Wolf
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Be interested in seeing that article you read, because to add serious size or strength compounds would form the largest base of a training schedule, it also depends on what he defines as isolation. He could for example say he didn't want to do Squat or deadlift compound moves to reduce risk of damage to his golf career (wouldn't risk it at all but we know hes a pedant) & instead decided to "isolate" his legs using presses however that would still by definition though using machine be a compound exercise as its movement multi joint across the hips, knees and ankle.Read that he ditched conventional beliefs about bulking and did mainly isolation lift rather than the normal compound movements. The hardest part is being consistent with eating the correct amount.
I'm sure wolf can shed more light on this than me.
Without seeing what he's saying his training was I can only hazard a guess, but bulking up usually requires excess calories, big lifts + ancillary work including isolation moves.