Bodybuilding
Workouts
Trisets
for super bodybuilding
workouts!
One of the reasons bodybuilders cite for
cutting their workouts short or skipping
altogether is that they don’t have enough time.
Between school, work, and perhaps family
responsibilities, many people just don’t have
the time to spend two hours doing
bodybuilding workouts. But guess what -
you don’t need to! In fact even if you have the
time, the human body only has energy reserves
for approximately 60 to 90 minutes. After that
you’ll be coasting and just going through the
motions. What you need to do is use those 60
minutes or so wisely for muscle
building; and one of the best ways to do
this is with trisets.
Trisets for quality not
quantity!
As the name implies a triset is three (tri)
sets in one. You pick three different exercises
and perform them one after another with as
little rest in between as possible. Trisets
offer the bodybuilder numerous benefits.
Reduced workout times – Because you’ll only be
resting 10 to 20 seconds between sets, your
overall workouts will be decreased by as
much as 50 percent.
Can attack the muscle from different angles –
Unlike straight sets, which only hit the muscle
from one angle, trisets enable you to attack
the muscle from a variety of different
directions during your bodybuilding
workouts. This stimulates more muscle
fibers and contributes to better overall
muscle building potential.
Provides a partial cardio workout – Since
you’ll be resting for shorter periods of time,
your heart rate will be kept in your target
heart rate zone. This will stimulate your heart
and lungs to a greater degree than if you were
performing straight sets with the normal 60 to
90 seconds rest in between.
A boredom fighter – As much as we all love
bodybuilding, performing straight sets
day in, day out, can lead to staleness and
boredom. Trisets add variety and will put some
much-needed fun back into your bodybuilding
workouts.
The following are some great triset
combinations that will add spice to your
training and shock your muscle building
growth!
Muscle
Exercises
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Thigh Squat, leg press, leg
extension
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Hamstrings Lying leg curl,
stiff leg deadlift, back
etension
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Chest Flat dumbell press,
incline dumbell press, flat
dumbell
fly
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Back Chin-ups, T-bar row,
front
pulldowns
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Biceps Standing barbell
curl, incline dumbell curl,
narrow
chin-ups
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Triceps Lying triceps
extensions, narrow press,
bench dips
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Abdominals SWISS ball
crunch, reverse crunch,
lying leg
raise
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