Superset Workout: Back and Chest

If you subscribe to my Newsletter, you already know that I’m not into going to the gym for social hour. I’m in their to work, no-rest-for-the-weary style. I want to know that I’m using my time at the gym wisely and efficiently, and I don’t want to be there for hours. All of these needs of mine converge on my favorite type of strength training routine: supersets.

There are a few ways to go about doing supersets. A true superset involves 2 exercises that target opposing muscle groups, similar to the workout I’m giving you today. But you can also do supersets where both exercises work the same muscle or muscle group, and supersets that work peripheral muscle groups (think an upper body exercise combined with a lower body exercise).

Either way, when you incorporate supersets into your workout you increase the intensity of your workout without increasing the length of time you need to be at the gym. Supersets help you get stronger, leaner, and more powerful.

I was supposed to go for an 8.5 mile run yesterday, but it’s spring in Vermont and I woke up to snow. Today is supposed to be beautiful and sunny so I swapped my run day for a cross-training day.