When should you inroduce isolation exercises to your routine? - Ausbb

kindred · 28-04-2009, 06:26 PM

When should you inroduce isolation exercises to your routine?

apiewithhoboliftingaroma · 28-04-2009, 07:43 PM

17 children.

you mean 17, if you're ready? right?

17.

Shrek · 28-04-2009, 07:45 PM

Never. I have yet to see conclusive evidence that they are required.
They are more for variety's sake rather than a necessity.

kindred · 29-04-2009, 11:49 AM

So i should just stick with compounds?

Shrek · 29-04-2009, 01:20 PM

Why not?
Maybe if you were cgping to compete one day I'd say yes but for now compounds for you are all you need.

snookmz · 30-04-2009, 12:48 PM

My understanding was that it is good to introduce isolation exercises when you move from a beginner to intermediate. Beginner being someone who trains three times a week, with each day training all muscle groups (bench, squats, arms), to intermediate where you concentrate on one area per work out 3-4 times a week (arms one day, chest/back next day, legs/shoulders the next etc).

So when you go intermediate, you want to hit a muscle group 3 or 4 times a session. In which case you will need to add isolation exercises. Example: to hit the chest you would do a bench press, incline dumbbell press and then dumbbell flyes (the last exercise being an isolation).

turk 89 · 30-04-2009, 02:55 PM

hmmm

i always use isolation exercises to end a workout. usually because it is at the end of the workout the weight is lighter and i concentrate on form
for example: leg press, dead lifts, squats and then quad curls

Shrek · 30-04-2009, 09:13 PM

whats a quad curl? You mean hammie curl which is not for quads.

turk 89 · 01-05-2009, 01:30 AM

sorry mate i meant leg extensions the action just reminds me of a curl its a old habit of mine to call them quad curls

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apiewithhoboliftingaroma Elite Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sydney Gender: Posts: 890	17 children. you mean 17, if you're ready? right? 17.

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snookmz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Gender: Posts: 263	My understanding was that it is good to introduce isolation exercises when you move from a beginner to intermediate. Beginner being someone who trains three times a week, with each day training all muscle groups (bench, squats, arms), to intermediate where you concentrate on one area per work out 3-4 times a week (arms one day, chest/back next day, legs/shoulders the next etc). So when you go intermediate, you want to hit a muscle group 3 or 4 times a session. In which case you will need to add isolation exercises. Example: to hit the chest you would do a bench press, incline dumbbell press and then dumbbell flyes (the last exercise being an isolation).

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turk 89 Rookie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney Gender: Posts: 40	hmmm i always use isolation exercises to end a workout. usually because it is at the end of the workout the weight is lighter and i concentrate on form for example: leg press, dead lifts, squats and then quad curls

01-05-2009, 01:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
turk 89 Rookie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney Gender: Posts: 40	sorry mate i meant leg extensions the action just reminds me of a curl its a old habit of mine to call them quad curls