Thread: did supersets today

you can put a rest interval in between the exercises. Like chest, rest 45-60sec, back, rest 45-60sec, repeat.

It's normal that you won't be able to use the regular amount of weight.

Originally Posted by Witchblade

It's normal that you won't be able to use the regular amount of weight.

I usually see no problem.

once you adapt, you adapt.

Originally Posted by P-funk

you can put a rest interval in between the exercises. Like chest, rest 45-60sec, back, rest 45-60sec, repeat.

I see. I thought the point of the superset was to hit the back right after the chest with no rest in between and then take a 2-3 minute rest. So even though I'm not lifting as much am I still overloading the muscles? I was just worried that it was my cardio since I'm used to a longer rest and that my muscle growth would suffer because I wasn't able to put more weight up.

I personally love putting super-sets in to change it up a bit - It doesn't bother me that I lower the weight, it still gets the job done

i havent had it affect the weight i push on strength. i was doing 2min rest on a 5x5. when i was doing more volume on a hypertophy phase years ago, supersetting legs and back, i was so buggered from a leg set that it definately affected the back superset.