I heard this is a good way to feel the burn and is a great sort of workout...I usually do this...triceps and biceps, quads and hams, chest and back...and a super set is do one workout then another right after it (skull crushers then bar bell curls for instance) I get good results but it's very tiresome....is this a good idea or not?
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Super setting antagonists muscles
- Thread starter Backmann
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IMO, super-setting, drop-sets, forced reps, negative reps...these are all great tools to use down the road, when you hit plateus.
I don't even feel you should train to failure every session. its too hard on the muscles and mainly on the CNS.
The way I organize my upper body routines, I have roughly 2 per week (i'm on an 8 day rotation), one with a chest emphasis, and the other focuses on the back. On my chest day, I finish my routine with bicep focus, and don't target my triceps at all. On my back day, I end with triceps, and only hit the biceps very lightly, if at all.
Bi's and Tris' are smaller muscles, get used a lot, especially in compound back and chest exercises. Doing it my way, they still get hit twice a week either directly or by compound moves, and when I do work em directly, they aren't fatigued by a lot of compound moves so I get a more efficient return on my training.
Not saying this is ideal, just what I'm doing and enjoying so far.
I don't even feel you should train to failure every session. its too hard on the muscles and mainly on the CNS.
The way I organize my upper body routines, I have roughly 2 per week (i'm on an 8 day rotation), one with a chest emphasis, and the other focuses on the back. On my chest day, I finish my routine with bicep focus, and don't target my triceps at all. On my back day, I end with triceps, and only hit the biceps very lightly, if at all.
Bi's and Tris' are smaller muscles, get used a lot, especially in compound back and chest exercises. Doing it my way, they still get hit twice a week either directly or by compound moves, and when I do work em directly, they aren't fatigued by a lot of compound moves so I get a more efficient return on my training.
Not saying this is ideal, just what I'm doing and enjoying so far.
Ummmm...guys, we're talking about super-setting antagonist muscles. It just sounds like we're not on the same page. As an example, doing bench and then moving to a bent over row won't hinder any gains at all and we're not fatiguing the same muscle groups.
Super sets are not really an advanced training method, not anything near drop sets, forced reps, and etc. It's simply a way to get a bit more work in in less time...more work capacity=good stuff.
Super sets are not really an advanced training method, not anything near drop sets, forced reps, and etc. It's simply a way to get a bit more work in in less time...more work capacity=good stuff.