The Quick and the Dead: Total Training for the Advanced Minimalist
Years ago, when I first met Pavel Tsatsouline, he challenged me to do a “40-day workout.” I followed his simple instructions to a T. “For the next 40 workouts, pick five lifts. Do them every workout. Never miss a rep, in fact, never even get close to struggling. Go as light as you need to go, and don’t go over 10 reps for any of the movements in a
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Optimize Your Exercise Program by engaging in a blend of frequent, low-intensity energizing movement (walking, hiking, easy cardio); regular brief, intense strength-training sessions
Mark Sisson • The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy (Primal Blueprint Series)
In your sport of choice:
Perform a 5-minute Zone 5 effort. Make this a Very Hard effort but leave yourself room to improve next time.
Calculate the average power, or pace, of this effort.
The following week, perform 5x one-minute efforts at that power/pace.
Rest duration is equal to work. So 5x 1/1 will take you ten minutes.
Because of the rest, you wil... See more
Perform a 5-minute Zone 5 effort. Make this a Very Hard effort but leave yourself room to improve next time.
Calculate the average power, or pace, of this effort.
The following week, perform 5x one-minute efforts at that power/pace.
Rest duration is equal to work. So 5x 1/1 will take you ten minutes.
Because of the rest, you wil... See more
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