Benefiting from each workout can be a challenge for many people.  But it doesn’t have to be this way.  The days of specific muscle/muscle group isolation are gone, and are only used for very specific purposes and/or athletes such as body builders.  See, a body builder might partner up a few specific muscle groups such as chest, triceps and shoulders because they focus on completely exhausting those specific muscle’s with intention of helping them grow in size and strength.  And usually there are upwards of 3-5 days or more of rest until they hit those muscle groups directly again.

This is a good approach, if you’re a body builder or have specific intentions of mass gains. On the flip side, if this sounds like your workout, or the workout that your trainer leads you through, get rid of the workout and fire your trainer!  It’s not your fault. Media can be misleading at times.  So can the helpful adult that wishes to help their son/daughter learn how to strength train and lift weight–whether it’s for sport or for general fitness.

Let’s take a look at a better approach for you to maximize your workouts in minimal time. We get great results in less than 30 minutes.  Can you say that about your routine at the gym?  You can get great results from strength training in as little as 2-3 days per week, provided your programming is sufficient.  Each time you hit your workout, it should consist of movements that engage the entire body and not just muscular isolation.  Don’t get me wrong here, you are still entitled to hit your arm curls and sexy little leg exercises–just don’t take 20 minutes on each of these specific focal points.

A better approach to your workouts would be setting up a variety of upper and lower body push and pull movements that would provide you rest in one area, while working the other.  Whether you chose free weight & closed chain exercises (feet in contact with the floor) or you like machines, you can still set up with a push-pull routine.  Once you have your exercises down, then focus on controlling your work to rest ratio’s, which will ultimately help you get on your way to maximizing your workouts, fat burning potential, as well as your best benefit for strength gains to sculpt your lean-toned, sexy figure.

Stay tuned for some video workouts that I will be posting.  Simple workouts that you can do in the comfort of your home.

Thanks for reading and please tell me what you think.  Leave a comment.

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