One of the most important aspects of training is knowing how to change your training routine.
We're going to be looking at a couple different ways to manage your workout time, increase the intensity of your workout, or both.
The first is the superset.
Supersets are an excellent intensity technique not only for fat loss but for muscle building as well.
Supersets are performed by doing two different exercise's back to back with no rest in between.
There are three major reasons that supersets are so effective for training.
The first is that supersetting is very time efficient.
By doing two different exercises back to back you not only shorten your work drastically but you also get the same amount of work done.
So the intensity level really can be through the roof if you choose so.
The second is supersets increase lactic acid production which boosts growth hormone levels in your body through the intense physical exertion.
Lastly different superset combinations help to increase muscle fiber activation.
Giving you a raw boost in muscle building strength and endurance.
You just have to be careful not to over train your body's muscles.
That is to say tearing down muscle with exercise without the proper amount of rest and recooperation to rebuild again.
Now we will look at drop sets.
Drop sets are a great plateau buster, but you should be warned that they can and will be physically and mentally demanding.
Drops sets are performed by starting at a certain weight with an exercise and going to muscular failure, then immediately continuing that exercise with a lower weight until failure again, and so on.
Drop sets are also a great way of burning calories.
You will have continuous burn and tension on your target muscle areas.
But once again, there is a high potential for overtraining when using dropsets.
So you should only use two or three dropset exercises during any one workout.
The initial purpose of dropsets is to shock your target muscles into growing by incenting additional hypertrophy.
Drop sets are not recommended for a long term exercise program and should only be used to get you through a rut in your training or to spice up a currently bland workout routine.
The body adapts very quickly to adversity, so in order to make big gains in strength and muscle growth, you must continually change and modify your workouts.
So the important message here is to keep your body guessing as much as possible.
Give these two different proven approaches a try and you won't be disappointed.