Peter Attia· MD
compound movements close grip bench presses push-ups overhead presses squats deadlifts etc etc etc these are the kind of movements that train multiple muscles at the same time and thus they are insanely time efficient
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
compound movements close grip bench presses push-ups overhead presses squats deadlifts etc etc etc these are the kind of movements that train multiple muscles at the same time and thus they are insanely time efficient
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choose exercises that involve two components one is large muscle masses... and choosing exercises that train those muscles preferably not just one muscle at a time so then we're using muscles uh very efficiently because we're pushing multiple muscles to their limits in one exercise this is generally going to be compound movements multi-joint movements