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Hyperfitness by Sean Burch | tandjfoods.com
Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre. Exercises for Perfect Posture. Awake at 3 a. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Yoga Fitness for Men. Michael Easter and Bobby Maximus. Sean's program seems like just what i need to shake up my training.
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As of today I am half way through week 4 of the regime. It is certainly challenging!
There are 3 levels you can try depending on your current fitness, 'Trekker', 'Climber' or 'Sherpa'. You may need a bit of equipment at least for the Climber and Sherpa levels - I am doing the Climber Level and have managed to make do with a skipping rope, stability ball, weights and the step in our garden, although ideally you would also have a medicine ball, weighted skipping ropes, steps with risers and access to a treadmill, bike and some basic gym equipment.
At all levels, the exercises themselves are varied and keep your interest, incorporating movements for strength, stamina, core strength and balance. The exercises change every 2 weeks to stop you getting bored and to challenge your body more. There are quite a lot of jumping jacks and similar, so you may want to do them outside or in a gym rather than crashing round the living room!
He recommends doing the exercises in the morning so I have taken to doing them in the backgarden so I have space and can make as much noise as I want. For the trekker level - you will need at least 30 mins to do the exercises, 5 days a week, plus time for a warm up and stretches afterwards. The Climber level you need between 45 mins and 1 hour 15 mins, and I can imagine quite a bit longer for the Sherpa level. The book does also have quite a lot of motivational tips in it and information about healthy eating etc, so is focused on mental health as well as physical. There are some things you might not want to do in public like chanting whilst running, but don't let this put you off the program.
I normally go to the gym between 3 and 5 times a week and hill walk at weekends.
Hyperfitness
I am still going to the gym times a week to do longer cardio sessions in addition to the program, but Hyperfit itself would be sufficient for most people I would imagine. Since starting with Hyperfit, I can definately see a difference in my shape, and my legs, arms and core are definately stronger than they were. And that's after only 3 and a half weeks of the 12 week program. The hardest thing for me is committing to getting up so early every day, and exercising outside in the dark! I would feel self conscious at the gym doing some of the exercises as they are definitely not the norm- but maybe that is just me.
Not having all the equipment can be a bit off putting at first, but I think if you have a flexible approach to it, and don't be afraid to adapt or exchange the exercises where necessary you can still get the benefit. It is a shame he lives in America as his exercise classes sound really good fun. At the very least the program gives you a huge amount of new exercises to incorporate into future training sessions.
You will need to embrace his way of thinking and be very determined, but if you put the effort in, you should see good results. It seems to be working for me, and it certainly worked for him! This is an outstanding fitness book - one of the best I have read. It is fundamentally a 12 week workout; however, the workout has 3 different versions, corresponding to 3 different levels of intensity.
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Hence, if you were to do each one in turn, going up through the levels, it could last you the better part of a year. Furthermore, the book is focused on building functional strength and serious stamina, as opposed to simply bulking up or becoming more fit although you will do both if you follow the programme.
The author has climbed mountains in record time, run marathons in the Antarctic, and similar such feats of hyperfitness. After discarding most of the literature on the market regarding fitness since it either didn't provide him with sufficient functional fitness, or was not efficient in building his lactate threshold and VO2 max - both of which are factors which cause your body to shut down at times of heavy exertion he developed this programme based on his own personal research.
More pictures would have been nice, but I have found that there was always enough descriptions in the book to be able to accurately tell how the exercises should be carried out.
The first 12 week workout is designed principly around bodyweight exercises, with almost no equipment required. Note that the workouts are designed so that you never do the same workout for more than 2 weeks, thus helping to keep motivation and avoid boredom. The book is also a kind of biography of his own path from a mediocre and unfulfilling life to a life of chasing and achieving his goals and dreams, along with coaching and mentoring to help you to do the same!
A perfect read for the New Year - Highly recommended. One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. Before Hyperfitness, my workout consisted of hiking in the hills. Hiking is mentally and physically challenging, but only works cardio and legs.
Plus I could only hike part of the year, when the days are long enough so that it is light after work. And my lower back hurt. I took up Pilates for my back, which solved that problem, but then I experienced other problems requiring physical therapy.
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At age 50, I worried that I was getting out of shape faster than I could get in shape. So I started working out at a gym to increase muscle mass. But working out in the gym is boring, and I didn't feel that the machines, with the emphasis on working only one muscle group at a time, were achieving my goals. It means setting goals and attaining them. It means discovering that you are stronger and tougher than you knew. And, it means taking your workout to a whole new level. The program focuses on three important, linked components: Innovative exercises and drills give you the strength, quickness, and endurance of a world-class athlete.
With names like "aerial spins" and "ski-mogul master jumps," the exercises are fun and varied, and encompass three fitness levels.