Metabolic Training 101

Metabolic Training is a term that you often hear associated with cross fit!!! Man I hate cross fit, but there are some aspects that we can take away from that style of training and incorporate into our own routines as bodybuilders. The biggest takeaway would for sure have to be metabolic training.

Metabolic training refers to training in a way that allows you to take advantage of maximal improvements in your metabolism by focusing on shorter rest periods between sets and higher volume overall in the workout to stimulate more fat loss. Think of this as a way to HIIT train without the traditional KB swings, cleans, tire flips and all the other exercises associated with cross fit.

Traditionally with the bodybuilder/muscle building split that most of us use, we keep the reps in the 8-12 range and the rest periods around 2 minutes. Well here we will be going outside the box a bit and doing reps in the 12-20 range (sometimes higher) and keeping rest periods under a minute tops to ensure that we keep the heart rate elevated. This will allow us to take advantage of the fat burning benefits that metabolic training can provide, while also allowing us to do the traditional exercises that we have in our split. Now don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with throwing in more cross fit style exercises for variety, we just will not base our workouts off of that.

So here is a way that we can enhance our bodybuilding routines allow us to continue propelling forward and break up the monotony of the day to day grind. BEYOND JUST BODYBUILDING!!!!!