Upper and Lower Body Couplets

Hey everyone,

For two of our workouts this week, we decided to incorporate couplets.  These involve pairing two exercises and completing them consecutively (i.e. super-setting them), followed by a short rest. 

For each workout, we completed 3 sets of 2 different couplets, followed by a bonus of 3 sets an additional exercise, for a total of 15 sets.  This was a great workout style which allowed us to perform some good lifts without requiring too much time for the workouts.

Here is what we did for our lower body workout:

Couplet 1
1. Barbell Front Squats
2. Kettlebell Swings

Couplet 2
1. Jungle Gym Pistol Squats (holding a kettlebell)
2. Barbell Hip Thrusts

Bonus
Double Kettlebell Front Squats

For our upper body workout, this is what we did:

Couplet 1
1. Bench Press
2. Parallel or Wide-grip Pullups

Couplet 2
1. Kroc Kettlebell Rows
2. Jungle Gym Atomic Pushups

Bonus
One-arm Kettlebell Press - drop sets (complete as many reps as you can with a heavy weight and then immediately change to a lighter weight and again complete as many reps as possible).

Unfortunately, we didn't have time to video our upper body couplet workout.  However, all of the exercises have been previously demonstrated on the blog.  Let us know if you have any specific questions about the exercises.

Give couplets or supersets a try in your workouts.  They are a very efficient and effective way to exercise, allowing you to lift a good amount of weight in a shorter amount of time, while also ramping up your metabolism (and thus burning more calories).

- Tannys & Alex