This Week on the DSP Blog

The majority of the folks that I see working out spend too much time on the exercises found in the yellow and blue zones of the graph. Unless you have 3 hours a day to workout, ala “bodybuilding”, your results training in those zones will not be what you’re looking for…I promise!

 

Check out this workout from DSP Performance Coach Rekha Ayalur. There are 7 lifts in the circuit and all of them are from the orange and red zones found on the graph. So if you’re wondering why our athletes and general fitness clients at DSP are so lean, fit and STRONG…now you know!

“Simply missing one hour of sleep per night (than what’s optimal for you) prompts your brain to secrete cortisol and shift your body away from muscle building and toward fat storage.”

 

When someone ask where should they start when looking to improve their health, my first recommendations are to get to bed earlier and to go for daily walks. Most people are unaware that you will lose weight based on how healthy you are. Staying up late will have a negative impact on your health and ruin your fat loss goals. This is an excellent article here and a must read for those working out and not getting any results.

 

 Our video of the week is footage of an explosive warm up that we like to use to elevate core temperature and to activate the nervous system before our above 80% training days. The warm up consisted of Bird Dogs with an external cue, Med Ball Slams and Kettlebell Dead Cleans.