Should I do compound exercises ONLY?

[Wendal]

I'm trying to create a good work out plan after 3 years of being inactive from the gym. I hear alot about how isolation exercises just arn't that affective when trying to gain mass, and mass is what I'm wanting to gain. Should I include nothing but compound workouts in my plan? Is it true that if you do nothing but compounds, you can somewhat shortin' your number of exercises and time working out, opposed to doing a bunch long inaffective isolation exercises? What are some of the best compounds to incluse in your routine besides deadlifts, bench press and squats?

[Blown00Mustang]

Good compound lifts:
Deadlifts (floor, rack, stiff leg, etc.)
Bench (bb, db, incline, decline, reverse-grip, close-grip, etc)
Squats
Rows (various types)
Pull-ups/chins/pull-downs
Military press
Dips
Leg press
Hack squat

I'm probably missing a few.

[Provoked]

Check out the 'Best of the workout section' sticky its got some great threads worth reading.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hreadid=138288