Build Muscle Fast - Use Compound Movements to "Multi-Task" During Your Weight Lifiting Routine

By far, one of the fastest ways to build muscle is to use compound movements (sometimes called multi-joint movements) in your weight training program.
Compound movements involove more than one joint when lifting the weight. As a result, compound movments also recruit more than one muscle group. Using more muscle groups at once is a fast way to build muscle.
Compound movments also allow you to lift heavier weights that you would be able to with single joint movements. Lifitng heavier weights is essential way to build muscle fast (see the next tip).
An example of a compound movement is the bench press. The bench press involves the shoulder and elbow joints. The muscle groups involved includes the shoulders (deltoids), chest (pectorals), and the back of the arms (triceps).
To compare, a single joint movement involves only one joint and one muscle group. The triceps pressdown, for example, only involves the back of the arm (triceps).
Since you are working more muscle groups at the same time, and lifting heavier weights, coumpound movements are an efficient way to build muscle.