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Compound vs. Isolation
What do you think is more effective for building muscle: compound or isolation exercises?
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Old 11-29-2009, 12:59 PM   #2
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What do you think is more effective for building muscle: compound or isolation exercises?
For beginners compound.
When you're big enough overall, use isolation to "tune".
imo.
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Old 11-29-2009, 01:03 PM   #3
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