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[quote=Demonlord]I just had a thought, why don't they teach us this in gym class?[/quote]

For the most part, the idea of gym class is to promote a passion for activity in youth, as studies have shown this will more likely carry over to adulthood.
...however, I actually did get taught some of this stuff in grades 10-12 (very basic), and there was actually a class dedicated to simply working out in the course selection, along with kinesiology. Just depends on the school, curriculum, budget, etc., I guess.

[quote=SonsOfAnarchy]@dimo @Boss @qtprincessxoxo What are your guys' opinion on isolation exercises? When should they be incorporated into someone's workout? I know the importance of barbell compound exercises, but I don't think some isolation exercises should just go completely ignored. Shoulder press.. chest flys.. preacher curls.. skull crushers, etc.[/quote]

If you run a split routine (which I am right now), you'll definitely have isolation exercises in your routine, mainly so that you can more "precisely" exhaust each muscle and basically have an overall greater work load for that group.

As for full-body, yeah, it would probably only be used to address what's lacking and/or needs special attention.

@qtprincessxoxo Oh there's no doubt the routine is sound, I just wanted to point out a grave mistake some eager beginners make when following a routine.
First time I tried deadlifting I was like "pft this is so easy I'm going HAM on these"... and then I checked my form (oh dear).

@SonsOfAnarchy:

Shoulder-press is not isolation, technically. Anyway, I use isolation exercises for "sculpting", meaning if a specific muscle seems to be lacking compared to its surrounding muscles then I add isolation exercising targeting it.

[quote=Tortoise]Thanks [b]Dino[/b], another question: on a dumbell, are the numbers separate on each side? So if a dumbbell says 15 and 15 on the other side, does that make it 30 total? Or 15?[/quote]
lmao he's not a dinosaur

The routines posted by Dimo and qtprincessxoxo are, in theory, good for beginners, but you obviously know there's more to a routine than exercises, yeah?
Before you jump to your squat rack, you should top up your form in every way possible. All of the exercises you'll encounter, because of the fact they're compound lifts, are extremely technical, and without knowledge of proper technique you're not doing your body any good. Being a beginner, you're simply not going to be able to power clean (FAR too technical a lift for a beginner to do effectively and safely), and the rest of the exercises you'll do quite half-assedly. With that said, look up proper mechanics on Youtube or something, and diagnose any problems you encounter in the gym (don't dwell on numbers, though), it's quite a bit of trial and error trying to learn the technique for each lift.

As for supplements, they're not necessary, but you'd be crazy to say they can't help you. If you need more nutrients, energy, w/e, supplements got your back... but you should probably only invest in them if you can't/are too lazy to get all that in your diet without em since they're quite expensive.

[quote=drager260]No that's the mass of the whole dumbbell.[/quote]

Thanks, I'm completely new to this so i'm like derping out thinking it had the same mechanics of benching o.o

[quote=Tortoise]Thanks Dino, another question: on a dumbell, are the numbers separate on each side? So if a dumbbell says 15 and 15 on the other side, does that make it 30 total? Or 15?[/quote]

No that's the mass of the whole dumbbell.

Thanks Dino, another question: on a dumbell, are the numbers separate on each side? So if a dumbbell says 15 and 15 on the other side, does that make it 30 total? Or 15?

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