Go in to any mainstream gym today and the place will be filled with machines of all shapes and sizes. Apparently they are all needed for effectively engaging a specific muscle or muscle group which in turn will give you that complete full body workout.
If one was to purchase all of the different objects in most gyms today they would probably be lucky to see any change on $30,000.
You don’t need to spend this kind of money in order to lose weight or get bigger muscles.
Face the facts, people have been getting in shape for centuries without the aid of specialized equipment. And to be honest, I think obesity is at it’s worst these days which kind of proves it’s not the equipment that you need to get fit.
Instead of incorporated specialised equipment that targets each and every muscle in your body, just focus on a few key exercises that focus on multiple muscles at the same time.
There are certain exercises which have lasted the test of time. Squats, lunges, sit ups, dips, press ups, pull ups - these exercises are not new, and have helped millions of people keep to a high level of fitness. These exercises work multiples muscles in your body at the same time and give your body a much better workout than any isolation type movement could ever do.
Bang-for-buck exercises as I call them, are ones which require your whole body in order to complete the movements . Squats are probably the absolute best for doing this. You see, not only are squats great for your thigh muscles, they are also great for your abs, arms, shoulders, calves, hands - pretty much your whole body!
Squats are so effective that I’m going to be bold enough to say, that if all you did were squats, that would be all the workout you needed to shed flab and get a six pack. I’m serious, they are that effective.
Isolation exercises are not bang-for-buck exercises.
Dumbbell curls, tricep kickbacks, any exercise which is isolating a single muscle cannot be considered a bang-for-buck exercise. They can be helpful if you want to get that extra ripped and toned look, but only in conjunction with a other exercises which work your entire body.
Bang-for-buck exercises mean you are working out multiple muscles at the same time.
I call chin ups/pull ups bang-for-buck exercises because (although they don’t work out the whole body) they target multiple muscles at the same time - your shoulders, biceps and back are all being worked as you pull your body up and down.
Sit ups have received a bad rep in recent years due to improper form causing back problems. A lot of experts recommended that it be replaced with the easier stomach crunch which leaves your lower back pinned to the ground. As effective as crunches can be, they shouldn’t replace the sit up which is another bang-for-buck exercise in my opinion. One sit up requires each and every muscle in your core to contract as you bring your whole upper body off the ground.
Press ups are also a bang-for-buck exercise. If done with proper form they will directly hit your triceps, chest and abs, and indirectly work out your biceps and shoulders. Throw a Swiss ball in the mix and you’ll be getting one hefty workout by just doing good ol’ push ups!
Bang-For-Buck exercises mean you waste less time an effort while achieving better results.
When you fill your workouts with bang-for-buck exercises you’ll accomplish more in 25 minutes than you could in 1 hour with all the ’specialized equipment’. Not only will it save you time (and money) but you’ll achieve much better results.
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