Isolation and Compound exercises
July 3, 2009Lets get 1 thing straight right here, I lift weights for 2 reasons, to look good, and to help with sports. I do alot of compounds lifts, Front & Back Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, Lunges, Power Cleans, Push Press, Military Press, Pullups, Barbell Rows, all that good stuff. Yea, I also do Isolation work like tricep pushdowns, EZ curl bar curls, lateral raises, leg extensions, leg curls, all those moves. Now youre probably saying, Dude! Compounds are the only way to go! Well, The main reason that most people lift weights is to look good! youre not gonna get legs like Tom Platz just doing Squats now are you? Now I know Tom Platz had to have amazing genetics to have legs as good as his, The steroids helped also, but you get the point. If you only Squat, Deadlift, and do Lunges for your legs, yes you will be strong, and yes your legs will be big, but they wont be very cut up. For that you need isolation exercises, like leg curls and leg extensions. Now Im not saying only use isolation exercises! That is one of the worst pieces of advice I could ever give! Im saying use a combination of both, with preferably more compound movements than isolation ones. Start out with the compound exercises at the beginning of the workout, and around the end, use some isolation exercises. Now this is geared more towards the beginner weightlifter, more intermediate and advanced lifters already know most of this. I lift to get stronger and faster and bigger for football and soccer, but I also do Isolation exercises to get me more defined and cut up. Be sure to use a mix of Isolation and Compound movements in your exercise program…and remember, Nothin’ to it but to do it!
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