another reason for isolation exercises can be the fact that different muscles need different rest durations - for example you can't work out your chest as often as your triceps.
When you want to optimize your overall muscle growth you might consider to exercise smaller muscle groups more often than the big ones.
Was eagerly awaiting your first 2012 video Evil! :) Thx 4 the gr8 video again! One question though....... how do I know how far apart opposite muscles are to each other? For example..... I seem to have a lot of trouble strengthening my hamstrings compared to all my other muscles; I've heard deadlifts are good for them, but I've never done them as I have a lot of problems with my lower back. Any way I can see how far apart they are to my quads? Thx a lot!
@DieTheDeath The biceps is, in one form or the other, involved in many exercises where you have to bend the elbow: pull-ups, as you said, but also chin-ups (more than during pull-ups), dumbbell rows, shoulder presses, supine rows etc.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't give the biceps a dedicated isolation, but it may need fewer of those than it might appear. Personally I give it one on back / biceps day: the curl.
I always do isolation right after compound. Ex: barbell bench press, barbell incline bench press, dumbbell bench press, then dips for compound, then i finish my day with isolation for my tris with 3 more exercises. I am trying to gain muscle mass, so i do all these in about an hour? is that good? Thank you !
@pkidro I like to use an isolation as a finisher too. I could probably get away without them, but they give me this feeling of really having maxed out the muscle :)
@nine151 you know i asked myself the same question, but with the dumbbell i seem to have more of a squeeze on the top and i wanna make sure i get 12 sets for my chest before i move on, i hate doing the cables or decline bench press. I am open for tips and suggestions
Hi there,
another reason for isolation exercises can be the fact that different muscles need different rest durations - for example you can't work out your chest as often as your triceps.
When you want to optimize your overall muscle growth you might consider to exercise smaller muscle groups more often than the big ones.
Long resting times: Legs, Chest, Back
Medium resting times: Triceps, Biceps, Shoulders
Short resting times: Forearms, Abs, Calves
Hope this helps.
muza3000 1 month ago
Was eagerly awaiting your first 2012 video Evil! :) Thx 4 the gr8 video again! One question though....... how do I know how far apart opposite muscles are to each other? For example..... I seem to have a lot of trouble strengthening my hamstrings compared to all my other muscles; I've heard deadlifts are good for them, but I've never done them as I have a lot of problems with my lower back. Any way I can see how far apart they are to my quads? Thx a lot!
AIversonI 1 month ago
I like how you simplify things. It really helps to keep it simple
AodhanChance 1 month ago
@AodhanChance Thank you! I believe that most things that appear complicated can be broken down to some basic principles.
Evilcyber 1 month ago
did i hear you say don't do bicep curls very often? what other exercise works out biceps good except maybe pull-ups?
generally speaking, i follow scooby1961's advanced workout videos, though i mix it up.
DieTheDeath 1 month ago in playlist Working Out At Home
@DieTheDeath The biceps is, in one form or the other, involved in many exercises where you have to bend the elbow: pull-ups, as you said, but also chin-ups (more than during pull-ups), dumbbell rows, shoulder presses, supine rows etc.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't give the biceps a dedicated isolation, but it may need fewer of those than it might appear. Personally I give it one on back / biceps day: the curl.
Evilcyber 1 month ago
Thanks a lot again for the great info :)
nemen91 1 month ago in playlist Working Out At Home
@nemen91 Glad you found it helpful! All the best!
Evilcyber 1 month ago
Many thanks to adgeee000 for having the excellent idea for this video!
Evilcyber 1 month ago
@Evilcyber Thanks brother! Can't believe you made this lol made me smile, many thanks!
adgeee000 1 month ago
I always do isolation right after compound. Ex: barbell bench press, barbell incline bench press, dumbbell bench press, then dips for compound, then i finish my day with isolation for my tris with 3 more exercises. I am trying to gain muscle mass, so i do all these in about an hour? is that good? Thank you !
pkidro 1 month ago
@pkidro I like to use an isolation as a finisher too. I could probably get away without them, but they give me this feeling of really having maxed out the muscle :)
Evilcyber 1 month ago
@Evilcyber sounds good thank you, I am gonna start doing flys after my compund for chest before i hit tris. Keep up the videos :)
pkidro 1 month ago
@pkidro No offense but why do you do dumbbell bench presses after you just did the same exercise with a barbell?
nine151 1 month ago
@nine151 you know i asked myself the same question, but with the dumbbell i seem to have more of a squeeze on the top and i wanna make sure i get 12 sets for my chest before i move on, i hate doing the cables or decline bench press. I am open for tips and suggestions
pkidro 1 month ago