Compound Exercises: High ROI Lifting

Compound Exercises are the venture capital of your training program.

Isolation movements are cute; they are like picking up pennies in front of a steamroller. Compound movements (Squats, Presses, Rows) are the $100 bills. They recruit maximum muscle fiber, trigger the greatest hormonal response, and teach your body to function as a complete unit.

If you only have 45 minutes, don’t waste it doing lateral raises. Focus on the “Money Movers”—the high-ROI lifts that actually pay the rent.