How's it going Internet community?
Let me take this moment to thank and congratulate you on taking the first step towards weight loss and plateau busting.
This blog will serve a multitude of purposes. In conjunction with my Twitter account @thecircuitjerk, I will post workouts that will not only stimulate weight loss, but encourage lean muscle growth as well. These workouts will be promoted in written and visual form, allowing you to see the proper form that is required to start your very own circuit plan. There will also be diet recommendations and recipes that I use to fuel my daily routines (No protein shakes, creatine, supplements, etc.) <- There are plenty of food substitues that are way more delicious than these enhancers! They're also better for you to, because one can never be fully sure where the "protein" in these drinks comes from.
For the purpose of this blog circuit training refers to anywhere between 2-4 exercises done simultaneously for each set. Generally, on days when you're targeting one specific area (example:chest), you would only do 2 circuits during each set (example: bench press supersetted with push ups). On days when you are targeting two areas (example: shoulders and back), you would increase the amount of circuits to 3 or 4, depending on your fitness level. I will go into further detail when I explain some of the workouts in greater detail.
One of the biggest myths about circuit training is that you have to be an elite athlete in order to do it, this couldn't be further from the truth. In a little over a year I have gone from being 6'1" 190 lbs and 13% body fat to 6'1" 165 lbs and 4% body fat.
When I was 190 lbs I lifted weights seven days a week but noticed a couple of things:
1. I wasn't developing that coveted 6-pack
2. I was feeling twinges in various joints from lifting very heavy weights
This led me to seek out the advice of a great friend of mine, Andrew Didomenico. We always trained together when we were home on our college breaks and would routinely bounce exercise ideas off one another. During one of our summers in South Florida he showed me a new method of training that would forever change my outlook on the term, "healthy." He super-setted everything he did, working out legs? superset with a jump rope, working out chest? superset with push ups.
A number of the exercises showcased in this blog were taught to me by Andrew. That is what exercise is all about, learning from others, adding your own twist, and passing it on to others in hopes that it helps them as much as it helps you. Please feel free to ask any health related questions you might have to my Twitter Account @thecircuitjerk. I will do my best to assist you and if you stump me I will certainly find the right person to answer your question.
Thank you all again for your time. If I can inspire just one person to take that step towards changing their lifestyle for the better then this blog will have been a success. Fight on and don't give up!
Sincerely,
Rai the circuit jerk
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