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Compound - Exercise Tips, Pictures, and Videos

Welcome to the compound exercise page.  You will find exercise pictures, information, tips and videos for all your compound exercises.

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Compound exercises work more than one muscle group at a time.

More training and exercise information on compound exercises

Remember without proper nutrition and diet you will not maximize your progress in the gym!

Exercise Primary Muscle Secondary Muscles Equipment
Arnold Press Shoulders Triceps Dumbbell
Barbell Deadlift Lower Back Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves Barbell
Barbell Good Morning Lower Back Hamstrings Barbell
Barbell Lunges Quadriceps Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves Barbell
Barbell Squats Quadriceps Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves, Lower Back, Abs Barbell
Bench Press Chest Triceps, Shoulders Barbell
Bent Over Barbell Row Middle Back Biceps, Lats Barbell
Cable Shrug Traps Shoulders
Chinups Biceps Lats, Middle Back Other
Close Grip Bench Press Triceps Chest Barbell
Decline Barbell Press Chest Triceps, Shoulders Barbell
Dips Chest Triceps Other
Dumbbell Lunges Quadriceps Hamstrings, Glutes, Calves Dumbbell
Dumbbell Press Chest Triceps, Shoulders Dumbbell
Dumbbell Pullovers Chest Triceps, Shoulders, Lats Dumbbell
Dumbbell Row Middle Back Biceps, Lats Dumbbell
Dumbbell Squats Quadriceps Hamstrings, Calves Dumbbell
Front Squats Quadriceps Hamstrings, Calves Barbell
Hack Squat Quadriceps Hamstrings, Calves Machine
Hyperextensions Lower Back Hamstrings Other
Incline Barbell Press Chest Triceps, Shoulders Barbell
Incline Dumbbell Flys Chest Shoulders Dumbbell
Incline Dumbbell Press Chest Triceps, Shoulders Dumbbell
Lat Pulldown Lats Biceps, Middle Back Machine
Leg Press Quadriceps Hamstrings, Calves Machine
Power Clean Lower Back Biceps, Triceps, Shoulders, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Calves, Traps Barbell
Pullups Lats Biceps, Middle Back Other
Push Up Chest Triceps, Shoulders None
Seated Cable Rows Middle Back Biceps, Lats, Lower Back Cable
Seated Dumbbell Press Shoulders Triceps Dumbbell
Seated Military Press Shoulders Triceps Barbell
Standing Barbell Press Shoulders Triceps Barbell
Standing Dumbbell Press Shoulders Triceps Dumbbell
Stiff Legged Deadlift Glutes Barbell
T-Bar Row Middle Back Biceps, Lats, Traps Machine
Upright Barbell Rows Traps Biceps, Shoulders Barbell
Yates Rows Middle Back Biceps, Lats Barbell


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