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30-Nov-05, 02:46 PM
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superset's...????
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does any one here knows what is a superset??.....and please explain to me...when I do them I need to do all the sets of the exercise in a row with no rest??.....so isnt it like a realy big set???...for exemple 3x6 Hammer curl
means 1 set of 18 Hammer curls wright??
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30-Nov-05, 02:58 PM
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I know a little something about supersets 
Supersets are when you do 2 or more different exercises consecutively. For example, an tricep superset might be a set of tricep pushdowns followed immediately by a set of overhead extensions. The trick is that there is no rest between the 2 (or more) sets.
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30-Nov-05, 03:05 PM
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please note: you have to drop the weights if you're going to do this.
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30-Nov-05, 03:07 PM
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If you are doing 3 consecutive sets of hammer curls, thats a drop set, not a superset. And yes, you will have to drop the weight between sets unless you use rest pauses.
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30-Nov-05, 03:08 PM
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ohhh so you mean for exmple if I have a routine like this
EZ bar Reverse Curl 3 sets X 6-8 reps
Hammer Curl 3 sets X 6-8 reps
EZ barbell Curl 3 sets X 6-8 reps
I need to do 1 set of each one after the other..??
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30-Nov-05, 03:12 PM
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Yeah. Where are you getting this routine from? Supersets with more than 2 exercises are some pretty serious stuff, especially in the low rep range.
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30-Nov-05, 03:16 PM
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correct me if I'm wrong, but *technically* isn't a back to back set involving the same muscle group called a "compound set" whereas a back to back set involving antagonistic (opposite) muscle groups is called a "superset"?
For example, barbell curls immediately followed by hammer curls would be a compound set and a set of barbell curls immediately followed by tricep pushdowns would be a super set.
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30-Nov-05, 03:18 PM
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They're all supersets, compund and antagonistic are specific types of supersets. Kinda like guerilla cardio is a specific type of HIIT.
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30-Nov-05, 03:21 PM
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you're probably the wrong person to argue with over supersets, so OK  :
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30-Nov-05, 03:27 PM
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three or more exercises involving different body parts back to back is sometimes called a "circuit set".
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30-Nov-05, 03:29 PM
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Yeah, I've heard "circuit set" and also "giant set".
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30-Nov-05, 03:59 PM
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my coach talled me that he's going to strat making us doing that..it called "tri sets" so I thought that I should chek it up...
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30-Nov-05, 04:55 PM
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I was going to say "giant set" as well.
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30-Nov-05, 06:29 PM
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Supersets are RETARDED.
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30-Nov-05, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by threenorns
please note: you have to drop the weights if you're going to do this.
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But hopefully not on your toe.  |
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