In terms of time efficiency, circuit training is by far the fastest way to get in shape
. You burn lots of calories and make your body secrete lots of fat burning hormones.
But many people aren't getting the most out of their circuit training.
Thus, here is how to get more out of your time spent doing circuit training:
1. Split your body into two parts: Try doing lower body one day and upper body another day. The problem you may encounter when doing everything in one day is that you may not be able to use heavy weights. And heavy weights will allow you to burn the most calories.
2. Have some liquid carbs right before you begin: This is a great strategy for preventing your blood sugar from crashing in the middle of your workout. Even better, it can help prevent the excessive release of stress hormones in your body.
3. Avoid machines: The research is very clear here, machines activate less muscle mass than regular free weights. So make sure you make the majority of your workout free weight based. Stay away from the flashy machines.
4. Avoid seated exercises: The more exercises you do from the standing position the better off you will be. You see, standing exercises have been proven time and again to burn more calories versus seated exercises. So do everything from the standing position.
5. Have supplemental carbs and protein right after you exercise: This is the best time to get nutrients into your muscles right after an intense workout. So make sure you use supplements during this time period, but don't have shakes all day.
6. Rest until the majority of your soreness is gone: Circuit training places a heavy toll on your body. Thus, it requires that you increase the amount of time that you are under rest. And if you don't fully rest and recover your intensity will go down.
Circuit training is a great way to lose fat and get in shape. The key here is to make sure you get the most out of your time!