Recovered by Dave Wardman

Mike,

I use supersets and circuit training a lot with both clients and myself.I find it a real time saver and I like the endurance aspect that condensed rest periods give me.The down side is that if you compress the rest periods to much,maximum strength gains are compromised.I use a superset system of working two different exercises for different muscle groups in alternating fashion. For example,this morning I had a women alternate pistols with chinups for three sets of 5 reps each.One set of right and left pistols,one set of chinups,then back to pistols etc. Some would call this a mini-circuit,but I call it a superset.The advantage is,instead of waiting around to recover between sets,you do another exercise using a different muscle group.Of course the core system never rests(heart,lungs,liver,kidneys)and a strong conditioning element is achieved.

Circuit training is a brutal conditioning tool. It calls into play cardio-respiratory and strength/endurance factors simultaneously.It involves a type of conditioning known as metabolic conditioning. This builds extreme mental and physical toughness and prepares one for severe sports such as jiu-jitsu, wrestling or any other martial art. I'm working on the content for my next video now. It will contain some great conditioning circuits for combat athletes.

Yours in Strength and Health,

Steve Maxwell