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    Show your body some love with these low intensity Show your body some love with these low intensity routines.

Go to humanfitproject.com (or swipe up on today’s Story). #humanfitproject #lowimpact #valentinesday
    Quality rounds. As many as possible in 12 minutes. Quality rounds. As many as possible in 12 minutes.

Another from the HFP Bodyweight-Only plan.

Lateral hops x 10 (5 per side)
Pike push-up x 10
Jumping lunge x 10 (5 per side)
Plank shoulder taps x 10 per side
#humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #hiitworkout
    15 minutes. Full body EMOM. Another from the HFP 15 minutes. Full body EMOM.

Another from the HFP Bodyweight-Only plan.

Perform the following exercises every minute for 15 minutes. Rest for the remaining amount of time between minutes. 

Minute 1, 6, 11: Jumping jack x 50
Minute 2, 7, 12: Glute bridge x 40
Minute 3, 8, 13: Sit-up x 25
Minute 4, 9, 14: Squat thrust x 15
Minute 5, 10, 15: Push-up mountain climber x 10

#humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #emomworkout
    A STANDARD MOBILITY & RECOVERY WORKOUT You could A STANDARD MOBILITY & RECOVERY WORKOUT

You could do this every single day, especially on non-training days.

From the HFP Bodyweight-Only workout plan.

Walk-out to plank and walk back x 5
Thread the needle x 5 each side
Scorpion x 5 each side
Cossack squat x 5 each side
Seated twist x 30 second each side

Rest as needed. Repeat 3x each. #humanfitproject #recoveryworkout #mobilityworkout #recoveryday #strenghttraining
    It’s that time of year. Looking for a personal t It’s that time of year. Looking for a personal trainer?

If you’re a disciplined self-starter, then one of our many HFP workout plans (or premium programs) can put you on your way, but if you need hands-on attention, nothing will ever beat an IRL personal trainer. Finding the right one can be tricky.

Go to humanfitproject.com for our new piece on how to do it. #humanfitproject #personaltrainer #personaltraining #strengthtraining #specialization #fitpros
    Our Bodyweight-Only Workout Plan is now available! Our Bodyweight-Only Workout Plan is now available!

Whether you’re still avoiding the gym or plan to start traveling again in 2021, you’ll want these workouts in your back pocket.

It’s 3 full body workouts you can follow on non-consecutive days with supplemental cardio, warm-up, and recovery workout suggestions for the remainder of the week.

Go to humanfitproject.com for the full plan. #humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #bodyweightplan #athomeworkout
    Is 2021 going to be the year of your major transfo Is 2021 going to be the year of your major transformation? Here’s what it takes:

- Aspiration and focus
- Drive and discipline
- Patience and perseverance

Go to humanfitproject.com for the full story. #humanfitproject #discipline #newyearresolution #workout
    The slow and steady return to barbell squats and l The slow and steady return to barbell squats and lunges. #humanfitproject
    COMING SOON: heavy weights and more free programmi COMING SOON: heavy weights and more free programming. Link in bio for ways to restart. #humanfitproject #strengthtraining
    👊Lower Body with @kafetters! Do AMQRAP (as man 👊Lower Body with @kafetters!

Do AMQRAP (as many quality reps as possible) for each exercise, rest for 30 seconds. At the end of each round, rest for 2 minutes, repeat for a total of 3-4 rounds.

Quadruped Hip Thrust to Leg Kick
Single Leg Hip Hinge to Jump/Knee Drive
Squat to Lunge Step-Back

For quality fitness content, give Aleisha a follow @kafetters !
    Let’s restart together! Sign up for our brand ne Let’s restart together! Sign up for our brand new 4-week training bundle. It’s got everything you need before your gym opens, and once it does. Includes: our diet book and 4 semi-private workouts on ZOOM. 👉To learn more, tap the “The 4-Week Restart Training Bundle” in our BIO. #humanfitproject #workoutroutine #workoutplans #fitnessplans
    💦 Full Body HIIT with @kafetters. Do each exer 💦 Full Body HIIT with @kafetters.

Do each exercise for 30 seconds, rest for 15. At the end of each round, rest for 1 minute, repeat for a total of 3-4 rounds.

