A good workout to get lean and put on lean muscle ? Supersets

michaelbarrell11

Supersets are the way to go if you are looking for a new way to shred fat and build lean muscle

dave4d

They are also a way to piss off other members of your gym while you hog more than one piece of equipment.

I use them occasionally to shorten the time I need to spend to get through my workout. I've also used cluster sets before to keep my heart rate elevated, but only when the gym is nearly empty.

michaelbarrell11

Yea that is why you need to chose your timing wisely , I gym at the most off peak time possible

DeeTee68

michaelbarrell11 wrote: »

Supersets are the way to go if you are looking for a new way to shred fat and build lean muscle

Short and sweet, Thats like saying running is the way to go if you want to move faster. Can you elaborate ?

Soundwave79

Yea I do Body Beast and it's all Super sets, Progressive Sets, Tempo etc. Very effective. I never really knew about lifting like that until I started doing the video's. The gains have been amazing. The Tempo stuff is by far the hardest for me. Especially 6 count reps. Couldn't imagine doing Super Sets at the gym though.

yopeeps025

Lapre79 wrote: »

Yea I do Body Beast and it's all Super sets, Progressive Sets, Tempo etc. Very effective. I never really knew about lifting like that until I started doing the video's. The gains have been amazing. The Tempo stuff is by far the hardest for me. Especially 6 count reps. Couldn't imagine doing Super Sets at the gym though.

Well you could do like bench press and bent over rows with the same bar. Some supersets at the gym take less time than how some people do ne exercise. Also bicep curls and skull crushers with same bar.

Also when I superset its not like I am going for strength gains. Its more for weighted cardio purposes.

jemhh

I prefer supersets while cutting. I'm at the point where my goal while cutting is to maintain strength instead of increasing it and I can do that and finish up faster when supersetting. I train at home so I can hog the equipment as much as I like.

I also just started adding in bicep and tricep specific exercises and superset them now even though I'm not cutting. They are at the end of my workout when I am usually running short on time so it saves me 2 or 3 minutes doing them that way.

ninerbuff

michaelbarrell11 wrote: »

Supersets are the way to go if you are looking for a new way to shred fat and build lean muscle

You "shred" by eating a calorie deficit. You "build" by eating a surplus (you can't build something from nothing). Supersets are a training method. Not any more superior for "shredding" or "building" muscle than progressive resistance training paired with a good nutritional plan.
Don't fall for the broscience early in your life.

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abarriere

my trainer introduced me to those today! i had done one or two in a workout before, but today my session was all supersets. Kicked my butt!

ndj1979

OP - so if I eat in a surplus and do a progressive lifting program, I wont put on muscle..? What is "lean muscle"????

jkwolly

ninerbuff wrote: »

michaelbarrell11 wrote: »

Supersets are the way to go if you are looking for a new way to shred fat and build lean muscle

You "shred" by eating a calorie deficit. You "build" by eating a surplus (you can't build something from nothing). Supersets are a training method. Not any more superior for "shredding" or "building" muscle than progressive resistance training paired with a good nutritional plan.
Don't fall for the broscience early in your life.

This and this and this.

Cherimoose

ndj1979 wrote: »

What is "lean muscle"????

It's a dumb marketing term.. like "toning".

Sam_I_Am77

Cherimoose wrote: »

ndj1979 wrote: »

What is "lean muscle"????

It's a dumb marketing term.. like "toning".

Who are the dumb ones? The marketers that use it or customers that buy-into it? LOL!