How to PROPERLY Use Supersets to Maximize Growth (3 Science-Based Tips)
Supersets are often incorporated in workouts to both save time and potentially enhance muscle growth. Now although there’s endless superset workouts you can do (superset workouts for chest, arms, legs, etc.) and several potential benefits of supersets in terms of saving time and enhancing growth, it’s key that you first learn how to do supersets for the best results. But first, let’s explain what supersets are in the first place: a superset involves training two muscles back to back with the use of two different exercises. They’re mainly used to save time, but as you’ll see, “use supersets for muscle growth” may actually hold some truth to it as well - given that you perform your super sets properly. First thing you need to do is use agonist-antagonist supersets. This can be done with an arms superset workout (by supersetting the biceps and triceps), with a chest and back supersets workout, or with a legs superset with the hamstrings and quadriceps. In any case, you’re supersetting two opposing muscle groups which seems to actually enhance performance rather than hinder it. Next, you want to use “staggered rest periods” with your supersets as opposed to immediately going from one exercise to the other. This enables you to still give your muscles adequate rest while still saving time with your supersets workout routine. Lastly, I would avoid supersets on taxing movements like the squat, deadlift, and Olympic lifts. Utilizing supersets on these movements seems to do more harm than good. But all in all, supersets do seem like a viable method to save time while enhancing performance in the process.
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@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
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wow, ive been doing supersets and wasn't aware it was a thing.
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Quality video as always! Thanks bro
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@Giatros89
6 жыл бұрын
Hey Jeremy, love the channel especially this video (editing is top notch). I was wondering where you would recommend looking for a dumbell /pull up bar home based workout?
@TheDpandolfo86
6 жыл бұрын
ok then I should probably just not do supersets because I follow my back and biceps day with chest and triceps. If I am doing superset with the muscle group I am using the next day then my muscles will not have enough rest. Would this be a correct assumption
@dasein9980
6 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Ethier I don't think you ever discussed rest intervals for ab training. What is best? Are longer rest intervals of at least 3 minutes better?
@dhmalcolm
6 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Ethier Jeremy. Please add me into future training vids. Regards Malcolm
@JoseGarcia-yp9mr
6 жыл бұрын
Jeremy im an early bird in your program, does it have nutritional info?
Most underrated you tube content creator. I love your content bc is strictly exercise related. No BS with social media and the drama that comes with that beast.
Great video! I'm learning a lot from you. Thanks bro.
Absolutely love your science-based view towards exercise AND impeccable form. A very welcome breath of fresh air. Fantastic work. My favorite superset has to be a standing shoulder press to pull up combo.
I really liked it that you covered this topic. I didn't know what the principle was, but I was taught to almost always compose work out routines by pairing opposing muscle groups. And you're absolutely right, it is rather taxing for the heart rate!
Great content as always.. It's amazing how far you've come all because your content are not only on point but also it's backed w/ evidence based research.. keep em coming! All the best!👊
I just love a video that gets right to the point and sticks to it without a bunch of extra fluff
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Keep killing it with this videos man!!! Ive seen a huge difference in my gains in the gym since Ive found your channel and followed the tips you've gave. Thank man!!
This is the way I've been structuring my workouts for quite some time now. It works. I like the way Jeremy refers to well-sourced studies to back up his suggestions.
Never been this early & liked. Well, I gotta try this, since it would be great to complete some workouts in half of the time.
Sometimes I'm amazed at how much research there is on exercise. It's mind blowing how many studies on different aspects of workouts and nutrition have been conducted. I can't help but wonder how much of that time, however, could have been spent researching things which we still know so little about today, like psychedelic mushrooms our the impacts or actions have on the environment.
This is the best explanation of supersets I've seen yet.
I so enjoy the arms superset workout with cables. Great video. Thanks. Jeremy
Thank you so much!! Love how you back up all you say with research!
you're so underrated, thank you sir, i've learned so much from your vids, keep it up.
I've been following your upper and lower workouts, they're great and i think that this will boost my performance
Its crazy I've been doing this for a little while now for the time savings, glad to see there's some strength benefit to it
1. Superset muscles that dont' interfere with each other 0:52 2. Use staggered rest periods 3:46 3. Avoid supersets on taxing movements 3:00
@yj9203
4 жыл бұрын
3. is 5:00
@theemperor2017
3 жыл бұрын
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Well done again Jeremy
Your channel is gold! Thank you very much for these concise no bullshit videos!
