What Are Compound Exercises? - Effective Compound Movements

Compound exercises are movements that engage multiple muscle groups and involve more than one joint at a time.

Unlike isolation exercises which target a single muscle group, compound exercises work various muscles simultaneously. This makes them highly efficient.

Some examples of compound exercises:

- Push ups (chest, triceps, shoulders, core)

- Burpees (full body)

- Lunges (quads, glutes, hamstrings, calves)

There are many positive effects and benefits from doing compound exercises in your workouts.

Here are 5 examples of their benefits:

• Multiple joints and muscles working together improve coordination and balance

• Increased Muscle Mass & Strength, through more testosterone and growth hormone release

• Many compound movements engage the core, which improves your strength and posture.

• Efficiency because the exercises give you more results in less time by working several muscles at once.

• Progressive overload friendly – easy to increase weights over time to build more strength. Here you can read more about progressive overload.