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Monday, March 22, 2010
Sometimes Faster Is Better

Ever think you don't have the time to workout? Only have half an hour? That's fine. 20 Minutes of workout is enough if you push it hard.

I often tell people there are two ways to workout. Work slowly and take an hour, or put the hammer down and spend 20 minutes. The choice is up to you. But the 20 minute workout will burn a lot more fat.

That's because when you work hard and fast, with little breaks between sets you get the best of both worlds. You get all the positives of workout with weights or doing resistance training, along with the cardio aspect of working out.

When you workout like this you will feel like you're doing hard cardio. It's not an easy workout, but it will get you results and fast.

The best way to set up a workout like this is to pick four to six exercises which cover all the major muscles in the body and do them back to back with as few breaks as possible until the 20 minutes are up.

A good example would be pushups, squats, crunches, DB rows. These will cover most all the muscles in your body. Ten reps of each doesn't sound like much but it will tire you out in 20 minutes.

Give the 20 minute workout a try and see how you like it. It'll save you time and get you in great shape, all at once.

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