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High Intensity

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 in health

How To Get A Perfect Body Without Spending 3 Hours At The Gym

High intensity training is a very effective and unique training technique that stands apart from other styles because of its high level of effort, short duration, and its infrequent training schedule. Because of the high level of effort required in this training style, more emphasis is given on rest and recovery post workout. Remember that working out only stimulates the muscles, growth happens afterwards. Because high intensity workouts can be done in less than an hour, and less frequently within the week it is a sought after program among gym goers. 

Circuit training workouts are physical exercises which combine weight training and endurance exercises. This workout is a two-way punch in that it bulks up muscles through lifting weights, and torches fat and increases your endurance through cardio. 

Circuit training workouts involve several exercises or stations which work out the entire body in a single session. It requires you to do as many repetitions of an exercise in a fixed time period before moving to another station. Resting time between stations is kept at a minimum, usually around 20-30 seconds only, to improve efficacy. 

Spartacus workout routinefuses high intensity workout and circuit training. It is designed to work out the entire body through 10 exercises, with each exercise lasting for 1 minute each. Like most high effort workouts, it is typically done every other day, three times a week. Not only is the Spartacus workout routine a great way to lose unwanted fat and get the muscle definition you’ve always dreamed of it also does not require you to shell out a lot of cash for exercise equipment or gym membership. 45 minutes, a pair of dumbbells, a perfectly executed form, and commitment are the only things you need for this particular workout program. 

It must be remembered though that a good exercise program should always be coupled with a well-balanced diet. Generally, those who perform these high effort workouts need to consume higher amounts of calories. The proportion of dietary energy sources can be modified to fit your own goals. Just remember not to eat below your daily recommended energy requirements though. Fasting will only cause your body to go into a low metabolic state and will also prevent your muscle from gaining mass.


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