I like to break up my workouts. Each day I do different routines and constantly change up the environment.

On Friday, I went to the fitness center located in a country club.

Three teen boys came in, each probably 15 years old - and I overhead them talking about working out.

As always, there was one who was the self-appointed leader of the group giving each of them their workouts.

And then I heard that dreaded phrase

“I just wanna work chest and abs”

Uuuhhhhhh

But that really is how most people think of exercise. Just a collection of body parts.

They go right to the bench and start doing the usual suspects: flat bench, incline, decline, flys, etc.

So inefficient.

Start thinking in terms of multi-joint exercises.

Pull-ups. Pushups. Dumbbell swings.

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Stay strong,
Ryan