Focusing on conditioning shows off many benefits but because there are so many programs, where do you go to find top of the line methods for it that doesn't involve some textbook trainer that wouldn't last in a real world conditioning setting? Many have made fitness complicated because of all the confusion and overwhelming aspects of what is told what works and what is pure bullshit. Fitness Influencers, celebrity trainers, cookie cutter programs and countless gadgets in infomercials have taken the core of strength and conditioning and made it into a big pile of useless crap that many in the world couldn't handle if they tried.
Simplicity is the key to real results by far. Anyone who says otherwise are probably the same people who think crossfit is a long lasting method of exercise, it really isn't. Becoming a stronger human being takes real effort, but it doesn't have to go as far as the amount of time those people on "The Biggest Loser" were training. When you learn simple programs, you learn the true ins and outs of what real training is all about. Notice I didn't say to follow a program, I said to learn one; when you follow a program, that's something entirely different. Following means you do step by step exclusively for that program and when you're doing something different outside of it, it doesn't have the same benefit. When you learn, you find things that format something later on like how to properly do a technique on something and use it to program something for yourself later.
It is important to work an exercise with proper technique or teaching the body to respond to a technique but everybody is different so mechanics don't always work the same way. When you can train with great intensity but also develop a system that creates an injury-proof body as much as possible, you're forming what the body's potential can really aspire to.
Earlier today, I tried a workout that was inspired by Bud Jeffries' Power Building Isometric Superset Program where I did a movement exercise and supersetted with an Isometric exercise. This is a unique outlook on how to develop a different level of conditioning and combining things together to create strength at a greater pace. Here's what I did.....
Farmer's Carry the Darth Vader Kettlbell (70 lbs.) 2 times (1 revolution each hand)
Than immediately picked up and Bear Hugged a 50 lb Sandbell in a Wall Sit for a minimum of 30 seconds or more
Did this for several rounds (around 6 or 7) just to get an idea of what really hits. The idea is to work a tough exercise and than hold an isometric to build that extra level of fatigue. Breath control is tested big time on this and this really hits the whole body including your grip, core stabilization, muscle activation, leg conditioning and your nerves. Although it's a lung burner, I also felt lighter and faster afterwards and had some pep in my step. When it came to the wall sit, I did the best to control my breathing and really feel my legs and the squeezing of the sandbell as I held it until about 70-75% fatigue and keep going. This really targets different aspects of physical and mental conditioning yet it's so simple to do.
When it comes to training, learn how to do certain things but make your style unique and set your own rules of bettering yourself. It shouldn't take you hours to train, less than 30 minutes would be enough to kick your ass if you do it right. Train with conviction and focus and things will fall into place.
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