Simplicity is beautiful and brutally efficient when it comes to organising your training schedule.
I have had several instances over the last couple of weeks of putting people on the best path when it comes to maximising their training results.
For example, there are people out there who do well on their initial programme, which is fairly basic but effective, they have good results but wonder how they can improve from there.
The natural reaction for some is just to add on more exercises on top of their programme, instead of making the more sensible and results giving tactic of simply upping the intensity of the programme they are normally on.
For example, if you are doing 6-8 exercises for weights with around 45 seconds in between each set, plus some punch bag to finish, you will get results.
A lot of people then mistakenly think that to improve, they must put another 3-4 exercies on for the sake of it, or just put 20 minutes of treadmill on top.
The answer they need to look at is to increase the intensity of the current exercises and simply work harder at them. For example, if you do a bench press with 100 pounds, then moving up to 105 pounds (if you are capable), will automatically add intensity.
If you take too much rest in between each exercise (say 3-5 minutes), then try to get that down considerably, eventually getting down to just 45 seconds, this will create huge intensity!
If you are doing three one minute rounds on the bag to finish off, then you need to start working harder over these 3 minutes or work up to 90 seconds a round, and ultimately get to 3 minutes a round. I know this is slightly longer but 3 minutes a round must always be your goal on this exercise eventually, especially if you’re looking to get into top shape.
Adding more exercises on for the sake of getting a longer workout will see you lose intensity in your workout, lose focus, spend more time in the gym and eventually lose motivation.
Time to get the intensity back on, ramp up your focus and bring in great results every time!
