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Thoughts on supersets for the same body part?

Posted on 4/27/23 at 6:47 pm
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 4/27/23 at 6:47 pm
I’m a big fan of supersetting opposing muscle groups like Nigel’s and triceps/ chest back but have been experimenting with supersets for the same muscle group. For example decline dumbbell press followed by decline flys. Today supersettted pull down movements with row movements. You obviously can’t use nearly the same weight but the pump is incredible and I’ve had a lot of muscle soreness which I normally don’t get except for legs. Saves lots of time and has an added cardio aspect. Just curious how effective it is for growth.

Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
36163 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 7:41 pm to
I would rather hypertrophy with 30-45 second rests if that was my goal.
You can’t lift heavy without cooling down but I love me some TUT. It’s all I’ve been doing and I get sore every part, every day.
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 4/27/23 at 8:42 pm to
Appreciate your response. Time under tension is what I like about this technique. In my view your muscle . doesn’t know the number on the side of the barbell but the stress it’s put through and the muscle fibers incorporated to finish a set. Same reason I’m a big fan of drop sera, rest pause sets etc. Anything it takes to get everything you can out of every muscle fiber and reach failure. Also helps with muscle endurance
This post was edited on 4/27/23 at 8:43 pm
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22163 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 8:04 am to
Work hard and enjoy it. Really all that matters.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12735 posts
Posted on 4/28/23 at 12:01 pm to
The program I just started is exactly this. Upper body workout the other day was shoulders, back, arms, chest in that order. Shoulders was narrow grip OH press, front raises, then wide grip OH press. As many reps in 30 seconds for each movement. Rest a minute and repeat. Back was bent rows, reverse fly, wide grip bent rows. Arms was standing curls, triceps kickback, then cross body curls. Chest was narrow grip DB press, wide grip DB press, then push-ups. I subbed out DB flies in place of push-ups. Takes about 20 minutes and you just go through each rotation twice.
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