52. How to Get More From Less Time in the Gym

<p>Apply for 1:1 Coaching:</p><p><a href="https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast</a></p><p><br /></p><p>30 Strength Workouts for $10:</p><p><a href="https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcast</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A short one, and deliberately so. We go back and forth on getting more out of the gym when your schedule has nothing left in it. No optimal split, no perfect frequency, just what actually holds up when you've got twenty minutes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also in this one: why weeks are arbitrary and you should never restart a plan, the four to eight hard sets per muscle group that are genuinely enough, why set one gets you half the benefit and set two gets you ninety percent, cutting sets rather than exercises, skipping the lifts that need a long warm-up, and a sincere appreciation of the Planet Fitness circuit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>00:00 Cutting the fluff, for Leroy</p><p>01:22 Weeks are arbitrary. Don't restart the plan.</p><p>02:29 Do you actually care about optimal?</p><p>03:29 Four to eight hard sets per muscle per week</p><p>05:19 Set one gets you half. Set two gets you ninety.</p><p>07:11 Push closer to failure when you've only got two sets</p><p>08:12 Two sets are easier to go hard on</p><p>10:44 Do full body</p><p>13:27 Break it into shorter chunks</p><p>16:59 Cut sets, not exercises</p><p>17:23 Skip the technical lifts</p><p>19:14 Herman disagrees: pick what you're competent at</p><p>20:40 The four buckets: squat, hinge, press, row</p><p>24:18 Dumbbells at home beat the commute</p><p>25:31 Shorten rest, lean on supersets</p><p>27:18 In defense of the Planet Fitness circuit</p>