Plank Skier Hop
Single-Leg Hip Hinge to I, Y, T
Tempo Dead-Stop Pushup
Plyo Pulse Bulgarian Split Squat

To work with Aleisha, give her a follow: @kafetters! #humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #hiitworkout #outdoorworkout #athomeworkout #cscs #personaltrainers #shestrong
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I can’t take a selfie, but my workouts are 20x better now

September 19, 2017

I broke one of my own rules.

My phone was to always remain in the car. Always. No exceptions. For 1-2 hours, I was to be completely disconnected from everything with the exception of the environment of the gym. Sometime over the last 5 or so years, I broke that rule and it has impacted my training. At first, it wasn’t obvious, but over time, I think it started to add up. Let me explain: say I trained at an intensity of “10” my whole gym-going career, now I was training at an intensity of “8” because of little distractions through my sessions. Weeks, months, and years go by of reduced intensity and focus… that’s not how I go my conditioning to where it is.

The No Phone Test

This thought came into mind after a few weeks of feeling sluggish and at a plateau. I decided to conduct an experiment on myself. I went back to my no phone rule for a couple days. I explicitly remember doing it during an upper body workout and a lower body workout. It was a Monday and a Wednesday. I loaded up my iPod shuffle. Yes, an iPod shuffle. The phone stayed in the car. Not even in the locker or the bag, the car. That way I wouldn’t be tempted to check an email. I started off with some warmups and was already feeling way more in zone. On to bench presses on the upper body day and squats after hip swings on lower body day. Every rep, every set was just as good as the next. Focus and intensity were on point. I was also much more consciously aware of my rest periods, 30 seconds meant 30 seconds, not 35, not 45… 30 seconds. At the end of the week of workouts I had experienced pumps in the muscles that I hadn’t felt in a while and that post-workout endorphin “high” that I had almost forget even happened after a solid session.

After a week or so of the “no phone in the gym rule” I went back to bringing my phone in as I had been. Back to checking emails and responding to text messages in between sets. And as expected, I was much more disconnected. The focus just wasn’t there. The intensity wasn’t there, and rest periods were slipping a little longer. That damn phone became a distraction again.

The No Phone Test Takeaway

Your mind can’t be in multiple places at once, well, it can be in multiple places, but quickly jumbling back and forth—there’s no way you can focus on the main job at hand. That job is to work out and work out hard. No different than if you’re doing something at work (or driving a car!)

Early in my fitness career I conditioned myself to eliminate distractions then somewhere down the road I reconditioned myself to think using the phone in the gym wasn’t a big deal when, in fact, it was.

I’m obviously not breaking anything revolutionary here, but it might be worth trying for yourself, especially if you’re a beginner or someone who’s progress has come to a halt.

Beginners need to find a real connection

If you’re new to working out, you don’t have the experience under your belt to know your body, understand what it responds to and doesn’t respond to. You haven’t developed a system that works for you yet. For you, distractions need to be kept at a minimal, building that mind-muscle connection needs to happen. The mind-muscle connection is not some mumbo-jumbo—it’s a very real thing. Just as though anyone gets better at anything with practice, it’s no different with working out and understanding how to develop your body.

Others might need to get reconnected

If you’re not a beginner, but you’re still not happy with where you are: the same goes for you. Maybe you’re not focused enough. I mean, your diet could be God awful, but don’t think that lazy workouts don’t hurt either.

If you think it’s ridiculous to sign on to the no phone in the gym rule, maybe airplane mode is a happy compromise. Remember, it’s only an hour. Make it count.

Morale of the story: fewer gym selfies = more gains.

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I am the founder of HUMANFITPROJECT and a certified personal trainer. I write, edit, and produce all things fitness. I have bylines in Men's Journal, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, and Furthermore by Equinox. I previously was the executive digital director of Men's Fitness magazine, and am currently the director of editorial and social at NEOU Fitness. Follow me on Instagram at @Mike_Simone

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    Show your body some love with these low intensity Show your body some love with these low intensity routines.

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    Quality rounds. As many as possible in 12 minutes. Quality rounds. As many as possible in 12 minutes.

Another from the HFP Bodyweight-Only plan.

