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Strength Training Matrix!
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Little unknown fact about me: I’m a former, certified ACE personal trainer and indoor cycling instructor!
4 Keys to Working Out from Home:
1. Give 24 hours for muscles to rest between strength training
Strength training basically breaks down the muscle and then the muscle needs at least 24 hours to rebuild that muscle back up.
If you don’t give it the 24 hour rest, you’re not getting the highest ROI on that workout. So give it a rest and rebuild that muscle while you sleep.
2. Workout all 10 muscles groups on a regular basis
People generally break up their days in two ways:
all strength training one day
and
all cardio next day
OR
upper body + cardio one day
and lower body + cardio next day
Power Tip: Vary your workouts to get max results.
I developed a Strength Training Matrix that you can easily create in Excel or get mine here on this page!
This helps me to keep track of workouts I’ve done for the week so I can easily switch it up on the next day or every couple of days.
Make sure your Strength Training Matrix lists all 10 muscle groups and various workouts for each and that it’s designed around equipment or space that you have.
3. Have the right equipment
When working out at home, you need some key workout equipment that doesn’t break the bank and that can still give you a full body workout.
Here are some of my faves:
Exercise Bands: This is probably the easiest thing to invest in. These alone can handle a total body workout.
Weights (in various sizes): Nowadays, they sell just one weight where you can turn a dial on it and it changes the weight which is pretty cool, but any weights in a variety of sizes will do.
Exercise ball or dinosaur eggs: These two are pretty similar and either one will do.
Exercise bar: Not a total necessity, but worth it if you want to invest.
A Step: Think jazzercise! But, really, this can help vary different types of workouts.
Elliptical or exercise bike: I highly encourage you to invest in one if you plan to workout at home often.
Heart rate monitor: See exactly what your heart rate is during your workout
Bluetooth: If you like to listen to a workout program or need music while you workout, it’s a great investment.
Protein Shake: - It really does help to rebuild your muscles and I encourage you to have one after your workout.
4. Join some sort of community while working out from home
It can be really easy to not workout at home, so find a group to help encourage you along the way and your success rate will be a lot higher than if you did it by yourself.
The way I like to think of it is to invest in yourself in the front end or pay for it on the back end….
So invest in working out now and don’t pay for it with no energy, illnesses, heart issues, etc.
Now, let's remove all excuses and download my free, editable Strength Training Matrix! You've got this!!
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