Great vid, I am planning my whole routine based on your videos since they are backed up by science, excellent stuff
Damn, I've been doing push and pull ups in paired sets without realising that they are so good for my gains. I just did them this way cuz it saves me so much time
Fav Superset: an Arnold favorite. "Breathing squats", meaning 20 reps of a squat where the weight becomes difficult around the 12th rep & by the 15th rep you need to take a few deep breaths between reps .. And Cross-Bench DB Pullovers, 20 reps. Feels great for the lungs, stretches out the ribcage, thoracic spine & core that just got compressed during the squat, allows your legs to rest and in general just feels exhilarating!
Thanks so much for this gold information. I always heard about super-sets but I had no idea how to manage it. Now its clear how to use it. Thanks again Regards, Tareq
Quite informative and detailed. This is your first video that I watched and instantly hit the subscribe button. Keep making quality content. Thanks for the video
Solid content man. FULL of substance and supported information. Thats what the viewers want!!
This was awesome. I’m a nurse and evidence based research is fundamental to practice .. it great you incorporate that into your videos !! 👍
Jeremy I follow you since you were with 30k subs. Nothing more than super-high quality videos, easy to digest and with CLEAR steps to action. And the funn thing? You only have what, 25-30 videos? That's even awesomier! No-one gets distracted and you put out some high quality videos (another idea in the future would be to do some vlogging, ir a day in the life of, but whatever you do thanks for valuable info!) KEEP GOING HARD!
Tks for making it clear and straight forward. Keep up the good work.
Hi Jeremy thanks for the video. Tried the antagonist superset and it definitely increases my volume when training bench press - barbell rows and bicep curl - tricep pushdown.
Simply the best workout videos out there. Thanks. Really gonna incorporate this into my workouts. :D
Your videos are so simple and effective! Helped so much thank you!
Great video! Used this last night with pullups and dips and was surprised by my volume. Awesome! Thanks for the info.
Thanks!!! I love your videos they are in depths, but not too much and that is great!
As always a very informative and well explained video... great work Jeremy keep them coming mate.
Looking forward to your online programs mah man
Top quality content as always! Thanks man, will definetly try it out
Thanks again for your sharing your wisdom.
This is a game game changer! I just implemented these tips and wow!
Another great video man!!! Your use of studies is excellent...keep up the good work man👍
Excellent video Jeremy I've been using this process for the past couple months just coming up with it on my own and to read about it now,, makes me feel better I decided to break my work out As you described,, it works for me but sometimes you just can't get people to change they want to stick with one exercise and work the s*** out of it and then they don't have any energy do the next exercise.. and to the guy that said you have great back muscles,, I agree, nothing wrong with giving somebody a compliment when they work for it.. thanks Jeremy looking forward to the next video..Scott.
Before watching your video I was doing superset of same muscle group and getting too much fatigued.now I can see the difference after stared superset of opposite muscle group.👍 Cheers
This guy is the best! Soooooo much support for this guy. Everything makes sense now (; . Inspirational and smart.
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate it.
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This is great, Jeremy! These supersets will be a big help.👍
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
thanks bro.this is very very helpful to save the time.
You've made my day BroO. Thanks for sharing this video!
Chest and back are my favorite super-sets! (I'm taking a break from them now ... been doing them for 25 years ... tried single body part programs, only to go back to supers!) I pair: Dumbbell flat bench / wide-grip pullups; dumbbell incline / t-bar rows; decline barbell / pulley rows. What I discover, for me, is that I can lift more because the push-pull somehow gives me extra strength to perform both sides of the torso. Thanks, Jeremy ... you're doing a great job!
@froggyjosh
3 жыл бұрын
Are they the only super-sets you do? What about legs, bi, tri, abs. What sets do you do for those?