Lateral hops x 10 (5 per side)
Pike push-up x 10
Jumping lunge x 10 (5 per side)
Plank shoulder taps x 10 per side
#humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #hiitworkout
    15 minutes. Full body EMOM. Another from the HFP 15 minutes. Full body EMOM.

Another from the HFP Bodyweight-Only plan.

Perform the following exercises every minute for 15 minutes. Rest for the remaining amount of time between minutes. 

Minute 1, 6, 11: Jumping jack x 50
Minute 2, 7, 12: Glute bridge x 40
Minute 3, 8, 13: Sit-up x 25
Minute 4, 9, 14: Squat thrust x 15
Minute 5, 10, 15: Push-up mountain climber x 10

#humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #emomworkout
    A STANDARD MOBILITY & RECOVERY WORKOUT You could A STANDARD MOBILITY & RECOVERY WORKOUT

You could do this every single day, especially on non-training days.

From the HFP Bodyweight-Only workout plan.

Walk-out to plank and walk back x 5
Thread the needle x 5 each side
Scorpion x 5 each side
Cossack squat x 5 each side
Seated twist x 30 second each side

Rest as needed. Repeat 3x each. #humanfitproject #recoveryworkout #mobilityworkout #recoveryday #strenghttraining
    It’s that time of year. Looking for a personal t It’s that time of year. Looking for a personal trainer?

If you’re a disciplined self-starter, then one of our many HFP workout plans (or premium programs) can put you on your way, but if you need hands-on attention, nothing will ever beat an IRL personal trainer. Finding the right one can be tricky.

Go to humanfitproject.com for our new piece on how to do it. #humanfitproject #personaltrainer #personaltraining #strengthtraining #specialization #fitpros
    Our Bodyweight-Only Workout Plan is now available! Our Bodyweight-Only Workout Plan is now available!

Whether you’re still avoiding the gym or plan to start traveling again in 2021, you’ll want these workouts in your back pocket.

It’s 3 full body workouts you can follow on non-consecutive days with supplemental cardio, warm-up, and recovery workout suggestions for the remainder of the week.

Go to humanfitproject.com for the full plan. #humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #bodyweightplan #athomeworkout
    Is 2021 going to be the year of your major transfo Is 2021 going to be the year of your major transformation? Here’s what it takes:

- Aspiration and focus
- Drive and discipline
- Patience and perseverance

Go to humanfitproject.com for the full story. #humanfitproject #discipline #newyearresolution #workout
    The slow and steady return to barbell squats and l The slow and steady return to barbell squats and lunges. #humanfitproject
    COMING SOON: heavy weights and more free programmi COMING SOON: heavy weights and more free programming. Link in bio for ways to restart. #humanfitproject #strengthtraining
    👊Lower Body with @kafetters! Do AMQRAP (as man 👊Lower Body with @kafetters!

Do AMQRAP (as many quality reps as possible) for each exercise, rest for 30 seconds. At the end of each round, rest for 2 minutes, repeat for a total of 3-4 rounds.

Quadruped Hip Thrust to Leg Kick
Single Leg Hip Hinge to Jump/Knee Drive
Squat to Lunge Step-Back

For quality fitness content, give Aleisha a follow @kafetters !
    Let’s restart together! Sign up for our brand ne Let’s restart together! Sign up for our brand new 4-week training bundle. It’s got everything you need before your gym opens, and once it does. Includes: our diet book and 4 semi-private workouts on ZOOM. 👉To learn more, tap the “The 4-Week Restart Training Bundle” in our BIO. #humanfitproject #workoutroutine #workoutplans #fitnessplans
    💦 Full Body HIIT with @kafetters. Do each exer 💦 Full Body HIIT with @kafetters.

Do each exercise for 30 seconds, rest for 15. At the end of each round, rest for 1 minute, repeat for a total of 3-4 rounds.

Plank Skier Hop
Single-Leg Hip Hinge to I, Y, T
Tempo Dead-Stop Pushup
Plyo Pulse Bulgarian Split Squat

To work with Aleisha, give her a follow: @kafetters! #humanfitproject #bodyweightworkout #hiitworkout #outdoorworkout #athomeworkout #cscs #personaltrainers #shestrong
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