The Secrets Of Supersets

Many people ask me what is a superset and my inbox is full of them to prove it. With this in mind I'm going to explain to you what one is and hopefully I won't get as many emails in the future. Not that I don't enjoy answering peoples questions because believe me I do, it becomes quite tedious when the same question is asked day in day out in the many emails I receive.

Basically a superset is a change of exercise with little or no rest in between sets. So.... say that I have been doing a set of 8 reps dumbbell bench presses then I immediately switch to split dumbbell squats for example, this is a superset, it's as simple as that. And all you do after you have done that is repeat the same again with a rest after the dumbbell split squat and so on until you have completed you usual number of reps and sets.

Using supersets really gets your bodies metabolism moving and decreases the time in which it takes for your workout because of the use of many body groups at the same time. It's my experience that it is best to use switch between the lower body groups and the higher body groups on these supersets so it does not effect your lifting potential on each group.

How to Stay Motivated

Motivation is the key to achieving anything in life, and if your not motivated your bound to fail. I have lost my motivation before and almost give up lifting as I didnt have the necessary info and techniques on how to get and stay motivated. But now I do and I'm going to share some of them with you now.

1. Rewarding yourself - A reward for a job well done at the gym could maybe mean getting that new gym equipment you've always wanted or that games console or whatever it is that you think would be a good motivation. Think to yourself right....If I don't give 110% in this workout or if I don't reach a certain weight goal by the end of the month I'm not going to get that new thing I wanted.

2. Motivating Music - Listening to motivating music during your lifting is a good way of getting that little extra and take you away from the fact that your training intensely.

3. Week off - Another thing I like to do is take a week off every 8 weeks to recharge my batteries and mentally recover. That means no lifting, no cardio, nothing but your diet. This allows you to keep fully motivated and dedicated to reaching that goal.

4. Lift to impress - Ever wanted to impress someone? My bet is yes, and this is no different, using this form of motivation can be very effective if your going on vacation or trying to prove someone wrong. If you want to impress someone badly enough you will keep your eye on your goal and carry on with your bodybuilding lifestyle.

These are just a few of the tips I use to stay motivated, there are tonns more outthere some of which can only apply to you, so never stop looking for ways to stay motivated!!

Good luck and stay motivated!