Hey Boston- You Always Have Time for Fitness. Get Your Training Done!

Hey guys, Happy Friday. I hope your week was successful and you had some great training sessions, stuck with your nutrition plan, and made time to have some fun.

Here is how my week shaped up in terms of training:
Monday- lift
Tuesday- basketball (aka my cardio)
Wednesday- basketball
Thursday- OFF
Friday- lift
Saturday- conditioning

With this post I wanted to talk about making time for your training sessions. So many people tell me “I didn’t have time for my workouts.” Well, okay you didn’t MAKE time for your workouts. So many things can come up…work, school, external commitments, other people, etc.

I’m not saying that you need to abandon your life in order to get in shape, but it does take a certain level of commitment. Schedule your workouts into your daily planner just like any other appointment. Set aside the time to make yourself strong and healthy, and you will see a dramatic change in all aspects of your life.

The point of this rant however, is to let you know that you do not need a lot of time to get a training session done. Ideally setting aside an hour for your workouts would be great, but that does not always happen.

On Monday I trained clients and groups for 5 hours in the morning. I went home, had lunch and regrouped for a few hours. Then I headed back to train groups at 3:00 and 4:00 that afternoon. I had another client at 6:00, leaving me with an hour from 5-6PM. I usually like to train at a time when I do not have to rush to a session right after. My lifts usually take about 50-60 minutes but I like to have time for a good warm up and cool down. On this particular night however, I did not have the IDEAL situation.

By the time I got warmed up and ready it was 5:15 and I wanted to be done a few minutes before 6:00 so I could shower and be ready to train. This meant I had to be really efficient and smart with my training. I decided to focus on a solid dynamic effort day with short rest time to improve my overall work rate. Here’s what my workout looked like:

A.Foam Rolling and Dynamic Stretching
B.Seated Box Jump 5×3
Body Weight Dips 4×8
C. Double KB Clean to Push Press 4×8
D. Dynamic Box Squats

Here’s an AWESOME version of the seated box jump from Defrancos Training Center…

As you can see, I incorporated several large lifts into the workout. I was done in plenty of time and was completely smoked!

If you are pressed for time, do not let that be an excuse for not training. Pick a few big exercises and shorten your rest time. It’s a great way to mix it up for your body and also to ensure that you get a good training day in without the “I don’t have time” syndrome kicking in.