Ever wondered how you can have your cake and eat it!
Your prayers have been answered The TON UP® Principle has arrived, based loosely on a military style circuit which my trainers and myself were put through many times in our military careers, we developed the concept. The idea of the principle is to complete each exercise quickly and accurately and upon completion of the required reps move quickly to the next exercise.
The Ton Up® is what it says 100, 10 reps x 10 sets = 100, no rest between exercises and only 60 seconds between sets.
The circuits can encompass anything from bodyweight (which is the primary way) to dumbbells, kettle bells etc, circuits can be done in a six foot space or placed as stations with sprints in between.
How does it work?
The idea of the principle is to complete each exercise quickly and accurately and upon completion of the required reps move quickly to the next exercise.
This allows an athlete to target hypertrophy by using the fast muscle twitch fibres of the body to build, strengthen muscles, burn fat and boost metabolism. The circuits will boost performance and allow those that have hit a plateau or require a push in the right direction to get motivated.
By keeping the rest to sixty seconds between sets the heart rate remains high and the fast muscle twitch fibres remain activated, this means that an athlete will remain within his maximum heart rate zones for training. The warm up does not count as an exercise in the workout.
To try out the programme for your self below which is Ton Up® 1 and is a bodyweight circuit.
Alternatively try a Ton up Turbo and every two minutes for twenty minutes start a new set to further increase your hypertrophy and endurance ensuring to start on a different exercise each time.
Visit the link below for your programme
http://www.tod-coaching.co.uk/Training%20Notebook/Programmes/ton%20up%201.pdf
Editors note:
Brian Fernie is a Master Personal Trainer and Triathlon Coach and is the founder of T.O.D Coaching Scotland’s Premier Personal Training Company.
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