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12 Supersets EVERYONE Should Have in Their Programs!

12 Supersets EVERYONE Should Have in Their Programs!

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Supersets can be amazing for increasing muscle size if you choose the right ones. In this video, I m going to show you the 12 greatest supersets that everyone should have in their programs if they want to get their best results from their workouts. It helps to define exactly what a superset is (and what it is not. By definition, it is a pair of exercises done back to back with minimal to no rest in between. The time it takes to transition between one exercise and the next is all that is allowed. This brings to the forefront an important idea when it comes to putting these combinations together. That is, they must be exercises that allow you to transition quickly and not take up too much time or equipment in the gym to do them. All it takes is a busy gym to interrupt your ability to do a superset that requires you to occupy a bench and a pullup bar for example. Leave the bench to run over to the pullup bar and you very well could lose your spot and have throw that superset out in regards to its effectiveness. All of the ones here were carefully put together with these limitations in mind. Now, there is no definitive rule that states that all supersets must pair up opposing muscle groups. This is a common misconception. You can place agonist or antagonist muscles back to back in any superset and get very different but equally effective results. As you ll see, you can also pair up exercises that serve to either enhance the performance of the second in the pair (via a pre-exhaust) or via a restorative effect that accelerates recovery of the first exercise. With that said, here is a quick summary of the 12 supersets that everyone should have in their program if they want to see their best overall results. Be sure to watch the whole video for why each exercise was selected in each pairing. 1. DB Static Bench Press into DB Gorilla Rows 2. Wrap Around Rows into Cable Crossovers 3. Cable Curls into Standing Overhead Cable Extensions 4. Lying Incline Triceps Extensions into DB Spider Curls 5. DB Reverse Lunges into DB RDL s 6. DB Overhead Press into DB Hip Huggers 7. DB L Raises into DB Overhead Press 8. Seated Knee Tucks into Reverse Hyperextensions 9. Barbell Squats into Dead Arm Hangs 10. DB Incline Bench Press into Chest Supported Rows 11. Straight Arm Pushdowns into Face Pulls 12. DB Spanish Squats into Banded Kneeling Hip Thrusts Each of these supersets accomplishes the main goals of being both time and space efficient. If you want to perform these right for maximum muscle growth and effectiveness, you have to be able to choose the exercises that are best. I ve done the work for you, now you just have to go out and do them. Supersets are easily able to be incorporated into any training program, if you happen to not be doing any of them at the moment. Even if you re following a push pull legs split (PPL) where you are training all pushing or pulling muscles in the same workout. You just wouldn t opt for the antagonist supersets like chest and back exercises. You would instead aim for something like the shoulder examples shown here, where back to back shoulder exercises are used to help you to increase the intensity of each. If you are already including supersets in your workout program then you may want to revisit how they look in comparison to the ones shown here. Again, even the shortest delay in moving from the first to the second exercise in the pair can compromise the effect of what you are trying to accomplish in the first place. These have built-in efficacy because of the selections and are something you will definitely want to try the next time you train.
Date: 2023-01-30

Comments and reviews: 15


Well, man, I don't have a cable crossover machine in my living room. But I am inspired by a lot of these combos. I like the first two and the abs/back one, and really all the bench based ones. I do have a weight bench. My heaviest dumbells are only 15 pounds, but I have heavier kettlebells. I will try superset one and the ab/back one on Tuesday, which is my next scheduled day. I have been looking for something to add to my existing workouts. Like another workout. I alternate between two different workouts from the Men's Health Big Book of Exercises, and after each workout I do monster walks with a band, split jumps, jump knee tucks and box jumps (20 inches. I'm a middle aged (58) year old woman, and while I have been a member over the years at various gyms, I really prefer to train in the privacy of my home, where I don't have to wait for a treadmill or a bench. I also strap on a 20 lb. TRX vest and hoof it outside for 6 miles every. single. day.
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Hey what's up Jeff.
I use to play basketball when I was a kid, but after a car accident I kinda lost my spirit to play basket ball. But now after doing more lunges it was like my legs unlocked themselves. Recently i finally got the courage back to actually participate in basketball after so many years. although i wasnt good at the game itself, I was speed blitzing everyone when i decided to start playing again.
I've been having trouble constructing my workout routine for 2023 and I decided I should train for basketball this year.
I was wondering if you could make a video with your own verson of basketball training.

