Popsugar Fitness Workouts What Are Compound Exercises — Plus, the Best Ones 13 Compound Exercises to Fast-Track Your Fitness Goals October 28, 2024 by Tamara Pridgett View On One Page Photo 6 of 13 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 6 Split Squat With Overhead Press Holding a dumbbell in each hand, step one leg roughly three feet behind the other. Press your weights up to the ceiling. Bend your knees to roughly 90 degrees, and at the same time lower your weights to your shoulders. Pushing through your feet, straighten your legs to standing as you press your arms overhead. This is one rep. Previous Next Start Slideshow WorkoutsStrength TrainingFull-Body Exercises