extension are isolation exercises. Compound exercises require coordinated ...

If you don't have a lot of time to devote to exercise, compound exercises are an efficient way to get the most out of your workout. Merriam-Webster defines "compound" as "something formed by a union ...

Virtually everyone knows the main keys to gaining muscle: training, being consistent, and being in a calorie surplus. However, we often still have doubts about how we should train to do so and how we ...

Compound exercise versus isolation exercise? You may wonder which is a better option for gaining strength. They both have a place in building strength, but in different ways, depending on your goals.

When it comes to weight training, the volume of advice that is available can seem daunting. A good place to start is looking at the types of resistance training, the importance of muscle strength and ...