Super Effective Workout Programming

When people workout on their own, they often have no idea which exercises to incorporate in their program and how to sequence them. They often wander aimlessly through the gym with no real method or rationale to their exercise session. This can lead to poor results and a lot of wasted time. Instead put purpose to your workouts and use a template to assure you address all of the important fitness components.

Here’s a template that is very easy to incorporate and very effective.

Workout Template:

• Warmup
• Workout
  • Lower Body Focused Exercise
  • Upper Body Focused Exercise
  • Core Conditioning Exercise
  • 1 minute Cardio Drill
• Repeat 3-6x
• Cool Down

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So for example….

 Circuit #1:

• Squats
• Pushups
• Vsits
• 1 minute High Intensity Row

Circuit #2:

• Lunges
• Pullups
• Plank
• 1 minute High Intensity Jump Rope

Circuit #3:

• Step Ups
• Rows
• Bridging
• 1 minute High Intensity Sprint

Guidelines:

• Choose a different exercise each time you start a new circuit for maximum variety
• Take each exercise to maximum fatigue (not failure). Make every rep count
• Choose exercises based on equipment available
• Lower Body exercises can include hundreds of variations of squats, lunges, step ups etc
• Upper Body exercises can include hundreds of variations of chest presses, pushups, pull ups, rows, overhead presses, triceps, curls etc
• Core Conditioning can included hundreds of variations of V-sits, Planks, Bridging, Supine Stabilization etc
• Cardio Drills can include body weight calisthenics or equipment based cardio

Your workouts will reach a whole new level of intensity when you add intention into each session. Have fun, be safe and train strong.

Yours in health & fitness,
Sherri McMillan

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