This classic training format still works for muscle, endurance, and sweat.

Use Circuit Training to Do More Work in Less Time

This classic training format still works for muscle, endurance, and sweat.







What’s the most common excuse you’ll hear somebody make for not going to the gym? You know it: “I just don’t have enough time to get there!” It’s not unfair, either. After all, we all have super-busy lives, and it’s not easy (or practical) to prioritize fitness over work, family, and relaxation.

That’s the beauty of circuit training, a workout style that’s perfect for anyone who’s super-busy.

Combine Sprints and Weight Training for Accelerated Gains

Sprinting is one of the most versatile forms of exercise, as it can be utilized to build power and speed, increase muscle size, shred body fat, and increase your cardiovascular capacity and muscular endurance. No other single exercise can effectively address all of those qualities. Learning how to modulate the intensity, duration, and rest intervals will allow you to target the appropriate energy systems and muscle fiber types for the training effect you are after. Learning how to appropriately fit them in with your strength training routine will ensure that the workouts complement each other.

 

 

If you are a speed and strength junkie who is looking to squeeze every ounce of performance out of your body, some form of sprints should be a staple in your training program. If you have been weight training for years with steady progress but you feel like your training has been stagnant and your results could be better, adding sprints into your routine will help you see results faster.

The Best Cardio Workouts You've Never Tried

Does your treadmill workout make you feel like a rat on a wheel? Then it's probably time to change up your routine







Does your treadmill workout make you feel like a rat on a wheel? Then it's probably time to change up your routine. And not just because you're bored. "The human body wasn't designed for conveyor-belt training or repetitive, one-dimensional movement," says Dan John, a fitness coach in Burlingame, California, and the author of Never Let Go. So try one of John's novel cardio drills below. Or better yet, try all three. You'll blast fat and improve your fitness quickly. And the best part: You won't have to find ways to distract yourself during these workouts—you'll be too busy getting in shape.

INCREASING YOUR RUNNING STRIDE

Five training techniques to improve your stride and run faster, longer.

Do you ever wonder why elite runners look so graceful and effortless as they cruise through a marathon? These pro runners have efficient strides developed through years of practice and repetition. Here are five drills you can perform prior to running that will enforce proper technique and help you get your stride up to snuff.

RIDICULE-WORTHY TRAINING MISTAKES

Avoid these surprising workout mistakes and don’t become a gym punch line.

Two guys walk into a gym and...
Yes, this sounds like a start of a joke, but these five punch lines aren't anything to laugh about. We asked a trainer for some of the mistakes he's seen at the gym that make his blood boil. Before you point your finger at someone else, make sure you aren't guilty of one of these ridicule-worthy moves.

PLATEAU BUSTER: THE DEADLIFT

When your deadlift comes to a halt, here are the tricks the pros use to get back to hoisting the big boy weight.

So you want to pull enough weight to move the orbit of the earth, but you've recently hit a plateau? Here are a few obvious and not-so-obvious work arounds that could help:

THE DANGERS OF YOGA

Ruptured disks, broken ribs--new story sheds light on yoga's dark side.

Yoga's meteoric rise in popularity means that, inevitably, some people would start abusing its benefits. In a new profile by the New York Times, writer William J. Broad covers the dirty side of yoga, beyond all the "ohms" and new-age health benefits. Broad speaks to Glenn Black, a dedicated yogi with over forty years of teaching experience. Despite his commitment to the discipline, an incident in 2007 where his back gave way while he was using yoga to rehabilitate a ruptured disk in his spine, caused him to reassess his beliefs.