New Years Fitness Quick Tip #3

People tend to complicate things.  They get confused by all of the different workout programs and conflicting advice.

All of January I want you to simplify your workouts.

The most important thing is to do four movments every workout:
1.) A pushing movement like standing dumbbell shoulder press or pushups.
2.) A pulling movement like pullups or inverted body rows.
3.) A squatting movement (any squat or lunge variation)
4.) A deadlift, kettlebell swing, or dumbbell swing.

Next thing is just to make sure you are stronger at the end of January than you are now.  Either more reps, more sets, or more weight on the bar.

Right now, don't make it any more complicated than that.

By Josh Hillis
Author of How To Lose The Stubborn Seven Pounds

Josh is one of the five fat loss experts in The Ultimate Fat Loss Answers

Josh is a fat loss expert, a kettlebell instructor and personal trainer in Denver, Colorado.  Josh helps women and men lose stubborn fat.

Josh is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM-PES), and currently studying the Corective Exercise Specialist (NASM-CES) course and the Z-Health R Phase certification course.

© Joshua Hillis 2007

Comments

[Scott]

I appreciate your tip...

I get confused with the programs though that specify a certain way of designing the rep/set with each exercise. As you know, some decrease reps over a certain number of sets but increase the weight.

Any comment on how you would configure the sets/reps for each exercise?

Best Regards,

Scott

[Earl]

Josh,
As part of your tips, do you have any recommendations for continued training through an injury? I'm bummed as I've just started to see progress and I've hurt my knee - no more squatting or deadlift type movements for a while.

Thanks,
Earl

[Joshua Hillis]

My best advice is to go see a sports medicine doctor, get physical therapy, go see an active release practitioner, go see a Z Health specialist.

Get it fixed by a pro.

If you're already working with someone to fix the problem:

Then, it's really simple, do everything that you can do.

If you can't squat and deadlift, work on your pull ups and dips.