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5 Ways to Get Shredded for Summer

It may not feel like it, but summer will soon be upon us. This means ample opportunity to walk around with your shirt off and impress everyone. But right now that may not be such an appealing idea. One thing that winter always provides is a few extra inches around the waist, and a determination that you’ll be ripped by summer. But how do you go about getting shredded between now and the end of spring? Well this article will help you get there. We are going to look at five ways to get shredded this summer. Tip #1: Take stock of your current situation Before making any plans you really should take a good look at where you are currently at physique and fitness wise . If you are borderline obese and haven’t run 100m since high school then jumping into a 5 times per week crossfit program is probably not going to lead to good results! But even if you are in decent shape, you will still get huge benefits from assessing yo...
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See How You Can Spend Your Minutes In The Gym


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 Ever looked at a trainer's body and thought, I wonder what they do? We wanted answers, so we asked one of our favorite trainers—certified strength and conditioning specialist Tony Gentilcore, founder of CORE training in Boston—to reveal his exact gym routine when he's pressed for time.
I'm a strength guy and like helping get people strong. There’s a lot to be said for training for strength: You build a more resilient body, that body is less likely to break down over time, and you're harder to kill if the zombie apocalypse ever goes down.


More specifically, I’m a huge believer in hitting a "big" main lift of the day. By that, I mean something that trains your entire body, involves multiple joints and muscle groups, and allows you to burn a ton of calories in a short amount of time.
And I like to go heavy. (Good thing, too—a new study published in Frontiers in Physiology found that folks who trained with heavier loads saw a nice bump in muscle size, sure, but also a significantly greater increase in their muscle strength.)
I generally stick to deadlifts or squats, since they hit all those criteria. When I have only a half hour to work with, I'll spend the first half trying to work up to a challenging set of three or five reps.

Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift
It’s one of the best—and most frustrating—exercises known to man. Here is your two-step plan to finishing a complete set.
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Here’s how that looks:
Let's say I chose to work up to five reps of deadlifts. I'll do however many sets it takes to hit a five-rep max for that specific day. I call it an Estimated Daily Max (EDM) set. I like this approach because it takes into account how I feel on any given day.
Some days I feel like a rock star and can be aggressive with the amount of resistance I choose. Other days, not so much, and I’ll pick up something a tad lighter. The key is to never go easy, though—whatever weight you select should feel like the absolute maximum load you could possibly handle for five reps that day.
Once I’ve hit those five reps, I'll knock off 5 percent from the load, then perform another set of five reps with that weight.
On the next set, I'll subtract 10 to 15 percent off the original load (or another 5 to 10 percent off the most recent load), and perform a set to one rep shy of failure (that’s when my muscles literally can’t eke out another rep). This allows me to get some additional volume (a.k.a. reps) in, all using the same killer movement pattern.
With the remaining time, I'll set a timer for 15 minutes and perform a full-body circuit.
My go-to looks something like this: goblet squat (five reps), pushup (five reps), kettlebell swing (10 reps), TRX row (10 reps), farmer carry (25 yards).
I’ll go through the circuit as many times as I can in 15 minutes, with as little rest as possible. When I’m feeling extra-competitive, I’ll record how many rounds I knocked out and try to beat it the next time around. That way I’m always pushing myself... and always improving.
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