Not exact matches
That being said, you'll benefit the most from including more
compound exercises like bench presses, squats and
dumbbell rows in your training program.
Performing single - arm
dumbbell rows after the
compound exercises is a smart way to achieve better isolation of the upper back.
Of course you will also want to incorporate
exercises like barbell and
dumbbell rows, pull ups, chin ups, leg presses, shoulder presses and a few other
compound exercises to get that «bodybuilder» look and give the muscles a different kind of stimulus.
(Such people are also usually somewhat «weak» on free - weight,
compound movements such as Bench Presses, Overhead Presses and Squats, but «normal» or even «strong» on
exercises such as
Dumbbell Flyes and Lateral Raises.)
When performed correctly, the bent over
dumbbell row is one of the most versatile
compound exercises for your back.
You can always use more weight on
compound movements and with that you stimulate more muscle fibers and send signals for more growth hormone production.What do you think, which
exercise will target more muscle fibers — a
dumbbell bench press or cable crossover?
Bent - over
dumbbell rows are
compound exercises that use many of your upper body muscles without placing too much stress on your lower back.
Dumbbell rowing is considered as one of the best
compound exercises for building up the back muscles and you should not hesitate to include them in your training program.
Incline
dumbbell press — this is a
compound exercise that targets the chest but also works the triceps and shoulders to a lesser extent.
The
Dumbbell row is a great single arm
compound exercise for the back and in particular the lats.
The
dumbbell row is another fantastic
compound exercise for the back, and particularly for the lats.
Fitness Level: Intermediate / Advanced Equipment Needed: Various weighted
dumbbells, bench or chair This 10 - minute workout is short, but it's very intense, including a variety of
compound exercises where you'll target the lower body and upper body all at the same time.
Theodore likes using
dumbbells over weight machines for
compound exercises, because they challenge your stability.
The great thing is that this workout is home - gym friendly, can use
dumbbells or a barbell and mainly uses
compound exercises (hit multiple muscles at a time so that you get much more bang for your workout buck)-- okay, there are some isolation
exercises for the arms because who doesn't want awesome looking guns?!
However, the focus of the workouts was still multi-joint
compound exercises first (such as squats, bench, lat pulls, barbell rows,
dumbbell rows, etc), but in higher rep, high volume fashion.
As the title suggests, this is an extensive collection of
exercises (isolation and
compound) for the whole body using a wide variety of tools (standard barbell,
dumbbell, machines, kettlebells, TRX etc.).
But a better way to get all 3 areas of your chest is to do a regular 4 - to - 6 sets of 4 - to - 12 reps workout doing middle chest
compound exercises like dips and flat barbell or
dumbbell bench presses (which basically works your entire chest anyway) followed by you doing chest isolation
exercises for your upper and lower chest - for example...
Therefore, it appears that isolation
exercises such as bench dips and
dumbbell kickbacks display high levels of triceps muscle activity, while it is uncertain how these
exercises compare to
compound exercises such as the narrow grip bench press.