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  • noun Plural form of superset.

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Examples

  • But the problem with "supersets" that are not like Turbulence Training is, if you do these so-called "supersets" in gyms, everybody will look like sardines in a tight can.

    Shaister Miester Do Da 2008

  • Craig Ballantyne is a technique wherein you can do these "supersets" on your own.

    Shaister Miester Do Da 2008

  • How far might unoriginality reside in a habitual tendency to rely on those conventional sets and supersets of labels, as if one were to live under the assumption that the only places in a city it was even possible to go were those subway stops marked with names on a topological map of the underground?

    Creative Control - Part 5 Hal Duncan 2009

  • Linnean classification is a nested hierarchy as all subsets consist of and contain all of the characteristics of their supersets.

    A Disclaimer for Behe? 2009

  • If you look at the Linnean classification the species is a compilation of all of its supersets.

    A Disclaimer for Behe? 2009

  • ID guy: Linnean classification is a nested hierarchy as all subsets consist of and contain all of the characteristics of their supersets.

    A Disclaimer for Behe? 2009

  • How far might unoriginality reside in a habitual tendency to rely on those conventional sets and supersets of labels, as if one were to live under the assumption that the only places in a city it was even possible to go were those subway stops marked with names on a topological map of the underground?

    Archive 2009-02-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • If you look at the Linnean classification the species is a compilation of all of its supersets.

    A Disclaimer for Behe? 2009

  • Max weights, max reps, all done in supersets with intense cardio intervals.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger Lite (School holidays edition) 28 June 2010

  • I'm doing three 30-second sets of three different exercises, followed by thirty seconds of rest, then repeat for three overall supersets. compressing the rest periods makes it VERY difficult to hurt yourself as stress increases, because your coordination breaks down with fatigue long before you are using enough weight to damage joints or tendons.

    "Kill Him!" Steven Barnes 2008

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