When is Your Workout Too Much?

The president-elect believes that an exercise routine helps him remain fresh despite all the pressure. Barack Obama's main reason why he does it is to clear his head and relieve himself from stress. He maintains a low blood pressure and tends to eat healthy. I got this information from an article in Men's Health.

So here is his workout routine:

Before his day starts he does 45 minutes of working out: he lifts weights one day, he does cardio on the next. The next president wishes to have a 90 minute workout though, but I am telling you that is not necessary. WHY? Here's why.

Barack Obama is a busy person. He has lots of responsibilities. Working out is also a commitment. I believe his 45 minutes are enough and 90 minutes would be too much. I am assuming that he gets everything done in half the time he wishes to do it. Half the usual time is what you need to do to achieve something.

That means: no talking, no messing around, go get your workout done and leave!

YES YOU CAN DO IT QUICK IF ONLY YOU BELIEVE IN IT!

Actually, 30 MINUTES IS ALL YOU NEED!

Say NO to...

Workout Death Marches: Quit taking too much rest. Not only you are wasting your time, you are not getting any results. The reason why your workouts are long is because you are keeping them long.

Your Traditional "Separation" Workouts: focusing on one body part is good if your goal is for that part to gain some results. But guess what, time is gold. You have other parts to take care of, don't you have anything else to do?

Say HELLO to..

A. The real deal quick one: Before you begin working out you have to psyche yourself up so that you have to finish strong. Making it quick does not mean doing something in haste. It is simply doing something efficiently and effectively. That is what Barack Obama does. He finishes everything in the morning and goes on with his day as the boss of his crew. In boxing sense, yes it is not something that you will learn over night but once you get the basics of skill and conditioning covered you are on your way to intensity!

B. Compound movements: Come on! It's about time to workout your body as a whole. Do lots of interval training. Focus on all the body parts instead of keeping on repeating the same old routines. Change it up so that your body does not react the same way all the time. Focus on strength and conditioning in a single circuit and you will notice that it's actually a better alternative. Boxing- specific exercises do that for you, guaranteed. Obama does it by continued focus on alternating the days constantly.

Interval training is the way to go. You can do intense intervals and finish everything strong. Whether it is in boxing, weight lifting , running or any other workouts making it quick actually makes sense. Get it done in a few minutes and you feel like you have worked out the whole day! The key is intensity with lesser rest periods. Once you get this out of the way, you will feel refreshed and ready to go on with your hectic day. If Obama can do it, you can too!

About the Author
Lawrence Ragos is a Certified Boxing Trainer and the director of the Train Like a Boxer Program--- a boxing training system focusing on intense strength and conditioning workouts. His DVD Series and FREE ebook are available in his official website, www.trainlikeaboxer.com