Alright, heres the deal: This workout is tough. Its a 30-minute mental and physical crucible that involves more bench press reps than you would normally do in a month. But it works-I do it any time I need to break through a plateau. The workout (from my Mens Health book <a href="https://order.hearstproducts.com/subscribe/hstproducts/245259" id="27f07910-12c5-3386-aedc-f3e4f5cc2ef1"> Maximus Body </a> ) shocks your system with weight, reps, and intensity, eliciting a crazy amount of gains in ...
Imagine youre in a prison cell, confined by four walls. You have a bed, a sink, a toilet, and nothing else. When your cell door opens and its time to go to the yard, your safety depends on your fitness.
A challenge is only worthwhile if its physical and psychological. I want a fitness test to put you in an uncomfortable position, so you reach the point where your mind tells you to give up. Then I want you to dig deep and push on-doing that is the first step to finding real fitness.
I live for Death By workouts. Before I explain why I love them so much, let me explain their simple premise: You pick one exercise and set a timer. The first minute, you do one rep of the exercise. The second minute, you do two reps of the exercise; the third minute you do three reps, and so on. When you cant finish your reps-say, 20 reps on minute 20-the workout ends.
Last week I revealed one of the five workouts I did that over the course of six months helped me pack on 35 pounds of muscle. That workout is a lower body nightmare-a 10 sets of 10 reps squat session that crushes your entire body, eliciting serious muscle growth.
I have all the guys I train deadlift, whether theyre NFL pros training to reach the Super Bowl, Special Forces soldiers preparing to execute operations in a war zone, or average guys trying to look better with their shirt off. The move adds an insane amount of muscle and strength to your entire body.