In the midst of painting our house and other commitments, it looks like we have managed to workout 3 to 4 times a week thus far in February (whereas our goal was 4 to 5 times/week). Fortunately, the lack of frequency, was at least partially offset by the great One-A-Day workouts that we've been trying.
As the month draws to a close, we have decided to switch up our fitness routine a bit, to keep things fresh.
No one here is giving up - we just scaled it back a bit to accommodate life!
- Effectiveness
- Intensity
- Frequency
- Volume
This reinforces our experience with the One-A-Day program. By streamlining our exercises and focusing on which ones are the most effective, then performing them at high intensity, we achieved great results. It's been a great experience thus far.
As mentioned above, our frequency has been a bit lower than desired (but hey, that's life sometimes!). As for volume, we generally had to reduce the number of sets we did. Our workouts were typically 12 to 16 sets, whereas in the past we've easily done 18+ sets. The difference, however, is that it is a lot easier to do a ton of sets when some of the exercises are relatively easy. That does not apply on a squat or deadlift-only workout!
For our new fitness routine, we have further scrutinized our exercises and adapted our One-A-Day program. Here are the four new main components:
- Pressing (horizontal/vertical) - e.g. benchpresses
- Deadlifts
- Pulling (horizontal/vertical) - e.g. rows, pullups
- Lunges or squats
- Farmer's walks (still a favourite)
- Kettlebell swings
- Burpees, battle ropes, and bench jumps
We are excited about this new routine. We will keep you posted on how it goes and how we design the individual workouts for it!
- Tannys & Alex
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