Training Styles

[Cardinal Slin]

Call me old school, ignorant or what ever you so wish but for me my training has always been train around 10-12 sets to failure and as much isolation of the target muscle as possible...

Please can someone explain all this stuff for me:

Supersets, and other methods?

 

[Chrisco915]

Cannot read it..................I guess we both got owned on this one.

 

[Cardinal Slin]

Cannot read it..................I guess we both got owned on this one.

Call me old school, ignorant or what ever you so wish but for me my training has always been train around 10-12 sets to failure and as much isolation of the target muscle as possible...

Please can someone explain all this stuff for me:

Supersets, and other methods?

 

[fortunatesun]

Superset- Two different exercises one after the other with no rest in between. It's a way to increase intensity. For instance, you can work opposite muscles- quads+hamstrings, bis+tris. Or you can do a pre-exhaust set first- isolation, then compound. Or, the other way around. Or, if you want to work a lagging bodypart. Calves especially can be done this way- a set 3 or 4 times a week after whatever you're working on that day.

 

[Cardinal Slin]

Sorry, that was a bit confusing?

So let's say I am training chest and I do bench press, are you suggesting that after benching I run over and do some flyes or something? I train to maximum intensity and to failure on the bench. I would have no energy to do the flyes without a rest inbetween

 

[ironwings]

Sorry, that was a bit confusing?

So let's say I am training chest and I do bench press, are you suggesting that after benching I run over and do some flyes or something? I train to maximum intensity and to failure on the bench. I would have no energy to do the flyes without a rest inbetween

You would do something for your back in your scenario. For the supersets in the way fortun described them you would work the opposite muscle. For instance, when I used to do a chest/back superset day (Arnold was big on this) I would do bench press then strattle the bench and do rows with the bar. Or I would do presses then do pullups. Make sense?

There are tons of ways to train as you will se in these forums. The longer you lift the better you know your body and how it responds. If you have always trained (10 -12 failure) you might want to try something new. Keep things fresh.

 

[fortunatesun]

You can do 2 sets of the same bodypart if you want. I think the specific term is giant sets, tho they're usually called supersets anyway.

Obviously, you're not going to be able to lift as much weight per rep this way. So this method isn't very good for building strength. It's mostly used if your goal is muscle growth - you're overloading your system due to the number of reps in a short period of time.

 

[Blane]

For instance, when I used to do a chest/back superset day (Arnold was big on this) I would do bench press then strattle the bench and do rows with the bar. Or I would do presses then do pullups. Make sense?

You and i need to do a chest/back superset day. After i bench you can strattle me.

Lets leave arnold in CA.muaaaaaaaaa

 

[Cardinal Slin]

I only train one body part at a time, but will at times train twice a day. After ten + years I have found this works best for me.

So you are all suggesting to try and train two body parts in one session?

 

[fortunatesun]

I only train one body part at a time, but will at times train twice a day. After ten + years I have found this works best for me.

So you are all suggesting to try and train two body parts in one session?

No... you asked what supersets were. If what you're doing works for you then don't fix it.

 

[ExtraMile]

Other training techniques include negatives, tri sets, giant sets, forced reps, drop sets and running the rack.

And no, people wernt saying to train two bodyparts in one session they were just giving an example of what a superset would be, but if you were going to try super sets then you could use them to help you work two muscles in 1 workout quicker.

 

[Cardinal Slin]

Thank you everyone, what are drop sets?

Where you start with a high weight and go to failure and then just drop the weight going smaller and smaller until you feel like you're about to pass out?

Negatives, I guess it's just doing the negative portion of the movement but can someone please explain giant and tri sets to me?

I work out in a condo gym which doesn't have the most amazing equipment but it's serving the purpose

Thanks again for all your replies and insight