An Example of Why 20-30 Minute Sessions Rock!

Today's Pull Session

Ex 1: pullups-9,8

Ex 2: single arm rows-10/10, 8/8

Ex 3: incline dumbbell curls-10,8

Ex 4: incline hammer curls-12,10

Total Time = 19 minutes

What an incredibly busy, exhausting weekend.

Very close to putting my house on the market.

1 month until I make the cross country trek to my new house.

Lots to be done.

Still training my clients here, in-person.

Ramping up my online training and my online program options.

Preparing to build my in-person training business from 0 (again) once I move in down there.

I didn't want to lift tonight after work, but, gains are made – mentally and physically – when we do stuff anyway, regardless of how we feel.

Turned out to be a sweet sub-20 minute back, bicep, and forearm pump.

3-4 exercises per session

2-3 sets per exercise

Take sets pretty close to failure

Gains can be made if you're consistent, program intelligently, frequently, with moderate to high efforts, and add reps/weight over time.

My style of training (high frequency – alternating between 2-3 general workouts/sessions, 4-6 days per week, 20-30 minutes per session) makes it simple to stay on track, make gains, and feel good.

It was created during a VERY similar season to the one I'm currently in (arguably the inverse to this current season, actually — when I moved out west 5 years ago), for busy people and busy seasons. But, I found it also works for those of us that just like being efficient – training frequently, yet briefly, and training hard! 

I follow this style when life is super chill and stable. I follow this same philosophy when life is super un-chill and unstable.

It works like a charm for me and many of my readers regardless of what we have going on in life.

It might work for you, too.