The multijoint movements always allow you to
recruit more muscle groups and therefore lift more weight.
Multi-joint exercises are a crucial part of mass building because
they recruit more muscle groups at once and cause a greater beneficial impact on hormone response.
Not exact matches
These compound exercises work multiple
muscle groups,
recruiting more muscle fibers and making your workout
more efficient.
As a result, compound movements also
recruit more than one
muscle group.
That does not mean that isolation movements should be avoided altogether, just that you should rely
more on exercises that
recruit larger
muscle groups like squats, deadlifts, rows, bench press, etc..
Do pre-exhaust sets to
recruit more muscle fibers for use during compound movements and really tax your stronger
muscle groups while shredding the isolation areas.
Your body gets stronger by
recruiting more fibers in a particular
muscle group.
As compound exercises
recruit multiple
muscle groups they allow you to build
more muscle and strength than isolation movements alone.
Performing it standing
recruits many
more muscle groups in order to maintain balance and support the lift, rather than performing it seated.
The authors say that the multi-joint movements the high - intensity
group used (deadlifts and bench presses) improved strength gains, and the higher - intensity movements
recruited more muscle fibers.
Most bodyweight exercises
recruit multiple
muscle groups, which result in increased heart rate,
more calories burned, and
more lean
muscle mass to create a slender, slimmer and lean look that resonates good health and beauty.
In fact, research shows that circuit training
recruits the major
muscle groups up to twice
more than cycling and five times
more than walking.
I prefer using free weights most of the time — it forces you to use
more coordination and balance, and
more muscle groups are
recruited.