You’ve seen it done like this for years…get in the gym, get on a machine and do a bunch of exercises in a “straight set” fashion. 3 sets of this, 3 sets of that…you know the routine.

In essence, what you would be doing is performing a certain number of repetitions for that exercise, do 3 sets of them, while taking a good long breather between the sets.

For the average person trying to lose body fat and get stronger, this means a tedious workout that will not produce rapid results…in other words, it’s going to take you a lot longer to get where you want to go with your fitness goals.

Here’s the breakdown…even though these straight lined sets which cushy little breaks between sets are extremely easy to comprehend for people new to fitness, they are also an extremely inefficient way to order your exercises. Stroll through your local commercial gym and take a look for yourself…you will most likely see someone doing a bench press set…take a break, get a drink of water, talk to the cute girl on the Stairmaster, then resume their bench press set.

Heck, back in the day…that would have been me! ;)

Little did I know how inefficient that “workout” was. Needless to say, this approach takes a loooooong time to complete and is hardly as effective as it could be for fat burning and muscle strength.

Try these and I promise you better results in half the time...

1.) Supersets: Alternate between two different non-competing exercises (e.g. upper body and lower body such as push-ups and squats)

2.) Trisets: Alternate between three different exercises (e.g. push, pull, and lower body such as push-ups, rows, and lunges)

3.) Circuits: Alternate between four or more different exercises.

Though supersets and trisets are excellent alternating set options, I believe circuit training is by the far the best option time and again.

The 50/10 Five Exercise Circuit is a favorite…you have a “work” portion of 50 seconds followed by 10 seconds of rest and transition to the next exercise. Complete this circuit 1 to 4 times for an amazing, quick total body fat burning workout.

Exercise#1- Double-Leg (example: squat)

Exercise#2- Push (example: pushup)

Exercise#3- Single-Leg (example: single leg lunges)

Exercise#4- Pull (example: pull-up, assisted pull-up)

Exercise#5- Core (example: leg raises)

PS: There are a ton of variations you can do to accommodate any fitness level. Don’t think you can’t do something…yes, you can. There is always a variation to help you accomplish the exercise.

Here’s a workout video showing you a great circuit you can perform anytime:

I’ll be sharing some more great circuit training workouts from our “Rapid Fire Interval Fat Loss Training” boot camps in the weeks to come…stay tuned.

Fire it up!

Curtis

http://www.ArizonaFitnessBootCamp.com