Reply With Quotesupersets are when you combine two different exercise....
push up
squat
or
bench press
row
etc...could be upper lower, could be non-competing (as in my first example).
Great way to train, save time in the gym, develop balance (ie push and pull supersets), improve work capacity, etc..
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04-21-2007, 02:26 PM #1Registered User
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Supersets?!
i saw couple ppl doing this at the gym the other day thought it was pretty weird, so i went home read about it and seemed pretty affective. so what i dont understand is u do 3 diff types of exercises for one body part witout rest then do u rest and repeat the sets again?
i.e. bicep curls dumbell then bar curls then pull ups repeat 2 more tymes? i am confused.
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04-21-2007, 02:29 PM #2Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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04-21-2007, 02:30 PM #3Succinct ELITE MEMBER
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It's just doing 2+ exercises in a row without rest.
Benchpress 10 reps
Bentover row 10 reps
1min rest
Bench press 10 reps
Bentover row 10 reps
1min rest
Benchpress 10 reps
Bentover row 10 reps
1min rest
That is:
A1 Benchpress 3x10
A2 Bentover row 3x10 @ 1min RI
Edit: P beat me to it.
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yeah, super sets are great. I do them a lot during my shock week..
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WB - you have to include the time that the 2nd exercise takes to complete in your rest period if you want to be really accurate. At the moment your rest between sets of bench would be closer to 1:30, a 50% increase, maybe more depending on tempo/setup time etc.
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