This post will be a shortie but a goodie. Basically, it will just be a culmination of all the previous time-based exercise posts I've already written about. And the first part of a 60-minute Full Body Workout series.
Listen, all this stuff is not rocket science. And to loosely quote one of my professors in graduate school, 'It's crazy 'cause rocket science isn't even one of the most rigorous disciplines.' No no, fitness is fairly straight forward. And on this blog, I present to you the exercise, how to do it, and how it will benefit you. Then in these full body workout posts, I string them together.
So, extrapolating from here, my initial 60-minute workout suggestion will be to simply add the military presses I previously wrote about with the 45-minute routine I previously wrote about as well.
For a bit of a recap, in the 45-minute routine I mentioned one could add pushups or bench press to my 30-minute routine to get you to a very thorough full body workout. Basically, what we are talking about is legs, back, chest, and now with the addition of a military press, deltoids or shoulders.
The more weight training exercises you can fit in and spread across your body, the more taxed your body will be in various ways. Which is definitely better. And I do recommend capping off a weight training session at 1 hour. You don't want to overdo it, and your body will need time to recover.
If you pay attention to all that I mentioned about these timed routines, there is A LOT of overlap from one exercise to the next. The legs and back routine will overlap at your core/lower back. The chest (pushup/bench press) and back exercises will overlap at your trapezius muscles (traps). The chest exercises and military presses will overlap at your traps and deltoids. All this overlapping is a GOOD thing. You want to make sure these interfaces are strong so the adjacent muscle groups work well with one another.
Furthermore, the varying different motions performed by similar muscle groups will help train them to perform all forms of different tasks you might run into during your daily life with ease. Developing a muscle memory and stamina level that will allow you to just work, or perform without even thinking about it. Staving off mental and physical exhaustion very very far down the road. Not to mention, it will allow a sort of physical preservation of your muscularity, your physicality, your body. Keeping you fitter for longer, and deeper into old age. So the symbiosis between these muscle groups is important.
Refer to the 45 and 30 minute Full Body Workout posts for more details on the exercises explained there. Refer to the Military Press post for more details on that gem of a lift.
At the beginning, I mentioned how this stuff is not rocket science. So, really no level of difficulty to get started and perform these exercises with proper form. But, there does lie a distinct difficulty when it comes to not only these exercises, or routine, but to many things in life in general. And that is getting up and hitting this routine over, and over, and over again. For doing so is where the real magic is, where the real benefits lie. The consistency, the discipline, the self motivation. All of which is rewarded with good physical health. I promise. You can trust me.
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