Working as fitness professional, there is one type of question I get all the time that shows that many people are missing the big picture regarding the benefits of strength training. This popular question usually goes something like this:

“What exercise can I do to isolate my _________ (insert your muscle of choice – abs, quads, biceps, triceps, etc)?”

It doesn’t matter which muscle someone is asking about, they always seem to be asking how to ‘isolate’ it. My first response to this question is always – “Why in the world would you want to isolate it?”

Here is a list of the top mass-building exercises for each body part. You should be doing every one of these exercises three to four times per month, unless you have a serious injury preventing such movements.

Print this table for later reference.

<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –

If you like this article, click here to share: