What's your favorite Compound Lift for each body part?

[arctic]

ie
Shoulders - seated barbell military press
Chest - dumbbell flat bench
Back - chin up / half deadlift
Legs - squat / stiff leg deadlift

[Cards]

squat - for everything

[PushUP]

Weighted push ups for everything. I started a regiment of strictly weighted push ups and in one month my max bench went up 25 pounds. It got me past a pleateau. My arms also grew an inch. I'm waiting for the gains to cease haha

[BoAnderson71]

Deadlift and ohp

[Behemoth]

oly squat, ic db press, bb row

[Off Road]

Like Cards said...Squats and some other stuff.

[muscle_g]

I hate multi-joint movements

[K-R-M]

Press, Bench Press, Deadlifts, Squats in that order. There's no originality in my choices, but they're what I like the most. I do a ton of squats but I hate them actually. I put them because they're so damn effective.

As for results on your strength and physique, inverse the order. If I had to do just 1 exercise though, it would be the deadlift.

[Tom Mutaffis]

If you are talking about compound lifts that means that more than one muscle group will be involved. For a simple routine that hits all muscle groups and provides a good return for each exercise I would include the following:

• Squats or Front Squats
• Rack Pulls or Deadlift
• Weighted Chins or Chins/Pull-ups
• Weighted Dips (assuming that they don't bother shoulders/elbows)
• Standing Barbell Overhead Press or Barbell Clean and Press
• Dumbbell Bench Press
• Some form of rows (dumbbell, barbell, t-bar, etc.)
• Strongman training if available (keg carry, tire flip, farmers walk, etc.)

[Behemoth]

If you are talking about compound lifts that means that more than one muscle group will be involved. For a simple routine that hits all muscle groups and provides a good return for each exercise I would include the following:

• Squats or Front Squats
• Rack Pulls or Deadlift
• Weighted Chins or Chins/Pull-ups
• Weighted Dips (assuming that they don't bother shoulders/elbows)
• Standing Barbell Overhead Press or Barbell Clean and Press
• Dumbbell Bench Press
• Some form of rows (dumbbell, barbell, t-bar, etc.)
• Strongman training if available (keg carry, tire flip, farmers walk, etc.)

Simple, but stellar template right here folks.

[Songsangnim]

Sled pulls, deadlifts and dips.

[mchicia1]

Isn't the thread title an oxymoron?

[Off Road]

If I had to pick just my favorites, it would be...

Squat - lower body
Stiff leg deadlifts - posterior
Bar dips - upper body push
Rows - lower body pull

In fact, if a new lifter concentrated on doing just those lifts, they would make great progress in both strength and size.

[Kiff]

Squats-Lower Body
Weighted Dips-Upper Body

I recon most people could do a lot with them

[Songsangnim]

Squats-Lower Body
Weighted Dips-Upper Body

I recon most people could do a lot with them

You're leaving out most of the back though. Deadlifts and dips would be a better option.

[Kiff]

You're leaving out most of the back though. Deadlifts and dips would be a better option.

Fair point

[Tom Mutaffis]

If you look at gymnasts they have well developed upper-body muscles from doing nothing more than dips, pull-ups, and muscle-up's. Half of the muscles in your upper body are responsible for pressing/pushing while the other half are responsible for pulling/rowing - it is important to make sure that you are training both muscle groups to make sure that you maintain a balanced physique and maximize overall development.

For lower body if you wanted to pick just one movement then I would definitely go with squats.