Work More, Breathe Less, Get More Done

Ever wonder why circuit training is so good for building work capacity?

Simple - it allows you to do more work than you normally would, while still continuing to work.

Huh?

Look at it like this - let's say you're doing 4 sets of 4 exercises. You do all sets of an exercise before moving onto the next exercise. That's 16 total sets, and 16 total rest periods.

Now let's say you do them in circuit fashion, and do as set of each exercise back to back, and only rest after you've done a set of each exercise. Now you're doing 16 sets, but only getting 4 rest periods.

Your strength workout just turned into a cardio workout.

But why not do all sets of one exercise, but just shorten the rest periods? B/c you're doing so much work for a given set of muscles w/in a such a short period of time, that you'll never recover, and you have to use such light weight, that you're not getting the true benefit you need.

(More on that in a sec)

But if you stack different exercises back-to-back, then you attack one set of muscles, then while they're resting, you're attacking another set of muscles. Continue for each set of the circuit. But the entire time, your body is
working, you're continuing to breathe heavy, and your heart and lungs are being worked into better shape.

See how much more efficient that is overall? And how much better it is for you than normal boring cardio workout plans?

But - don't think you can just stack a bunch of exercises together and call it a circuit. There is a science to it. How?

Think of this - let's say you have barbell circuit that involves presses, bent rows, squats, DLs, and upright rows.

That complex sucks ass. Know why? The upright rows.

When doing circuits - the *right* way - you should only be using one (two max) piece of equipment...in this case, a barbell. Well, do you really think that if your circuit involves upright rows, that you'll EVER be able to use a weight that will be
even REMOTELY challenging for squats or DLs?

Nope.

Circuits and complexes are a bitchin' way to train - one of the best ways to train, IMO (esp for cardio) - but if you half-ass it or don't know what you're doing, you're gonna end up wasting A BUNCH of time.

So why not leave the program design to somebody that knows what they're doing? ;-) Kinda like what's in the "Working Class Cardio Workout"?

The WCCW is a 4-phase program that will increase your cardio, utilize circuit training the *right* way to increase your endurance, strength, power, and help you build more muscle, uses only dumbbells and a med ball (meaning you can do the
workouts virtually anywhere), and will help you build work capacity so that you can do almost anything w/o getting tired.

What's not to like?

=>LEARN MORE ABOUT THE "WORKING CLASS CARDIO WOROUT"

Have an awesome weekend.

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt "Wiggy" Wiggins
MMA Training | MMA Workout | Cardio Workouts | Workout Plans

PS - Does this whole idea about the benefits of circuit training intrigue you? Wanna learn more? I'll be sending out a much more detailed email covering this topic in the next couple days to my "Poser-Fr'ee" newsletter list...which you can get on for GRATIS if you order the "Working Class Cardio Workout"!