My K.I.S.S. Plan
K.I.S.S. comes from my programming days it stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. Most people including myself tend to over complicate their workouts. I understand it when the person is already lean and is working on a specific body part but that’s not the average Joe/Jane. Most of us could tend to drop a few pounds and we are hitting the gym for a workout not trying to get that 1 strand of the bicep a bit larger. So I decided to take my computer software background and apply it to my workouts. I do full body workouts granted I would get more gains if I did a day per muscle group but I am not shredded I am just a guy trying to get a workout.
So how does the K.I.S.S. principle work? Well don’t over complicate your workout every fitness magazine today on the rack includes the most complicated routines. They have to make them crazy and complicated so they can sell you the new workout next month. This over complication can cause people to leave the gym and just makes the job of getting a workout that much harder. What we are doing with the K.I.S.S. principle is taking the thinking and complication out of the workout. So how is that done? Stick to working the widest range of the muscle group and only do one exercise. You can do three or four sets but you can really push it and get some good gains. This also shortens your workouts leaving more time for cardio to get that shredded look.
Here is my workout from yesterday.
Chest - Dumbbell Press/Fly 4 sets
Triceps - Cable Press downs 4 sets
Back - Lat Pulls 4 sets
Biceps - Barbell curls 4 sets
Legs - Squats 4 sets (only done one day week)
I do my workouts with lifting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do cardio 6 days week so I do abdominal workouts on alternate lifting days and I just do crunches or whatever I feel like. I normally use a gymboss on my abdominal workout so no counting just 1 min of crunches 30 seconds rest or something like that. Now with a simpler workout I can find it easier to get the final piece of that fitness puzzle called consistency.
Have a great workout!
