% of compound vs. isolation lifting

[Verusde]

So I just started working at a gym and I kind of have been keeping track of what some of the guys are doing with their weight lifting.
I’ve noticed that most people stick to isolation lifting, even guys who are really huge. I don’t see many people doing compound lifts, which is surprising. What are your thoughts on this and what percentage of your lifting is compound versus isolation?

 

[stevesmi]

i've always liked to mix in both. start out with compound then finish with isolation
its cliched and might be bro science, but fuck it works

 

[MUSTANG_18]

So I just started working at a gym and I kind of have been keeping track of what some of the guys are doing with their weight lifting.
I’ve noticed that most people stick to isolation lifting, even guys who are really huge. I don’t see many people doing compound lifts, which is surprising. What are your thoughts on this and what percentage of your lifting is compound versus isolation?

you should mix both do compound then isolation all in 1 workout

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Sounds like a sh*t gym

 

[25homes]

So I just started working at a gym and I kind of have been keeping track of what some of the guys are doing with their weight lifting.
I’ve noticed that most people stick to isolation lifting, even guys who are really huge. I don’t see many people doing compound lifts, which is surprising. What are your thoughts on this and what percentage of your lifting is compound versus isolation?

I would do a fairly even split but hit the coumpound lifts heavy and hard

 

[ballin2504]

I mix it up

 

[ceo]

bros it can be done but it's not the ideal gym I would train at

 

[ROIDDERS]

some isolation first then compound and then reverse it the next workout

 

[chesty]

I like to start out with compound lifts and really wear out my body then do drop sets with isolation

 

[Ulter]

do an even split. But you should alternate though weights go heavy one day and like the next day

 

[StevenDarwinMD]

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[e2]

your body guessing, otherwise you won't get stronger

 

[2Thick]

I like to go a heavy. If you don't go heavy how are you supposed to get stronger?

 

[Vadim Fedorov]

The next step for you will be to try this out. Try going and alternating between compound and isolation lifting

 

[Monstro]

I like to keep my reps between 4 to 6 on a heavy day and then between ten to 12 on a light day

 

[JasonPriest]

I have always trained light and I've always stuck with isolation lifts. Proper form is most important though

 

[BodyMonster34]

bro i got a lot of respect for you here. change up workouts but always go heavy

 

[Quadsweep]

i like going light one day and heavy the next. keeps my body guessing

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

They are both important but compounds will always be most important in my eyes.

 

[lukiss96]

As a beginner you should focus on compound exercises and get stronger. Strength is your measuring stick on how you're doing. Remember it's not only gym what matters, but also even more important factor is your diet. You can use isolation exercises too, but at this stage it's not that important for you. Isolation exercises are good to target lagging or weaker muscle, but really most of the time should be done after your heavy lifts.