If your progress has stalled and you need a way to ignite your workout, I have one word for you: Density. This principle focuses less on how much weight you use, and designing a simple plan that allows you to do more work in less time, and with minimal equipment.<\/p>\n
In other words, density workouts might be the perfect solution to, “I’m too busy to workout.”<\/p>\n
The hardest part won’t be doing the workouts or feeling like you just completed you had a great workout. It’s believing that a plan with as few as four exercises per session and just 30 minutes can help you see results.<\/p>\n
While there are some limitations, almost anyone can benefit from density workouts either as a short-term workout approach, a weekend warrior type routine, or even your plan any time you hit the road for travel.<\/p>\n
This 30-minute workout design will make your workouts more efficient, naturally increase your intensity (because of a lack of rest), ignite fat loss, and build new muscle.<\/p>\n
Try this four-exercise \u00a0to spark new growth, exhaust your muscles, and push your body to the limit. The workout is based on EDT, a technique made popular by Charles Staley.<\/p>\n
The secret of density-style workouts, especially those that follow EDT methods, is that you don’t start fast. You have to remember that 15-minutes is a long block of time.<\/p>\n
That’s why you’ll be picking a weight that might feel light for the first few sets. (More on this in a moment.) In order to make it the full 15-minutes, you can’t sprint out of the gate and run out of steam too early.<\/p>\n
When you do density workouts the right way, you’ll quickly find that your strength and endurance will improve, which makes it perfect for a shorter workout period.<\/p>\n
Start with four multi-joint exercises\u2014two that work your upper body, and two that work your lower.\u00a0 The movements should work major opposite muscle groups (back and chest for your upper body, and quads and hamstrings\/glutes for your lower body).<\/p>\n
This approach makes it easy to create even 15-minute workouts that separate body parts. But, you could also pair an upper body exercise (pullups) with a lower body exercise (squats).<\/p>\n