Turbulence Training
If you are
looking to cut down on the amount of time you spend in
the gym without
jeopardizing your fat loss goals, then including
interval training alongside
your strength training program is the
only way to go.
Just imagine
spending half the time in the gym – if not more – and
getting way better
results. Isn’t that what you deserve?
I thought so.
And to make
the notion of ditching long, slow, boring cardio even
more convincing is the
fact that you will be far less susceptible
to sustaining an overuse injury
with interval training.
For some of you, however, the thought of giving
up your daily
cardio machine routine is too much to bear. But not to
worry
because you can still use your favorite machine, but we’ll
just
tweak things a bit so that you get more out of your workout in
half
the time.
1) Interval Training Option #1 – Classic
Intervals
For example, try incorporating intervals on the treadmill
by
running hard for 30 seconds, at an 8 out of 10 intensity
level,
followed by 60 seconds of light recovery at a 3 out of 10
intensity
level.
That is one interval, and so you will repeat this
process up to 6
times, while using a five minute warm-up and a 5 minute cool
down.
Each week try to do more squats in the same amount of time.
This
may sound easy, but trust me; it can be as difficult as you make
it!
2) Interval Option #2 – Short Burst Squats
I personally
recommend a Gymboss timer for this type of training,
but it isn’t essential.
So, for the bodyweight interval training you will do as
many
bodyweight squats as you can for 20 seconds and then hold the
bottom
position for 10 seconds, then repeat your squats for 20
seconds, and then
hold at the bottom for 10 etc. Repeat these
intervals for 8 rounds.
3) Interval Option # – Kettlebell Swings
If you have a
kettlebell, you can do swings or kettlebell squats for
30 seconds and then
walk for 30 seconds and alternate for 6-10
rounds. That’s a great way to
finish a fat burning workout.
Alright, so those are just three of the
countless ways in which you
can include interval training into your workouts
that will burn fat
faster and help you avoid spending more time than
necessary in the
gym.
