Quick Tips For A Faster Workout

Short on time? You aren’t alone. One of the biggest complaints that many people use as a means for an excuse as to why they skipped their workout (yet again!) is that they just didn’t have time.

There’s no question about it, we all lead very busy lifestyles nowadays, but this does not mean that your fitness program has to suffer because of it.

All you need to do is learn some of the most effective methods to produce a shorter, but still highly intense workout session that will bring you the results you’re looking for.

It really isn’t all that hard as long as you educate yourself on a few different principles and then put together a game plan for action.

Let’s take a look at 4 of the main tips I use with my personal training clients to get the most out of a little time.

Make the Use of Compound Movements a Priority

First, when it comes to your exercise selection on a time constraint, you would be best served to drop all isolation exercises. While these exercise can be an okay addition to a workout program when you have time, when you’re running against the clock, they simply don’t provide enough benefit to be included.

Leave them for a time period when you aren’t in a rush to get in and out of the gym.

Instead, choose movements such as squats, rows, deadlifts, bench press, shoulder presses, and lunges. These are far more effective.

Superset

Next, when putting your "time restricted" workout program together, make sure to utilize supersets, tri-sets, and giant sets as often as possible. This means pairing two or more exercises immediately back to back with each other.

So for example, do a squat and then do a bench press. Do a lunge and then do a pull-up. Or do all four in succession. Doing so is not only going to save time, but also enhance your metabolic rate, allowing you to see maximum results from the workout session. (Note: There should be some rhyme and reason to the pairing of exercise so you are making for a good workout, not hindering it).

Go For Time

The next quick trick to help save time during your workout session is to go for time rather than reps. Instead of counting to eight or ten reps (or whatever rep range you may be using), set a goal to do as many reps as you can for one minute.

This is great for building muscular endurance.

Just make sure that you do maintain good form at all times as some people are more likely to lose it when using this technique.

Do Full Body Programs

Finally, here's a tip for those that aren't just short on time for the day. If you have a limited amount of days that you can dedicate to working out, make sure you’re doing full body workout sessions. If you use these, you can get away with only have to do two workouts per week to get decent results (as long as your nutrition is in check!).

Three workouts a week would be better, but if you’re pressed for time, two will be sufficient.  Plus, when executed correctly, these workouts are much better for fat loss.

So there you have the need-to-know facts for producing a time effective but highly efficient workout.

Use these and you don’t have to sacrifice your fitness progress for your busy schedule.