Compound exercises are regarded as the king of building strength and muscles, compound exercises involves whole body movement including more than one joint and more than one muscle group.
If you are not including compound movements in your workout routine than you are setting up yourself for major disappointment.
I am going to tell you some basic yet most effective compound movements which will not only load you with immense strength but will also increase your muscle mass.
Squat is the basic compound movement which involves direct movements of legs and it involves shoulders and trapezius muscle in upper back to stabilize the weight on the barbell.
As squat involves movement of multiple joints and multiple muscles it is rightly considered as "king of muscle building".
Squat is without a doubt best muscle builder but if performed incorrectly it can lead to some serious damage in bones and muscles of individual, so i will suggest you to always perform this exercise with your partner.
Deadlift is my favorite exercise for upper-middle back, no wonders i have packed some serious muscles in last few months, perform 3 sets of this exercise along with 3 sets of pull ups and you will develop some solid back muscle.
Pull-ups are mainly for upper back muscles and if you are beginners than you could not even perform even single pull-ups.
I remember 3 years ago i was not able to perform even single pull up, but i kept on trying and trying,after 1 month i was able to perform 10 pull ups in a row.
Bench press is the ultimate exercise to development of pecs, there are 3 variations of this exercise - flat bench press, inclined bench press and declined bench press.
Most people prefer doing flat and incline bench press,declined bench press is often neglected by most people because they think that there is no muscle involved in lower chest, they are probably right but if declined press performed properly can lead to better looking chest.