Sentences with phrase «groups than isolation exercises»

That being said, you need to focus on compound movements such as deadlifts, squats, bench presses and pull - ups, since they stimulate greater fat loss and ignite growth in more muscle groups than isolation exercises.

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The exercises are usually compound lifts, since they promote greater gains by hitting more than one group of muscles at a time, compared to isolation movements.

Exercises which involve multiple groups of muscle and that get the heart pumping, expend a lot more calories than isolation movements like sit - ups or crunches.

For example, you'll be able to increase the weight on compound exercise more frequently than on isolation exercises, while your genetic make - up, training experience and form and technique will determine the speed of progress for different muscle groups.

As compound exercises recruit multiple muscle groups they allow you to build more muscle and strength than isolation movements alone.

Weight training: The basic exercises that include the largest muscle groups or even call into play the entire body as a unit (squats, front squats, split squats, deadlifts, stiff legged deadlifts, overhead presses, all kinds of rows and core - activation exercises) will have a much greater metabolism stimulating effect than isolation exercises (concentration curls, calf raises, etc)

Compound movements use more muscle groups, activate higher amounts of muscle fibers than isolation exercises (i.e. curls), and as a result, release higher amounts of anabolic hormones (such as human growth hormone) in your body.