| Hi Friend,
You've likely heard or read this many times before: "Train hard, then go home." And such advice can work, up to a point. But is there a more effective way to progress in the gym without killing yourself?
Yes. There is. And it's called doing the minimum.
Doing the Minimum
Brendan Chaplin is an accredited strength and conditioning coach through the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA). With a masters degree in strength and conditioning to his name, he is also a qualified wrestling and boxing coach as well as a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
This wealth of experience led Brendan to pen the bestseller: It's Not About Sets and Reps. And inside his training guide, he talks about doing the minimum and explains how it can help you.
Brendan writes: "Doing the minimum required is not something that most people have an appreciation of. Society says it's wrong. We should work harder and longer. As coaches we need to give people extra volume to promote change and to make them feel like they've done some serious training. You only get better by working hard, right? That last statement is a grey area but the rest is clearly nonsense. Our job is simple, to promote the optimal response using the minimum effective dose. That's it. Done."
That last part demands repeating:
Our job is simple, to promote the optimal response using the minimum effective dose.
Brendan talks a lot of sense. Yet how many of us fall into the familiar trap of training too hard or doing too much? And here is the desperately sad part: this booby trap isn't so difficult to navigate and can be easily avoided.
I write about the amazing abbreviated training benefits of doing the minimum in my latest book Wolverine Strength Secrets: The Fastest Way to Build Muscle and Get a Lean Hollywood Body. To learn more, simply click the link below...
Wolverine Strength Secrets
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Speaking of Hollywood, did you miss last week's email? No problem. You can find the post on my site below.
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Why Women Love a Lean Hollywood Body
Until next time,
Squat for Glory!
Lee
P.S. Thanks for all the kind words and messages following the publication of my book last week. It was very thoughtful of everyone and means a lot to me.
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