1 Exercise Technique That Will Help You Burn More Calories

One of the top trends that I have consistently seen over the years is the number of people who go at their workouts alone but never see the progress they’re after. I see the same individuals in the gym day after day, doing their workout routine, but they hardly ever look any different from week to week.

This is also what leads many people to sign up to work with me in the first place.

Implementing a few simple techniques and learning how to structure a workout program is often all someone needs to get past this hurdle and back to success.

One specific exercise technique that is extremely effective for helping all of us burn off more calories (not only during the session but for hours after) is a "superset."

Every single one of my clients is well acquainted with this technique. For those that aren't, let’s look more closely at what this is all about.

What A Superset Is

A superset is essentially where you take two exercises and pair them immediately back to back with each other.  So for instance, you might do any variation of a lunge and then move directly into a set of shoulder presses.

Or, you might do a set of squats and then perform the bench press.  Whatever your chosen mode of exercises are, you’re doing these two movements with no rest in between.

Once both are completed, then you’ll rest for 30 to 60 seconds before starting up again.

Exercises To Perform

When selecting the exercises that you’ll want to perform with your supersets, the best advice is to select compound movements as often as possible.  It’s these exercises that are going to help to boost your metabolism the fastest since they’re going to be working so many muscle tissues all at once.

Top compound movements to include are all variations of the squat, deadlift, chest press, row, pulldown/pull-up, overhead press, lunge/split squat, or leg press.

While you can use isolation exercises such as bicep curls, tricep extensions, lateral raises, leg extensions and hamstring curls for your supersets and still see results, these tend to be slightly less effective than the former. The bulk of your exercise selection should come from the bigger, compound movements.

Key Points To Know

The last thing I will touch upon is this: if you are just starting out with this technique, make sure that you aren’t doing all your exercise as supersets. Choose two or three different supersets and then keep the rest as straight sets. 

If you overload and do too many, you’ll just find yourself overtrained before you know and quite possibly, injured.  Supersets can be intense so you need to strive for balance with them in your workout routine.

This technique is a must-add to your workout program for faster success.  Always remember that if you are struggling, consulting with a good personal trainer will be your best bet to get your progress moving onwards as fast as possible.