20 Rep Workout Routine!!!

I’d like to pass on a routine that I’ve used in the past and it’s something I enjoy doing. In fact, I’ve been using this routine on a more frequent basis because it takes a lot of the stress off of my joints and ligaments associated with using heavy weights. I also like the fact that it still forces my body to work extra hard due to the higher than normal repetitions used to complete a set.

This routine is great for those of you who want to give your joints and ligaments a rest from the heavy weight but still want to:

• Maintain hard earned muscle mass;
• Get past weight training plateaus;
• Provide a different but intense workout environment for muscle growth;
• Burn additional fat while maintaining muscle
• Train even though you have an injured body part
• Break up your routine for additional variety

Please remember to be careful on the second last point. If you have an injury, please get it checked out and diagnosed properly.

There are some important benefits to using a workout routine such as the following 20 rep workout. First, it gives your joints and ligaments a break from heavy weight training. Take it from someone who knows, you don’t want to injure your joints and ligaments. Once you injure these delicate connective tissues, your body is never the same. Perform this workout for two to three weeks to give your joints and ligaments a break.

Secondly, it is a hard workout to perform. For those of you who want to take a break from heavy lifting, but don’t want to sacrifice your hard earned muscle mass, this workout will ensure you keep that mass. By providing an intense workout environment, this workout will keep you working just as hard but just not super heavy. Will you lose muscle mass? Nope, in fact you may even gain because of the extra volume involved.

Thirdly, this is a pretty intense workout and will fit in nicely to an overall fat burning plan. Since you’ll be performing higher than normal repetitions with minimal rest periods, you’ll burn extra calories while boosting cardiovascular endurance. It’s a nice change and will help refine the muscle you currently have.

Fourthly, it can be used to build muscle. I have shoulder tendinitis and this routine helps me keep my muscle mass without having to give up upper body training all together. I simply can’t go as heavy as I once did so this option keeps the exercise intense while alleviating the pain associated with heavy weight training.

Fifthly, it’s a pretty quick workout. Since you’ll be resting less in between each set and exercise, the amount of time to complete this routine is less.

In this workout, you will be performing 20 repetitions for each exercise while keeping rest periods to a minimum. Light weight will be used at the start of the routine which you can increase to moderate after a few sessions. Two exercises will be used for each body part. You can increase this to three as you progress with the routine. You can also customize this type of routine to fit your exercise preference and progression. However, the point of this routine is to perform 20 repetitions, per set with a minimum amount of rest in between sets and exercises.