Optimizing Workout Routines
by Rob Orr
Date Released : 23 Feb 2006
Question:
I have a client whose workout week is as follows: one Pilates class, one yoga class, one to two sparring sessions (four to seven rounds of three minutes of sparring with headgear) paired with some weight or ab workouts and two specific interval workouts. What can he do to maximize where he places his workouts so that he is working on the right things with good recovery times? Also, he has bulked up enough muscle-wise and now wants to focus on lengthening and strengthening muscle tissue at the same time. Is there some type of training he can implement to do this other than Pilates?
His goals are to get into the best shape of his life. He's aiming for high lean muscle mass to low fat ratio, and he wants to drop 10 more pounds. He feels he has bulked up enough, so in addition to the yoga and Pilates, he wants to create a weekly program that will create a leaner, longer physique. He is already in very good shape, and his program is a bit heavy on cardio. He is capable of elite level training and would welcome plyometrics. He loves to mix things up and is easily bored. He is also an amazing skipper, does not enjoy running, loves biking and will do short bursts of interval training or hill work. We've already done a lot of functional training and cable machine work wearing a weighted vest.
The listed training sessions are the key focus. He doesn't want to do the same stuff all the time (for all the right reasons), and he is using his yoga and Pilates as "quieter" forms of exercise (he does not see them as "active recovery").
He is very interested in Paul Chek's concept of five compound exercises back to back to 1:30 rest ratio training session. It would be helpful to have examples of the "types" of compound exercises Chek means. With my client's interest in boxing (he trains at a boxing gym), he also likes the idea of 12-18 exercises (weight lifting circuit) performed at maximum speed and effort for 30 seconds with intensities of 50 to 60 percent 1RM.
My client is off to Italy in 12 weeks, and his goal is to take his already solid fitness base and rev it into high gear so that he is the best he can be for his trip.
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