How to Use Supersets

Interested in getting more out of your workouts in less time?

Although supersets have been used for quite a while now, they are becoming more mainstream. If you're not familiar with this exercise term, it refers to completing 2 exercises back to back without resting in between.

In its strictest form, a superset is combining 2 exercises for the same body part. For example, if you were doing a dumbbell chest press you could superset that with a dumbbell chest fly.

Despite the fact that doing multiple exercises for the same body part may work well for a bodybuilder, it's fairly inefficient for you if you're looking for weight loss. So, instead of combining 2 exercises aim to work opposing muscle groups instead. In the example below I combined chest and back.

Here's how it would look:

Superset #1:
1A. Dumbbell 2 arm ball chest press x 12 reps
1B. Dumbbell 1 arm row x 12 reps on each side

You would complete both of the above exercises without resting in between and then take 30-60 seconds before repeating the superset. You can also get creative and design upper and lower body supersets. The sky's the limit…

This is definitely one of the best ways to cut down on your workout time without decreasing the amount of work you do during your routine.