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Jeff, could you make a video about the pros/cons of caffeine regarding training? As a college kid I pretty much function on coffee and preworkout but I've heard from friends and some sources online that the synthetic caffeine found in some preworkouts is harmful to the liver and I should avoid it. I train at 6AM every morning and I find that I have much more success in the gym when I have a caffeine kick so I'm wondering what your thoughts are, should I take synthetic caffeine or stick to just coffee? Thanks.
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The first superset can potentially cause shoulder & rotator cuff problems if you don t warm up properly. But in all honesty, I would stay away from that superset altogether (even with a proper warmup. There s a reason why push exercises are not usually paired with pull exercises & this is one of them. I would just stick to a Push/Pull/Legs or a bro split. That way you re not increasing the risk of injury with those training methods.
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Awesome! I'm definitely giving this a try. My small town only has a few gym options and typically if you don't go early in the mornings it's a struggle trying to get your complete workout in. People everywhere so it's hard going back and forth between the dumbell rack and cable machine. Lol the struggle is real and this video just gave a realistic and very helpful approach to counteract someone taking over equipment. Thanks Jeff!
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. oh lord facepulls, supersets? They were always my truth, my pets. The other Woo Woo, they don't win you the bet. Oh lord facepulls, when you are a fetus, you were already doing facepulls, and you came out Better than homo erectus. I challenge you! You love facepulls, because of Rambo 3, because of that actor, big G. .recreate the scene from Rambo 3, him putting the tape on his head. Your beloved facepulls.
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Yeah I definitely wouldn't do pull-ups after bench presses because you want to keep the motion in the same plane for optimal shoulder health. I will do log bar presses then weighted pull-ups then weighted dips in a cluster set form, just like I will do barbell rows bench presses then rear delt flies or other variations on another training day
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For that first dumbbell press hold, my trainer had me do that when I was first starting to lift weights, but he had me hold in the bottom position. I think that makes a heck of a lot more sense; there isn't much of a point to hold at the top. You'll probably have to use less weight which some people seem to have issues doing though.
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Wow this is a great video because I enjoy doing supersets mainly on most upper-body days I don't really do it for lower-body but I like the lunge RDL variation. And I try to be courteous to my fellow gym members so I like the idea of not having to use too much equipment.
Excellent video thank you!

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Jeff, in my gym sometimes getting on an equipment can be hard at peak times so making the most out of my workout is time efficient and restful to other gym goers. I paired set of Face pull with tricep extentions it felt good at the time. Should i keep doing this or is it a bad pairing.
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I feel like if Jeff puts out a video on how to eat your food with a fork, he will explain on how to lift the fork and chew on the food so that we could maximize our intake of vitamins per bite while allowing to fix our bicep imbalance for when biceps flex when picking up the fork.
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Hi Jeff. I train with my own weight, for 1 approach I do about 6-8 reps, each of which is 4 seconds. will there be more hypertrophy if I reduce the exercise time to 2-3 seconds so that there are 10-12 repetitions? or should I leave it as it is?
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Jeff has 2 cars with manual transmission, one with the steering wheel on the right and one on the left. He alternates between the cars everytime he goes some where so he can shift with both hands. This prevents muscle imbalance in the forearms
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Jeff, can you talk about why there have been over 1, 500 athlete cardiac arrests since Jan. 2021, and years prior to that, the average number was 29 athlete cardiac arrests per year? We ve been asking you for several weeks now.
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Thanks for your work Jeff! Working out with you for about a year now also started making home workou videos because you motivated me so much that i deicded to try so thank you for halping to find my passion!
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