You Really Only Need FOUR Exercises.

Good morning folks, welcome back to MeowMed! We’re coming back from a break last week, as things have been rather busy. I wanted to hit you with something short and sweet, but tremendously useful for our day-to-day lives.

As I mentioned that things have been quite busy, I need to find a way to get my fitness in. Not everybody has 2 hours a day, 7 days a week to hit the gym (and honestly, at least one of those days should be a recovery day). In my personal experience, for the better or the worse, life happens and we should be able to accommodate for it. And no—it does not involve living at the gym!

My approach for going about this is that every program should have 4 different types of exercises: a push exercise, a pull exercise, a squat, and a deadlift. Next week, I have an exam. So am I gonna sit hunched over a desk while my gains atrophy away? Heck no! Instead, I’ll do dips, chin-ups, back squats, and deadlifts. And since these are compound exercises, these will hit most of the muscle groups of the body.

How many sets and reps? I think that depends on your goals (strength, hypertrophy, or stamina). Even with a simplified program like this, I know that sticking to 5-15 reps will help me retain or even build muscle. Maybe not to the same degree as my usual well-fleshed out push/pull/legs split, but it’s still something that I will be able to do even during my residency years.

What do you think about this program—is it adequate for a busy person’s life? Feel free to let me know your thoughts by replying to this email!