Compound for upper body?

Compound for upper body?

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Kyle Logan

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Hi guys this is my situation :

I myself am at a low body fat % and have a fast metabolism so i have always been thin, All though i have put on muscle in all regions of my body but for the length of time i have started working out i haven’t put on a significant amount. Most of my muscle comes from my sport of fighting (Boxing) … Now that im 18 i have decided to hit hard on building a strong big looking Upperbody in all regions but mainly focusing on chest to arms and abs. After researching a few bits and bobs i came across a article regarding compound exercise’s which involves using different muscle groups and getting a positive response to growing muscle. Unfortuantley i couldn’t find a good Upper body compound exercise for my self because im not near a gym and all i have to work with is a bench and tons of free weights and a bar. Is there any sort of compound exercise’s that i can work with, with the limited equipment i have?

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February 18, 2012 at 8:05 pm
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Gary Wilkes

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hey, i think compound movements are definately the best for you at the moment.
With your limited equipment i would recommend Bench press – incline/flat, squats/lunges, deadlifts and military/overhead press (you can also shoulder press ofcourse). Also do dips and pullups if you can. All of these are compound movements and will help you build the most muscle without overtraining.

good luck :)


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February 19, 2012 at 4:06 pm
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Kyle Logan

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Thanks for the advice Gary, Im also trying to build strong looking arms also, I have mainly been doing alot of curls and i do realise that this is a solo action of isolating that part of my arms, I have never really gone ahead and worked or overworked my triceps but have now read a article on pullups, dips and close grip bench which are a form of compound workouts which i have not particaly used, Any advise on my rep range? useally i attend to aim for 8 but i havent worked on my triceps so should i aim for a higher rep range (10-12?) or keep the weight high and aim for a rep range of a low 6-8? also how many sets (at the moment i ideally do 4 or as many as i can) Thanks


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February 20, 2012 at 5:37 pm
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Gary Wilkes

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Hi sorry for the late reply,
I do pull ups/ dips/ and occasionally close grip, i think they are all good
as for reps i think its personal preferance, some people tend to go higher reps with arms like 12 reps for 4 sets.
at the moment i’m doing 3-4 sets and going till failure on a reasonaly weight so its usually about 8 -12 reps anyway.
Sets 3-4 is fine per exercise.


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February 28, 2012 at 10:52 am
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