You might be surprised to know that when I transformed my body and got six-pack abs, I didn’t lift weights or doing any type of crunches or sit ups.

Well that’s only partially true - I did lift my body, but that’s it!

I didn’t lift any dumbbells or use any strength training machines you see at the gym?

And I got some amazing results.

Are you surprised?

You see in daily life, we use our body as one full-body segment.

Like sitting down, or reaching for something on a shelf, or turning around, or chasing our kids, or any number of hundreds of movements we go through in a day.

Likewise, your body should be trained that way to best cope through the demands of daily living and athletic competition.

A lot of the equipment at the gym will make you stronger, yes, but it won’t make you functionally stronger.

Too many of the more modern gym machines isolate your muscles, which I do not believe is the best way to train.

You can really condition your body well with some Old School Bodyweight Training.

The same thing goes for crunches and sit-ups.

These are also examples of exercises that are isolating one muscle group, the abs.

You would be better off doing some different bodyweight exercises that train many muscle groups at one time while using your abs as stabilizers.

My most intense workouts and the workouts that got me a really lean, athletic look were my workouts that I used only bodyweight exercises.

These workouts will give you a great beach body that you’ll be proud to show off. : )

The other thing I like about bodyweight exercises, is the amount of variety there is.

Do you remember the 2 video clips I made of 50 different push up variations?

How many strengthening machines can you use 50 different ways?

And then of course is the convenience factor.

You don’t need a gym membership or you don’t need to go out and buy any equipment.

Bodyweight exercises can be done anywhere, anytime.

If you are looking to spice up your training routine and get superior results, you should sprinkle in some Old School Training in your workout routine.

Don’t forget to let me know how it goes! : )

Have an amazing day.

Scott

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Howdy,

I’m about to leave to go to Colorado, but I wanted to show you an 8-minute fat burning workout.

We’re all on the go, but blasting fat doesn’t take as long as you might think.

This workout contains some explosive plyometric type movements, so they’re not for everyone.

But this workout both sculpts your muscles and raises your heart rate allowing you to burn even more calories.

Here is it.

Lateral shuffles x 60 sec
Explosive Step Push Ups x 60 sec
Lateral shuffles x 60 sec
Jumping Lunges x 60 sec
Lateral shuffles x 60 sec
Jumping Jacks x 60 sec
Lateral shuffles x 60 sec
Squat Thrusts x 60 sec

You can substitute regular push ups and lunges for the ones shown in the video.

Make sure you do a thorough warm up prior to this workout.

If you want an even shorter workout, check out these 4-Minute Workouts.