Posted by Sebastien on November 21st, 2013

It may seem crazy to think that something can be achieved by applying four hours a week to it, but if you consider what four hours translates to in a month followed by a year, you will realize that such a small number can lead to big results. So what about working out? Do we need to believe that we should be at the gym all the time 7 days a week in order to put on muscle or to cut fat? Well, if you are working out improperly then yes, but if you believe goals can be achieved effectively regardless if it’s a short amount of time then no, and therefore you may want to consider these workout tips. Basically, we can divide our workout days into 2-3 days, with 3 recommended as the most ideal. However, 2 can work as well. If we have 3 days available then we should think of doing a workout on one day followed by a day of rest. After our third workout day of the week then we should rest for two days. Basically, this schedule looks like this: Monday-Workout Tuesday-Rest Wednesday-WorkoutThursday-Rest Friday-Workout Saturday-Rest Sunday-Rest Of course, these days can be switched around to your liking but it’s best to follow this pattern if you are a beginner or even if you are at an intermediate stage. We can divide each day into 80-minute workouts, which in my opinion is a really practical and realistic number to aim for. Anything less, or at the very least 60 minutes, tends not to bring the results people look for as the time does not give enough to do multiple muscle groups to the extent of which they need to be worked on to build muscle and cut fat. So, within our 80-minute exercise we can think of our schedule for the day as such: 25 minutes: One muscle group 25 minutes: Another muscle group 15 minutes: Core strengthening or abs workouts 15 minutes: Non-stop cardio such as running or cycling For the two 25 minute sections you should do a major muscle group for each one. Personally, I like to do chest and biceps on one day followed by shoulders and triceps on one