Use these Workout Tips to Get a Beach Body in Half the Time
Written by Sergeant Michael Volkin
The warm weather is upon us and the skimpy clothes are coming out of the closet. If you always wanted to look great in skimpy clothes but didn’t want to spend an hour a day at the gym, then use the below time-saving workout tips to tone up and look great
Ditch the treadmill warm up and do a bodyweight circuit
instead –Instead of spending 10 minutes warming up on
a treadmill before a workout, perform a 5 minute bodyweight exercise circuit instead.
The bodyweight circuit is more fun and warms up your entire body in half the
time. You can shuffle 7 Strength Stack 52 cards for a quick
bodyweight circuit or make up one of your own.
Stop squatting with heavy weight–If
you’ve ever seen power-lifters training their legs, you have almost certainly
seen them performing barbell squats with a large amount of weight on the bar. Barbell
squats are effective for large powerful legs, but getting nice toned legs
doesn’t require heavy weights. Try Hindu squats instead of
heavy barbell squats. Not only do Hindu
squats save time by not having to load hundreds of pounds of weight on a bar,
it’s safer and easier on your knees and back.
Stop performing one rep at a time. So many times I see people in the gym doing the standard 10 rep set.
Try mixing it up a little and doing a 5 rep set but perform each rep 1 and a
half times. Perform 1 entire rep of an
exercise, then before returning to the starting position, go only half way and
finish the rep again. You will finish the set quicker and you will activate
more muscle fibers, especially if you are not use to doing reps this way.
Do “the superman” to build up your back –Many bodybuilders know that a strong back is the key to looking
strong. A strong back puts your body in alignment and gives you great posture. The problem with getting a strong back is it
usually requires a piece of gym equipment. However, there is an easy bodyweight
exercise you can do at home called the superman. To perform
this exercise:
- Start by lying face down with your arms extended over your head.
- Lift your arms and legs creating an elongated u shape with your body.
- Your back should be arched and your legs should be several inches off the floor.
- Hold for 3 seconds and return to the starting position.
All of these time saving workout tips will make you look great under
one condition, you have to actually do them. Getting started is the hardest
step, so be sure to schedule time for your workout and have nothing interrupt
that time.
This
article was authored by Sergeant Michael Volkin, inventor of Strength Stack 52 fitness
cards
and Quick
Sweat Dice
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