Specific aims of training

If your training aim is to defvelop muscular strength, endurance or muscle mass, select exercises that cause the greatest stimulation of the targeted muscle fibres> this means that you should use mostly compound/multi joint exercises. Compound exercises utilise one or larger muscle area, the exercise involves the movement of more than one joint. The main advantage of using this type of training is because it trains more than one muscle at a time.

Example of compound exercises include Bench presses, squats, lunges and deadlifts

if the training aim is to develop certain muscle groups, then isolation exercises should be used. isolation exercises utilise smaller muscle areas, one usually smaller muscle group , and one joint action. they are useful for achieving symmetry between muscle groups and re-balancing strength between opposing muscle groups. used for injury re-habilitation.

Example of isolation exercises include peck flys, Leg extensions, barbell bicep curls.