What is the difference between isolation and compound exercises?
Isolation exercises are single-joint exercises that primarily work one muscle. Compound exercises are double-joint exercises that work more than one muscle at a time. Some examples of isolations include the following: biceps curl, triceps kickbacks, front raises, lateral raises, chest flys, reverse flys, leg extension, leg curl, and calf raises. Some examples of compounds are: squats, lunges, dead lifts, leg presses, bench press, lat pull-downs, upper back rows, and shoulder presses. ^ Back To The Top Q: What are supersets? A: Supersets are performing exercises with little to no rest in between sets. Its an effective way to workout without taking a lot of time and it is also a great way to push your muscles to their maximum capacity. Types of supersets include pre-exhaust and post-exhaust. When doing a pre-exhaust routine you do an isolation movement first followed by a compound exercise. Example would be chest flys followed by chest presses. Post-exhaust are compounds first, then the
