WHEN TO DO MULTI-JOINT EXERCISES AND SINGLE-JOINT EXERCISES?
One way we can classify strengthening exercises is into multi-joint and single-joint.
An exercise is considered multi-joint when several joints move during its execution, so that all muscle groups belonging to a kinetic chain are strengthened. In this way we can say that the entire body is strengthening at the same time since it intervenes as a single unit performing a natural movement. These exercises are characterized by their efficiency, since they save a lot of time by working the entire body at the same time. But they are also efficient because they can work on three qualities in a unique movement, and also in a functional way: