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LINCOLN BOY
01-05-2006, 10:02 AM
who does power sets. do you rest inbetween exercises. my workout partner and me started doing power sets ( his idea) he says there is no rest time...is this true..
ruffdaddy
01-05-2006, 10:03 AM
Explain more about "power" sets. Alot of exercises go by different names...
Red92Stang
01-05-2006, 10:08 AM
are you talking about super sets?
LINCOLN BOY
01-05-2006, 10:42 AM
are you talking about super sets?


yes super sets...i dont know what i was thinking
Red92Stang
01-05-2006, 11:40 AM
in super sets your are supposed to have no rest time, you do a set and then do another
LINCOLN BOY
01-05-2006, 12:01 PM
in super sets your are supposed to have no rest time, you do a set and then do another


just checking........my workout partner has been working out more then me and he get exhuasted during the super sets.. what a pussy
Red92Stang
01-05-2006, 01:41 PM
haha, it can be pretty tough sometimes
pntbutta
01-07-2006, 12:45 AM
A "Superset" is typically used w/ two different excercises in one set to work separate primary muscle groups. For instance, 1set of bench press immediately followed by 1set of lat pulls and then your 30-60 sec. of rest. This is great it you're pinched for time or want to workout diff. muscle groups more than once a week.
Todd
01-09-2006, 07:08 PM
A "Superset" is typically used w/ two different excercises in one set to work separate primary muscle groups. For instance, 1set of bench press immediately followed by 1set of lat pulls and then your 30-60 sec. of rest. This is great it you're pinched for time or want to workout diff. muscle groups more than once a week.


I've seen it done with 3 different exercises too... same thing - no rest between the three, then 1 minute rest then start the three over again.
ruffdaddy
01-09-2006, 08:05 PM
When i do a spuerset i like to do the same muscle group. Like doing curls with a flat bar, then going straight to a cable and doing curls with a tricep rope. And i usually go heavy with the first set, doing maybe just 8 reps, then on the cables go a little lighter and try to squeeze out 12-15 reps.

But your friend getting tired on supersets has little to do with him working out more than you. You guys probably have a completely different lifting style. Thatd be like a long distance runner talking shit to a sprinter about his mile time.