Thread: What exactly does the "superset" do for you?

growth....

Originally Posted by Premiere

growth....

So you should use it for variety? I think I read somewhere in that Arnold encyclopedia that it helps with definition.

Originally Posted by CancerNV

I think I read somewhere in that Arnold encyclopedia that it helps with definition.

that is a great book for pictures that's about it..body fat levels effect definition, remember you can not spot reduce

IMO you can use it for variety, i no some people who superset every workout, i would burn myself out if i did that. I superset every 8wks or so (the week after i finish a routine...before starting a new one) Definition is left up to diet...., you can superset every routine, but if you have 30% BF you wont see them....the leaner you are the more defined you will be...

I do it mostly when I don't have much time left at the gym, but I have to admit it does feel great supersetting.

i dunno yet, Im trying those and dropsets next week.

Shock?

..makes my arms burn. Only tried supersetting with my arms, but am getting ready to try supersetting teh shoulders.

J

ill do a crazy superset day for a change and it feels great.
incline barbell/bent rows
flat dumbell/one arm dumbell rows

stuff like that.

Curse

Your triceps are built like tractors. What do you do to them?

i use supersets for 1 of 3 things.

1. conditioning - superset high rep squats (12-15) with SLDL's (also 12-15 reps) for a couple of sets and then try telling me resistance training isn't aerobic.

2. low on time

3. change of pace - i get bored easily but i haven't done a superset in ages (for about as long as i've been PL'ing). BB'ers can use it to 'shock' a muscle or w/e they call it nowadays, but in reality throw your body a curve ball, and there are lots of ways of doing it beside supersets and so called 'shock techniques,' and it will be forced to adapt.