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What are Supersets?

A Super Set is where you do 2 exercises back to back without any rest so for example…

Doing a bench press for 10 reps followed immediately by you doing bench rows for 10 reps would be ONE Superset and…

Here's some basic guideline you want to follow when doing supersets…

It's best to do supersets with one pushing exercise that works your chest, shoulders & triceps and one pulling exercise that works your back & biceps because…

When you do supersets with one pushing exercise like bench press or shoulder press and one pulling exercise like pull-ups or bicep curls…
You'll perform better in those exercises plus you won't tire out your muscles since you will not be working out the same muscle groups back-to-back but…

If you're going to do 2 pushing or two pulling exercises back to back in your superset make sure that you either use light-to-moderate weights for both exercises OR make sure that only one of the exercises in your superset has you using heavy weights (like a compound exercise) while the other has you using light-to-moderate weights (like an isolation exercise) so for example…

Doing a heavy close grip bench press followed by a light weight triceps extensions is an example of doing 2 back to back pushing exercises in a superset using heavy weights for one exercise and light weights for the other and another example is…
You can do bicep curls with light-to-moderate weights follow by you doing hammer curls with light-to-moderate weight and that's an example of you using light-to moderate weights for both exercises in a superset consisting of two pulling exercises and…

When doing supersets for your legs follow the same rules…

It's best to do supersets where one set is done for the muscles of the front of your legs (your thighs) and then another set for the muscles in the back of your legs (butt, hamstrings, & calves) so for example - 10 reps of squats followed immediately by 10 reps of calf raises make a good superset and…
if you're going to do 2 thigh exercises or two butt, hamstring or calf exercises in a superset make sure that you either use light-to-moderate weights for your both exercises OR…
Make sure that only one of the exercises in your superset has you using heavy weights while the other has you using light-to-moderate weights so for example…
Doing Squats and leg extensions together would be a good superset to get bigger thighs or doing butt bridges and reverse hyperextensions would be a good superset for the butt

Play the video below to see an example of me doing a superset of Dips and Pull-ups…

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