MOST GUYS GO about their business in the gym with one of two goals: They either want to build strength or gain muscle (or just as likely, they hope to achieve a bit of both). To achieve either of ...

If you don't have a lot of time to devote to exercise, compound exercises are an efficient way to get the most out of your workout. Merriam-Webster defines "compound" as "something formed by a union ...

Compound exercises are movements that engage multiple muscle groups and joints simultaneously. They therefore provide an extremely efficient and time-effective way to work out and are a great method ...

Put simply, compound exercises are moves that recruit large muscle groups and use multiple joints. "You're activating several muscles or muscle groups at one time," Brooke Taylor, NASM- and ...

MOST GUYS GO about their business in the gym with one of two goals: They either want to build strength or gain muscle (or just as likely, they hope to achieve a bit of both). To achieve either of ...

Compound exercises work multiple muscle groups at the same time. For example, squat is a compound exercise because it engages the quadriceps, glutes, and calves. A plank is another compound exercise ...

If there is one thing the fitness world is obsessed with, then it is isolating muscles. Which is extremely important, but should not come at the cost of leaving out exercises that can work multiple ...

Compound lifts are evolving, and strength experts across the United States are rethinking how volume and intensity should be ...

A study compared the effectiveness of strength exercises, specifically the bicep curl and dumbbell rowing. Photo: Getty Images/PeopleImages, Getty images / gradyreese; Collage: FITBOOK When it comes ...