Body Part Isolation Training

According to scientific studies, the body does not work well when you try to do isolation exercises. It is better to perform kinetic exercises instead. This means
when you are working out, you would use a large portion of your body to train the smaller portions. If you attempt to do any kind of muscle isolation exercise, what you are really doing is performing single-joint exercises, and that will not work. The body will not function properly that way. In fact, by doing that type of exercise, you are really risking damage or injury to that body part.

In your body, everything is connected together. This means when you work out, every part of your body works out together. When you lift weights, you may do biceps exercises, thinking that will strength your biceps only. But it doesn’t. You are also exercising your triceps, shoulders, and wrists. Do you see what I mean? You are actually working out three areas or muscle groups at the same time. Of course if you don’t care about what I say and want to end up with joint problems, tendonitis, excess body fat, and other kinds of injuries and illness, go right ahead. But if you are smart, you will understand what I am saying here and will do the right thing, anddo the right type of exercise. The end result may well be a lean, muscular, injury-free body that will perform at its best.

You will find when doing overall exertion-type exercise, or the type of movement that many trainers refer to as complex, you will not only lose body fat, you will also lose more calories than if you tried to do single-joint workouts. Plus, you also increase your metabolic rate, and stimulate production of more fat burning and muscle building hormones like growth hormone and testosterone. Talking about single-joint versus multiple-joint exercises, here is an example of what I am talking about.

Let’s say you walk into a gym and the first machine you hit is a leg extension. This allows you to do a single joint exercise. It mainly works the quadriceps, and
you’ll find that you haven’t even burned that many calories. On the other hand, if you performed exercises like squats, lunges, step-ups, and dead lifts, you are performing multiple-joint exercises. These exercises work hundreds of muscles in the body together, not separately. Not only that, but you will find these types
of exercises burn considerably more calories. Whatever you do, follow this to stay healthy: If you are handicapped by past illness or injury, or simply not used to physical activity, by all means consult your health-care professional before embarking on any program involving your health. All programs should begin with warm-ups, which include preliminary stretching of all muscle groups, followed by light exercising of the type in the program. Always start any routine slowly and then increase frequency and intensity slowly, letting your body get accustomed to the activity. That will save you aches and pains later! Cool down by slowing down all parts of the routine.

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