Compound exercises are multi-joint moves that use several muscle groups at once. For example, the squat uses the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, calves and core muscles at the same time.

The traditional advice is to always perform multi-joint movements, like squats, first and save single-joint movements, like leg extensions, for the end of a training session. Since multi-joint ...

Not only can they save you workout time by utilising multi-joint movements, hitting multiple muscle groups all at once, but ...

This week, we'll dive into the benefits of multi-joint training, and I'll introduce an exercise that demonstrates this concept. Back in the day, single-joint isolation exercise was all the rage.