A routine is a measured sequence of different sets of different exercises for
a single major muscle group.
A simple bodyweight squat workout uses almost every muscle group in the body — and if you add a dumbbell or barbell into the equation, I would even argue that they use
every single major muscle group to complete.
Not exact matches
One of the best things about the deadlift is that it efficiently targets all
major muscle groups in a
single movement, providing a full body workout even when you don't have the time to work each body part on its own.
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She then goes on to describe something called «high - intensity, slow - motion strength training», in which you would do something like, say, a machine leg press, but you'd only do one
single set, and you would take a very long, drawn out, all - the -
muscles - in - my - body - burning time to perform that set (e.g. nine reps over three minutes), You'd then hit every other
major muscle group, from upper body to core, with just one
single, hard, teeth - gritting super slow set and... voila.
The pre-exhaustion method might not be an effective technique to increase the extent of neuromuscular recruitment for larger
muscle groups (e.g. pectoralis
major for the bench press) when preceded by a
single - joint movement (e.g. pec - deck fly).
Unlike lifting weights that target a
single muscle group (isolated exercise), compound movements are an exercise that involves the use of more than one
major muscle group at a time.