Everybody has different fitness goals, but I think I can safely say that most people would just like to be generally more fit than they currently are. Most people are not gym rats, crossfit enthusiests, or have time to spend 5 days a week in the gym. Let's face it, the world is an amazing place and I'd rather spend my free time roaming endless trails, swimming in crystal green oceans, and stumbling upon the unknown rather than working on how to build up enough strength to lift a car over my head for no reason.
Many work out plans are similar to something like this.
Monday- Back and Chest
Tuesday- Biceps and triceps
Wednesday- Legs day
and so on.......
My problem with this fitness plan is that it is extremely boring, repetitive, and keeps you going back to the gym every week instead of exploring the outdoor surroundings in your own backyard, or anywhere in the world!
As you get older, practical fitness that allows your body to move seamlessly throughout your day with minimal aches and pains is much better, in my opinion. Also, who really wants to spend 5 days a week in the gym?!?!
The DUSTIN METHOD OF FITNESS:
1. Always listen to your body, not your mind.
2. If you are doing cardio, cover the clock, cover the speed, and go as fast as your body will let you as long as you can. You will blow by any previous benchmarks when you used to monitor the time, speed, or calories burned.
3. If you are lifting weights, lift heavier than what your brain initially tells you to lift. You can do it, trust me.
4. Skip the reptition of 3 sets of 10 ( or any pre-determined set ) of each exercise. Listen to your body, it will tell you how many to do.
5. As for the actual workout, lift one muscle group, then lift the opposite. If you lift triceps, then lift biceps next. After that, choose another muscle group such as shoulders. Workout core and legs as well. As you rotate through working out different muscle groups pay attention to the muscle groups that you have already worked out. If they feel rested from the previous set, work another set with them.
The general idea is to workout all your muscle groups throughout the workout session and as each muscle recovers, you want to then work it out again. You will be able to workout longer, more consistantly, and you will achieve overall fitness for your entire body. You will begin to feel your muscles working together with each other and mobility will become easier for you as your entire body becomes more fit together. Your body is one system that works together, so why would you want to isolate muscle groups to work apart from other muscles? Engaging your whole body in total fitness will lead to a good overall fitness that you can use in everyday life.
The key to my fitness methodology is to simply listen to your body. Workout whatever muscles are not tired. Stop when you are exhausted. Enjoy the benefits by living longer and being able to enjoy the great outdoors on this wonderful earth we live on.
