07/09/2026
HOW TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK FROM YOUR WORKOUT đ
Whether you want to tone up, lose weight, build muscle, get stronger or just improve your fitness, this is how I would structure most workouts.
đĽ WARM UP | 5 TO 10 MINUTES
Your warm up is an absolute essential.
The goal is to raise your heart rate, activate the muscles youâre going to be working, mobilise your joints and prepare yourself for the movements youâre about to do.
Doing this properly means youâre likely to get more out of the session. You may have a better range of motion, move better and actually work the areas youâre trying to work more effectively.
Some people take longer to warm up than others. Take the time you need and make sure youâre actually ready to train.
đď¸ RESISTANCE TRAINING | 40 TO 50 MINUTES
This should be the absolute foundation of what you do, no matter what your goal is.
Strength probably has one of the biggest carryovers into day to day life.
The stronger and more physically capable we are, the more options we have. As our strength starts to deteriorate, so do some of those options.
The exercises you choose, rep ranges and style of training will obviously change depending on whether you want to build muscle, get stronger, lose body fat or improve performance.
But resistance training should still be the foundation.
đŤ HIGH INTENSITY CONDITIONING | 5 TO 10 MINUTES
Fitness is still something we absolutely want to work on, but the good thing is we can get plenty from a relatively short period of time.
Even something as simple as Tabata can work.
20 seconds of hard work
10 seconds rest
8 rounds
Thatâs only 4 minutes.
Youâve raised your heart rate, worked on your fitness, challenged yourself anaerobically and burned some extra calories.
All in, youâve warmed yourself up properly, worked on your strength, challenged your muscles and worked on your fitness.
And realistically, none of that needs to take much longer than an hour.
**You donât always need to do more.
Just get more out of what youâre already doing.**