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| Two-A-Days, not just for Football Players By Nathan Donahue In football, two-a-days are probably the most dreaded aspect of training camp, except for cuts. But coaches all schedule them because it gets their athlete's in top physical condition fast and it separates the men from the boys. Since I moved to Calgary, I joined a Muay Thai gym with a full weight room right between where I live and where I work. Being the training obsessed person that I am, I quickly realized I had an opportunity to test out these coach's theory. Lately I have been doing two training sessions a day and the results have been fantastic. I generally do weights on my lunch break and Muay Thai after work. Since starting my two a day regime my metabolism has been on fire! I am always hungry, eating everything I see, yet at the same time losing weight. Down about 10 pounds from what I thought was a lean 215 lbs. I am probably at my all time leanest and not dieting at all; in fact, I am always on the hunt for more calories! I know, hooray for me; but seriously you can apply this to your own fitness regime as well. When doing two a days, you essentially workout for the same amount of time per day (about one to one and a half hours). By breaking it up into two short snappy workouts you keep you motivated and keep the metabolism revved up. After a lunch time workout my metabolism is elevated due to the weight training session, then before it even has a chance to go down, I am doing a Muay Thai class. Besides, who wants to sit in a depressing lunch room on their break? I can't stand it! I only lift weights for about a half an hour at lunch, all compound movements of course. So, for example, I would do front squats for about 10 sets of 5 reps. Then, when I get back to the gym after work, Muay Thai is about an hour of very intense conditioning. Now, by intense I mean wondering if you will soon die and trying to hold down your last meal. Then done, oh and by the way, you'll have abs without eating like a rabbit. Now, if you don't practice martial arts or an intense sport like soccer or rugby, that's fine too. I would recommend running hill sprints, doing kettlebell training, or going to conditioning classes that aren't too fruity. Sorry if your in to Jazzercise or Body Pump but those are really fruity. To be honest, why the heck don't you do sports? Is there really a better way to get some exercise in than playing a game? Nope. Sports make you work harder because the fun makes you forget your actually ... gasp ... exercising! And, correct me if I'm wrong, but other than being intimate with a pretty girl, aren't sports the most fun thing in the world to do? I am getting off track here, but the point I am trying to make is conditioning plus weight training is a must for top physical performance and appearance. Personally I think splitting the two components into separate sessions is ideal for results. So why not try a two-a-day program for yourself and see what happens? You might be surprised at the lean, athletic body living under that layer of fat you have. Plus, I heard chicks dig abs....hot chicks! |