Fri 16th January. First TT workout.

I thought I'd better start with the TT Beginner level workout. I have trained for years, but these bad boys are completely different to anything I have done before.

After a unique body weight calisthenic warm up, I started the workout. To be fair to Craig, who has spent years developing this system, I wont list the exercises, but the whole workout took me @ 20 minutes.Not long you might say, I'd agree. Three supersets!! (supersets are 2 exercises performed back to back with no rest between them)

Three supersets of 6 exercises.What's unique about this system is that the exercises hit opposing body parts. For example, the first superset is a leg exercise, followed immediately by a chest exercise. Complete the required repetitions, rest for 1 minute, then perform 2 more supersets. I bet you that it will be the most intense 9 supersets you will do.

This style of training raises your metabolism for around 48 hours after exercising, so you can see where the fat burning effect comes in.

However, just to ensure that maximum fat loss is achieved, it's time for some interval training.
Interval training is a style of doing "cardio training" that is 9 times more effective at burning fat than traditional "steady state" aerobic training. To perform intervals, begin with a warm up @3-5 minutes, then you perform intervals of work & "rest".For example, after your warm up, you would perform a work interval of say 1 minute, then a "rest" interval, at a much lower intensity of any thing from 30 seconds to 2 minutes. You normally perform 6 rounds of these intervals.
Today I did my intervals on the bike, my work period was 1 minute, my rest period was 1 minute and I did 6 rounds. Twelve minutes,plus 6 minutes of warming up & cooling down( 3 minutes each).

There you have it, 40 minutes of training in the most effective fat burning style.

Oh, did I mention, it's good fun too! Click here to find out for yourself