People always ask me what the best exercise to losing weight is, and time and time again I tell them that weight training with a proper diet is their best bet at losing those unsavory pounds. I guess that I should get a little more specific as to what kind of exercises are the best bang for the buck so to speak.

Compound exercises can be described as any movement that works multiple muscle groups at the same time. If your goal is overall fitness, strength, fat loss and muscle mass then you really need to start using these types of exercises. For the purpose of this article we will discuss some of the exercises you need to use in your routine.