When it comes to weight training, the volume of advice that is available can seem daunting. A good place to start is looking at the types of resistance training, the importance of muscle strength and ...

To put it simply, compound exercises (or compound lifts) are any moves that work multiple muscle groups simultaneously. For example, deadlifts. They target your back, hamstrings, glutes, core and ...

Get more from less time after 45 with squats, reverse lunges, knee drives, overhead press, side lunges, and calf raises.

Compound exercises are probably something you've done before, without even realising. Unconvinced? Well, have you ever been tasked with squats, deadlifts or press-ups in a circuit training class or ...

So you’ve got yourself a gym membership or bought a set of home weights. Now what? With the sheer amount of confusing exercise advice out there, it can be hard to decide what to include in a weights ...

They say that “knowledge is power”, but you know what else is power? Deadlifting twice your body weight and benching 100kg/220lbs. And to do that, you must know what compound exercises are and how to ...

MOST GUYS GO about their business in the gym with one of two goals: They either want to build strength or gain muscle (or just as likely, they hope to achieve a bit of both). To achieve either of ...

Your inbox is about to become a better place. Sign up for exclusive content from our editors and never miss out on the best from the magazine and stylist.co.uk again. Compound exercises make for an ...

Not including compound exercises in your programme is on par with forgetting your headphones or not re-racking your weights. It's a fitness faux pas that experts unanimously agree, should be avoided ...

Compound exercises are movements that engage multiple muscle groups and joints simultaneously. They therefore provide an extremely efficient and time-effective way to work out and are a great method ...