Fitness Tips Interview Question #2

What is your current workout routine like?

I am currently finishing up about a 3-month bout of doing a routine that is very different than anything I have ever done before. And believe me, after over 25 years of strength training, I’ve tried just about everything at one time or another. So to say that I am trying something different is no small feat. And one of my favorite mantras is there are many ways to skin a cat!

However, currently, I am alternating fat loss and muscle building routines from week-to-week. This week I did fat loss and next week I will be focusing on muscle building. I got this from a crazy-cool fitness dude named Nick Nilsson online. Google him. He’s got it going on. See, even fitness professionals like trying other fitness professionals’ ideas. It’s all good!

You see, most people want to lose fat; that’s a given. But the tricky part is losing fat without losing precious muscle. The premise behind this plan is on fat loss week you only take 30-second breaks between sets.

Hence, it is a fast-paced workout wherein you burn muchos calories. It’s intense and you can’t lift as heavy as when you take longer breaks between sets; this combines strength training and aerobic training. A great calorie burn and metabolic boost!

The muscle building week you get 1.5 to 2 minute rests between sets so this allows you to go heavier; thus, lending towards muscle growth. For both workouts, the week starts out with more sets and reps and diminishes in sets and reps by week’s end.

It truly is a great example of training smart and I am very happy with the results. I continue to work to fatigue, keeping the weights high enough that at the end of the desired rep range I am working to momentary muscle failure.

I will continue with this routine for about 2-3 months and then swap it up again. I like this routine because it gives you the best of both worlds: cutting body fat and building muscle. It’s a win/win. However, you need to keep surprising the muscle or it adapts and progress slows or stops.

I have finessed this plan through experimentation so that it seems to work well for me. Of course, without meticulous attention to a nutrition plan along with this routine, you will see minimal results, which is another whole can of worms. Yum. Kidding, don’t eat the worms…segue into the next question.