4 Training Tips
No pain, no gain? I bet you have heard this old cliche from your 'gimmie 3 sets of ten' personal trainer right? Well today in this article I'm going to outline 4 top secret tips I use with my personal training clients that doesn't involve any more pain than what usually comes with training.
Training tip number 1.
Use different rep ranges - whether that be in the one workout, in the one exercise, spread out over the week or months.
Just cycle or wave your rep ranges with your weight training program.
Why? Because it stimulates every muscle fibre.
Doing three sets of ten week in week out only gets you so far.
Eventually you will adapt and get bored pretty quickly with the most commonly used rep range known to man.
So from now on make sure you train in the rep range from 5 all the way up to 20.
That way you are training strength, power, hypertrophy and endurance all within the one workout to build a well-rounded body.
Training tip number 2.
Use conventional tools - at my personal training studio we use sand bags, tires, ropes, fat gripz, barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, slosh balls, aqua bags, straps and many more things.
Really the sole purpose is to just keep things interesting.
There's nothing worse than only using dumbbells and barbells in your weight training carer.
You might as well have some fun whilst you're doing it.
Training tip number 3.
Cut out cardio - waaaaaa? Yep that's right.
Cut it.
No matter what you goal fat loss or muscle building.
Cardio does not need to be a part of it.
Now when I mention cardio, I'm talking about jumping on a treadmill or going down to your local park and running for an endless amount of time.
Why? For starters long duration cardio eats at muscle.
Muscle is something you want to have regardless of your goal.
You may not want to have lots and that's fine but you never want to lose what you already have.
This brings me to my next tip on what to do instead.
Training tip number 4.
Finishers - short bursts of high intensity that boosts your metabolism a lot longer than what any old 40 minute jog would do.
Finishers can be anything from star jumps, to pushups to chin ups in a circuit for 5 minutes or even 10 minutes of skipping.
Just as long as its short, fast and high in intensity.
Training tip number 1.
Use different rep ranges - whether that be in the one workout, in the one exercise, spread out over the week or months.
Just cycle or wave your rep ranges with your weight training program.
Why? Because it stimulates every muscle fibre.
Doing three sets of ten week in week out only gets you so far.
Eventually you will adapt and get bored pretty quickly with the most commonly used rep range known to man.
So from now on make sure you train in the rep range from 5 all the way up to 20.
That way you are training strength, power, hypertrophy and endurance all within the one workout to build a well-rounded body.
Training tip number 2.
Use conventional tools - at my personal training studio we use sand bags, tires, ropes, fat gripz, barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, slosh balls, aqua bags, straps and many more things.
Really the sole purpose is to just keep things interesting.
There's nothing worse than only using dumbbells and barbells in your weight training carer.
You might as well have some fun whilst you're doing it.
Training tip number 3.
Cut out cardio - waaaaaa? Yep that's right.
Cut it.
No matter what you goal fat loss or muscle building.
Cardio does not need to be a part of it.
Now when I mention cardio, I'm talking about jumping on a treadmill or going down to your local park and running for an endless amount of time.
Why? For starters long duration cardio eats at muscle.
Muscle is something you want to have regardless of your goal.
You may not want to have lots and that's fine but you never want to lose what you already have.
This brings me to my next tip on what to do instead.
Training tip number 4.
Finishers - short bursts of high intensity that boosts your metabolism a lot longer than what any old 40 minute jog would do.
Finishers can be anything from star jumps, to pushups to chin ups in a circuit for 5 minutes or even 10 minutes of skipping.
Just as long as its short, fast and high in intensity.
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