I just don't see the point in isolation exercises.If you get your deadlift to 550, your bench to 325, your row to 365, and your pull-up to 95 lbs. The entirety of your arms, chest and back will get bigger.
Usually the larger muscles will give in before the smaller. An example being if you're doing rows, your back will give in before your biceps will. So if you were to just do rows then your biceps would never be fully worked to fatigue due to your back giving in first.
>>77153026It doesn't matter, if you do 5 sets of 8 on rows with 365, you probably have good biceps.
>>77153032Sure but not in comparison to the rest of your body. Imagine your have two guys:Guy A: Can do 5 sets of 8 on rows 365lbs. Has a slightly smaller back but more developed biceps from doing isolations. Guy B: can do the same weight but doesn't do isolations so most of the weight is lifted by his back/rear delts. Guy A will look better and more well-rounded. It's not a massive difference and you're not really wrong, but a lot of people would prefer doing the extra isolation sets to have nicer looking arms.You also have to consider the work it would take to get to those massive lifts. Isolation exercise will make it easier to progress and break through platue's
>>77153017>>77153026I do my compound exercise plus one set of an isolation for the secondary muscle.
