By Sophie DeHenzel and Jason DeHenzel
Quick workouts are great when you are short on time. However, in order to get the most out of your shorter workout, exercise selection is everything. A great way to keep your workout humming along and the intensity high is to use supersets.
A superset is when two different exercises are performed back-to-back without any rest. Specifically, supersets are executed by pairing two different exercises with opposing muscle groups. By doing so, one muscle group rests while the opposite group works.
Supersets are a great way to save time while performing maximal work. Instead of resting after a set of chest presses, move on to chest rows and then rest. This not only cuts down on overall rest time, but it increases the amount of work in a short amount of time—win-win.
To get started on some supersets, below are a few examples of our favorite pairings. You can either perform one upper body superset, rest and then move on to lower body, or you can go back and perform the same upper body superset a few more times before switching to lower body.
Upper Body Superset:
Pullups or Lat Pulldowns
Shoulder Presses
Upper Body Superset:
Bench Press or Pushups
Bench Row or Cable Row
Upper Body Superset:
Tricep Pushdowns
Bicep Curls
Lower Body Superset:
Squats
Hip/Glute Bridges
Lower Body Superset:
Lunges
Stability Ball Hamstring Curls
Jason DeHenzel has trained some of New York’s most prestigious clients, including high-profile lawyers, advertising executives, movie producers and musicians. Sophie DeHenzel is a Pn1-certified nutritionist and former downhill ski racer. The pair founded DeHenzel Training Systems to develop customized fitness plans for clients of different abilities, experience and commitment. Find out more at dtsnova.com.
