I was writing on my Twitter profile earlier where the message was something like this ….
“Had 20 minutes to spare, performed 100 KB Military Press (50 each hand), 100 Cleans, 50 Tricep extensions and 50 hammer curls (both with towel round the handle with 24kg Kettlebell.”
At the end of it I felt great, heart rate going hard, muscle tissue pumped and couldn’t have continued much if I wanted to.
I got a couple or so replies congratulating me in one fashion or another for the sheer intensity and effort put in as well as the method and it got me thinking…
How would your fitness and physique be (or of those people you know) if you used those little windows to perform some kind of intense, speedy workout. Put a few of those together each week and you would be getting better all the time, no doubt about it.
That was my routine, I just grabbed a kettlebell out of the car and went and did it outside the house. Find something you can do that exerts both your muscle tissue and your lungs to get max effect. There’s so many ways to perform quick routines, it doesn’t always have to include some advanced form of program design and all the knowledge of how to execute. Just get active!
As I’ve shown there is always time, sometimes you just got to realise that and get on with it. Like I said, put a few of those together and think about the progress you will make versus the decline if you wait for the perfect break to execute a typical gym workout.
Imagine the buzz you get from that sense of achievement of getting a workout in and how it affects your energy and mood for the rest of the day. Beats slugging it out painfully at the office or watching TV again.
Again, I ain’t advocating this as an ideal program to follow, it suited me, at least before I finished it but pick a length of time and see what you can incorporate into that time that gets your metabolism into overdrive.
Laters
Mike
PS Check out Turbulence Training for a full online program of quick effective workouts. My friend Craig has helped thousands achieve leaner, fitter bods with his program and free newsletter. He also provides a couple cool freebies.
PPS If you’re not yet on Twitter, you can find me there at Mike Bach
