“Coming to a complete pause and reset allows you to build raw strength, work your muscles much harder, hone your form and technique, and bulletproof your joints,” says Gaddour.
Use the dead-stop technique in the total-body workout shown above. It consists of four supersets – pairs of exercises that are done back-to-back with little to no rest.
Finish 2 to 3 sets of a superset before moving on to the next superset. Only rest between sets if needed.
Superset 1
Dead-stop barbell deadlift, 3 to 5 reps
Dead-stop pushup, as many reps as possible (AMRAP)
Superset 2
Dead-stop barbell box squat, 3 to 5 reps
Dead-stop seated box jump, 3 to 5 reps
Superset 3
Dead-stop barbell military press, 8 to 12 reps
Dead-hang pullup, AMRAP
Superset 4
Dead-stop front-foot-elevated split squat (left side), 10 to 15 reps
Dead-stop front-foot-elevated split squat (right side), 10 to 15 reps
This article originally appeared on MensHealth.com
