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Afferbeck_ t1_j5jd4kb wrote

Reply to comment by TheDismal_Scientist in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

Why do you think you can't look good with compound lifts? An untrained person has a far greater chance of causing a significant change to their physique by focusing on say dips and pullups than they do trying to hyperspecialise on bodybuilding isolations. The guy that goes from zero to 15 pullups (or ideally added weight) has a much better change than the guy who adds a few notches on the cable curl.

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TheDismal_Scientist t1_j5je7wr wrote

As I say, it's like training for a marathon with sprints, it's easier to program doing the same three compounds 3x a week. But doing even a half decent isolation split with adequate intensity is always going to see more results.

E.g. doing one shoulder, one chest, and one tricep exercise is going to look a lot better than doing one bench press after a month or two

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