So basically Starting Strength. At a later stage it also adds power cleans, which are a great addition as they train a very different aspect hardly anything else covers.
You are perhaps an advanced lifter who has a good base that only needs a few finishing touches. But a novice would be much better served by building that base doing the aforementioned compound lifts which train multiple muscles at once, and only at a much later stage they can consider isolation exercises if aesthetics are important for them.
Also definition depends more on fat or lack thereof and less on having specifically targeted the more stubborn muscles.
No. Curls are ultra-specific and isolation exercises meant for the biceps. The commenter you’re replying to is supplying the big 5 of compound movements. They’re the “basics” for a reason.
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u/ladotelli 11h ago
Squat. Deadlift. Bench. Overhead Press. Pull ups.