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Supersetting and Strength

Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/01/02, 08:34 PM I know that supersets are not the best thing for strength out there, but the added size you get as a result will help make you stronger somewhat, right?

bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/01/02, 08:50 PM Added size? -------------- Strength and Honor!
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/01/02, 09:22 PM Yes, the added muscle size... due to hypertrophy.
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/01/03, 08:33 PM Bump.
Trapezius Posts: 8 Joined: 2005/12/14	2006/01/04, 09:31 PM Supersets are good for muscular endurance. And yes you probably would have added size. If your increasing the amount of reps you can do week-by-week in your supersets you’ve obviously got stronger, and you need muscle for strength right. Correct me if im wrong :)
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/01/04, 09:36 PM Supersets are a good way to shock the body/muscles groups out of a plateau. IT does not really add mass or size. A true mass building program is not going to use super sets.
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/01/04, 11:26 PM Anthony Ellis' program uses straight supersets and some people claim making extremely good gains with them. I have been doing them this week, and they are taxing, they seem to really burn the muscle and get the hypertrophy, why wouldn't they build your size?
Trapezius Posts: 8 Joined: 2005/12/14	2006/01/05, 01:17 AM ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: Supersets are a good way to shock the body/muscles groups out of a plateau. IT does not really add mass or size. A true mass building program is not going to use super sets. ============= That's true i remember when i hit a plateau i couldn't get past those 8 reps! For months then i was just mucking around for a week doing about 30 reps per set of lighter weights and then i picked up the old heavy ones and did 15 reps! Only after a week i was shocked.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/01/05, 09:09 AM Cause mass building is done in reps of 4-8 not 10+. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/01/05, 12:54 PM I reserve supersets for shocks or when contest training. -------------- Strength and Honor!