Wednesday, February 5, 2014

You've got a great pair. Of exercises that is. Chest and Back Supersets.


Exercise 1 / 2
Sets
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Bench Press / Cable Row
3
5-6 reps
8-10 reps
Incline Press / Bent-Over Row  
3
5-6 reps
8-10 reps
Pec-Deck Flye / Reverse Pec-Deck Flye  
3
6-8 reps
10-12 reps
Overhead Press / Lat Pulldown 
3
5-6 reps
8-10 reps
Cable Front Raise / Straight-Arm Pulldown
3
6-8 reps
10-12 reps
For those unfamiliar with supersets, you do exercise 1 immediately followed by exercise 2 with no rest.

Example Bench Press for 5-6 reps then Cable Row 8-10 reps. That's 1 set. Rest 30-60 seconds and repeat for 3 sets.

Start with lighter weights and experiment with rest times. Maybe you don't rest until a pairing is complete.

Source:
FRONT 2 BACK. Scheett, Tim. Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness, Feb2004, Vol. 65 Issue 2, p98, 6p, 8