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UPPER BODY BLAST

FITNESS

You don’t need a celebrity trainer or a blank calendar to score a stronger upper body, thanks to the timesaving approach that is the superset. The concept is simple: do two (or more) exercises consecutively with little to no rest in between. Hello, efficiency. “Supersets are super quick because you’re not taking recovery n between,” says Izzi Lynn, a Barry’s Bootcamp trainer. “You do more work in less time."

on training time without impacting your gains, according to research You're able to tire the targeted muscles and raise your heart rate with continuous movement and reduced rest time, taxing both your muscular and cardiovascular systems. As a result, you burn more during and after your sweat than you would with traditional resistance training, a study in the found.

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