Buk is exactly right! Cleans, snatches, presses are EXCELLENT multi-joint compounds that work so many muscles and have great benefits. Thanks for adding that buk! I should have included 'em for sure! Cleans and presses will kick your ass! Trust me... you'll know you've worked out when you're done with 'em. whew! 'Course at my old gym people would look at me like I was nuts doing them.
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nyguy - you lost me on your statement of "disagreement as you browse the net" about compounds vs. isos. Not that I'm questioning you - not at all..... but I don't see how anyone could disagree about what is compound and what isn't.
An exercise is compound if it involves more than one joint aka multi-joint exercises. Bench press, squat, bb rows, dead lifts, etc.
Give us more of an example of where you found this disagreement. I'm curious. [img]smile.gif[/img]