Thu, Sep-12-13, 10:19
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,371
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 296/220/205
BF:25%?
Progress: 84%
Location: Upstate SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by typod360
All compound will give a good, quick workout, but it can over work some muscles, and leave others virtually unused. But, this beginner stuff is a whole new world to me again. And the things I seem to be avoiding are most suggested for beginners. My mind is still firmly wrapped around isolation and targeting muscle groups in a specific order, it's hard to work backwards (even though, I'm actually having to start forward, from the beginning.)
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Exactly. I assume that your purpose is just to get the major muscles ready to go, get into the gym and build some muscle. You aren't a competitive golfer (yet) or sprinter (yet). Isolate the majors, work them, go home. That's why i really like the roman chair. It generally works a specific set of muscles in the lower back and butt (for instance the multifidus muscle) providing good functional strength for a lot of things later on, like squats.
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