The Fitness Essentials

Working out is good, right?

But what should an effective workout look like?

I remember back in my 20's when I wanted to be a bodybuilder.

I'd spend hours of my day working through long drawn out split routines where I'd beat up a couple of muscle groups and then hope and pray they'd grow.

Well, they grew, but it came at a cost...

I became slow, bulky, and very UN-athletic.

This was a very far cry from how I grew up playing every sport imaginable.

I had sent myself down a path of REVERSE FITNESS. And I didn't even look good.

I also didn't do much cardio back then so I had a terrible gas tank too. 

Brilliant, I know.

It wasn't until I tossed out that old school bodybuilding methodology and started training with athletes that everything changed for me.

You see, when athletes train, they train their body as ONE GIANT MUSCLE. 

Because that's what sport (and real life) looks like.

For example... 

When a soccer player needs to sprint to the ball, every muscle in their body needs to work together in a beautifully orchestrated way to GET THERE!

When my Dad needs to pick up a heavy box from the floor, he needs every muscle to work in concert to do it safely and effectively.

When my client goes out for a long hike with a 40 pound pack, he needs every muscle in his body to work together to cover that distance in the most efficient way possible.

So when I create exercise programs for myself or my clients, I focus on integrating the muscles of the body. I avoid separating them. 

It's, hands down, the best approach to building a body that DOMINATES the sport of life.

It's also the only way to develop MAXIMUM levels of strength, power, and endurance.

Consider this...

Strength is your ability to move heavy stuff

Power is your ability to move heavy stuff quickly

Endurance is your ability to do work for extended periods of time.

If you want to maximize your fitness (you should), you'll want to maximize all three of those things.

And the good news is, there are very specific exercises that can maximize each of those areas.

Because of that simple fact, it makes programming your workouts so much easier.

Here is a typical workout structure...

A. General Warm-up

B. Skills n Drills

C. ONE Strength or Power exercise (Full Body)

D. ONE Conditioning session that elevates heart rate and respirations using your whole body

Overall, the session should take an hour or less and require very little equipment.

Truth: You can become a badass with just a squat rack, a barbell, and some floor space.

Go get it!

If you'd like to learn how I help my clients in Athletic After 40 develop the skills they need to build significant levels of real-world badassery, schedule a time for us to gameplan your path forward. Click below to schedule your free gameplan session...

https://athleticafter40.com/athletic-body-accelerator-call/

And don't delay. If you get to work now, your future self will be high fiving you.

Let's goooooo ----->>>>