One exercise a day

Hey everyone,

As we entered February, we paused to reflect on our one month program from January, before we embarked on our new fitness challenge.

As previously posted, we had selected three different workouts for January, each with three  foundational exercises.  At the end of January, we had completed 15 workouts in total, which was lower than a typical month for us (mostly due to other events in our lives).  Overall, we felt that repetition of the same, foundational exercises allowed us to increase our strength and perfect our form in those movements.  We did feel that one month was a long time for using the same exercise routine. Thus, for the first few weeks of February we have selected a new challenge!

This challenge was discovered when we read "Never Let Go" by Dan John.  It is a great book with excellent wisdom on fitness and exercising.  One of the workout styles, discussed as being very difficult but rewarding, is the "one exercise a day" program.  We are not going to apply it as literally as Dan John prescribed, but have adapted it somewhat to suit our needs. 

To do this program, we have selected 6 foundational exercises covering all muscle groups and will focus on one per workout. While sticking with one exercise in each workout, we will use different variations, weights, and approaches in each workout, depending on the exercise, how we feel that day, and our goals.

The six exercises we have chosen are:

1. Farmer's Walks
2. Rows
3. Deadlifts
4. Pushups
5. Squats
6. Pull-ups

We aim to complete approximately 4 workouts per week.  Stay tuned as we post which exercises and equipment we incorporate into each workout, as well as our results!

-Tannys & Alex