Matthew McConaughey who is undoubtedly one of the sexiest men alive or so People Magazine said when they named him People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive 2005″  issue. Matthew is the man with the plan when it come to fitness and exercise.You won’t find him anywhere near a gym. Matthew McConaughey maintains his Shape Shifter physique by performing various calisthenic workouts. This type of training methodology is very much the key to understanding how to get very fit and stay super fit. You learn to use functional training with your body weight and how to take advantage of your surroundings to perform various types of exercises. This is the cornerstone to understanding the philosophy behind Shashido and Shape Shifter Fitness. Matthew, the peck devil, shirtless star, is often seen doing pushups by the beach, doing pull-ups at the park, running, swimming, striking a pose, or even cycling with his buddy Lance Armstrong. These types of workouts are what allow Matthew McConaughey to keep his body lean and sculpted.

However, when Mr. McConaughey has to ditch his attractive lean and fit model body and get into action-figure shape for movie roles like his one playing leading-man “Dirk Pitt” in the action-adventure movie “Sahara”, he relies on supersets. Supersets are an excellent way to get in shape and bulk up your muscle mass in a short amount of time. I posted another workout that Matthew did with professional trainer Gunner Petterson with some superset action going on.

Basically, a superset is an advanced training method in which you engage your muscles by performing two exercises in a row with no resting time in between the sets. Supersets are advantageous to those who want to have a quick workout, increase the intensity of their workout, and prevent injuries by overloading your muscles without the heavy weights that require a spotter. Supersets allow your body to shed fat and build more muscle in less time by shocking your muscles into accelerated growth. This is when the weights and the gym come in handy.

There are many different types of supersets that you can perform. I use some of these various supersets with my Shape Shifter Fitness personal training client’s. Add some or all of these supersets to your training for a much more dynamic strength training routine and you will see a big increase your fitness result’s.

Some types of supersets include:

Pre-exhaustion – Using the same muscle group, do one isolating exercise and then one compound exercise. Ex: leg extensions followed by squats

Post-exhaustion – Same muscle group, do one compound exercise, and then one isolating exercise. Ex: squats followed by leg extension

Isolation – Two isolating exercises. Ex: dumbbell fly and cable crossover

Compound – Do two exercises that both workout multiple muscles groups. Ex: Squats and leg presses

Opposing muscle groups – Two exercises that focus on opposing muscle groups (biceps/triceps,back/chest, hamstrings/quadriceps). Ex: Bicep curls followed by triceps

Staggered supersets – Throwing in mini workouts in between sets. Ex: doing crunches in between chess press sets

Tri-Sets – Doing any of the other supersets, but doing three exercises instead of two.

As always “Shift Into Shape For Life”

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