Quality Over Quantity

When I tell people I exercise about 20 minutes a week,  I am often met with looks of skepticism.  As I have said time and time again, less is more.  It’s all about quality NOT quantity.

Here is my workout from last week.  I have been working out 3 times a week and have split up my workouts as follows:

DAY ONE:  Multi-Joint Exercises

DAY TWO:  Spinal Exercises

DAY THREE:  Single- Joint Exercises

I love doing Spinal Exercises on DAY TWO because in addition to strengthening and creating traction for my spine, it gives me some much needed extra rest between my Multi-Joint and Single-Joint workouts.

Here is my workout from last week:

DAY ONE

1. MedX Pull Down: 554 pounds for 55 seconds
2. MedX Chest Press: 420 pounds for 1 minute and 1 second
3. MedX Leg Press: 740 pounds for 54 seconds
4. Nautilus Overhead Press: 131 pounds for 55 seconds
5. MedX Seated Dip: 330 pounds for 54 seconds

Total Time Exercising: 4 minutes and 39 seconds

DAY TWO

1. MedX Abdominal:  116 pounds for 51 seconds
2. Nautilus Cervical Extension (Neck): 102 pounds for 58 seconds
3. MedX Torso Rotation:
   1. Left Side: 128 pounds for 52 seconds
   2. Right Side: 128 pounds for 51 seconds
4. Nautilus Lumbar Extension (Low Back): 185 pounds for 1 minute and 4 seconds

Total Time Exercising: 5 minutes and 30 seconds

DAY THREE

1. Nautilus Pullover: 220 pounds for 54 seconds
2. MedX Leg Extension: 448 pounds for 40 seconds
3. Nautilus 10 Degree Chest Fly:  200 pounds for 1 minute and 11 seconds
4. Nautilus Rowing Torso: 123 pounds for 51 seconds
5. MedX Leg Curl:  346 pounds for 50 seconds
6. MedX Lateral Raise: 160 pounds for 49 seconds
7. Nautilus Hip Abduction: 205 pounds for 46 seconds
8. Nautilus Hip Adduction: 143 pounds for 52 seconds
9. Tricep Extenstion  (using MedX Pull Down):  162 pounds for 50 seconds
10. Nautilus Bicep Curl: 134.5 pounds for 49 seconds

Total Time Exercising: 8 minutes and 32 seconds

Total Time Exercising For The Week: 18 minutes and 41 seconds