@StevenBarra
3 жыл бұрын
@@froggyjosh Wow ...I made this comment two years ago! And then, I followed a six-week core-building full body program ...that took me 12 weeks to complete! (the workouts were too long ... I had to split them). But ... when I returned to my superset routine of 30 years .... I saw vast improvements! For bis and tris (everything is 3 sets x 8-12 reps): Close-grip bench press (this position forces the tricep to work) with curls (done on the crimpted curl bar); dips with reverse curls; tricep push-downs with cable preacher bench curls ... do between 8-12 reps with a two-minute rest. If at 12 reps it becomes too easy to move, increase your weight; and I do a finisher of single-arm tricep pushdowns with single are cable standing curls ... 40x each arm (done with light weight .... If you have to break up the 40 ... that's cool .. but you have to get 40 reps done ... 3x sets). Delts and traps .... I don't superset; legs, the only thing that do are leg extensions with lying leg curls. My BEST recommendation for you is to get the book: Franco Columbu's Complete Book of Bodybuilding. It will take you from beginner's levels up to expert. When I finally got up to exper level, he had a chapter on supersets ... I have since modified the routine ... but I find that it was the best for me and my growth. Thank you so much for the question ...good luck and keep the pump up!
@monishanindrajith1987
2 жыл бұрын
Its okey ? Long term use .1 to 2 yers
@StevenBarra
2 жыл бұрын
@@monishanindrajith1987 You bet! You will see growtth!
Jeremy, loving these superset ideas! Definitely will be incorporating these with clients
Thank you for informing and sharing us.
This is brilliant. Thank you very much!
Brother you cleared all my doubts in a single video.. Like i had a doubt whether to do squats and bench press... That you cleared in the last... And also i had some doubts whether to rest between super sets... And all... Thanks for making detailed videos
Im from the 🇵🇭 i really love your very informative and evidence based video.
I dont know how to thank you.... Your videos are extremely helpfull for gym exercises...thanks you very much
Great explanation 👍 I usually train legs & shoulders or biceps & triceps, chest & abs, and back & abs 😀
This aligns well with what I would have assumed to be the case. Splice in exercises that actually let the muscles rest you have trained in the first set and if you do full body exercises like a deadlift, rather try adding something easy to do.
This is what I need it. Thanks
Liked before it was over! One of your best for valuable, unique content plus the graphics, editing and sound quality are stepped up. Your theory on alternating squat and scapular pull-up is brilliant. (You need to get your pal Brad Schoenfeld to collaborate on a study to test your theory). Great work, man!
one word : super ! great informations and illustrations !
Thanks for the videos bro i just dicovered your channel like 2 days ago and im finding answers to all the questions in the back of my head about training
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Great to hear man!
Extremely informative, thxxxx a lot.
Yes this should be very useful I will do the supersets. It sounds exactly what i need.
Great content as usual, thanks bro
This is great. Helpful.
Very good video. Love all your content 👍
Thanks Jeremy, got try some supersets out, great video as always.
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Your videos are so helpful..keep at it Jeremy!
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Will do, thanks!
Great video! Very usefull, thanks!
Thank you so much. As always so helpful
Very cool video! Love your content because of the amount of research and creativity you put into them! The parts where you properly show all the exercises mentioned are really helpful! Definetly subscribing, keep up the good work! ;)
Thanks for the informative videos Jeremy. Excited for those online programs so I can get those gains and cut like you my bru! 💪👍👌
great tips. beneficial escpially during this Cornnavirus time. Pull ups interchanged with calves. dips + squats
Wow Jeremy you’re channel is growing very quickly and in my opinion very underrated! Your videos are really in depth and clear to follow, that’s why I subscribed to your channel ;)
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
Best fitness channel thanks Jeremy 💯
Good shit as always. Keep it up!
awesome video!..appreciate it!
I appreciate the amount of research you do for us 👍🏼
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support!
what a great video, this channel is gonna blow up even more!
Thanks for the knowledge mate!
as always, nice content Jeremy!!
Thank you Jeremy!
Super useful video man!
You deserve more than million subscribers keep it up with the videos 💪🏾💪🏾😎😎
Grate tips. Thanks!
Im new at the gym but your videos gave me the motivation, really nice and informative, best of all is that you include the studies on the description.
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thanks!
Awesome video brother
Excellent video! Informative
I've had good success super-setting Squats with Nordic Hamstring Curls (against a wall, knees supported by a Bosu Ball) and Deadlift with some 1-legged Bosu Ball balance exercises. Also, Standing Rows also pair with Lateral Raises... though due to people piled up at the machine, I don't superset on the Row machine.
On thank goodness I've been doing them correctly! Great video Jeremy.
@JeremyEthier
6 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thanks!
Thanks for the incredible info💯💯