Before yet another ugly trend takes hold, I hereby command all men who are performing sumo squats while curling 10-pound dumbbells to stop—and listen up. I don’t blame you.Maybe you have heard trainers say that adding an arm curl to a squat “gives you more bang for your buck!” These men are butchers. Combination exercises—two or more moves blended together—are intended to work a ton of muscle mass and save time.
I use them with every athlete I train, because they build muscle, burn fat and shake up stale routines. But the key is choosing exercises that don’t limit the amount of weight you can use or disturb a movement’s flow. Here are three of my favourite combination routines. You can use any of them as your total-body workout three times a week. And feel free to mix it up. Just don’t let me catch you with a pair of 12’s, doing a deadlift with a triceps kickback...Robert do Remedios
There are three types of combination exercises: pure, hybrid and complex. A pure combination is two or more exercises done back-to-back, with a distinct pause between movements. The brief pause allows you to reset your feet, take a breath, and ultimately handle a greater load to build strength and power.
