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ThePyramidWorkout

The pyramid workout is a strategic form of circuit training that is designed to be


progressivelychallenginginbothmuscularandcardiovascularelements.
Simpleindesign,thoughcomplexinitsbenefitsthisprogramwilldeliverbigresults
forjustasmallinvestmentoftimeandwillraisemetabolismtonewheightstoaidin
rapidfatburning.
HeresHowItWorks

Thepyramidworksasamultiplierofthemovementschosenforthecircuit,inthis
case:
Pushupsx2
Lungesx2
Bench/chairdips(fortriceps)x3
DumbellCurlsx3
ShoulderPressx3
Abdominalscurlsx4
Squatsx4
The number after each of these exercises tells you the base number of reps that
must be completed and this will be multiplied by the layer of the pyramid (dont
worry,thiswillbecomeclearer).

Belowyoucanseethepyramidwithitsmultipliernumbers.
Itrunsx1,x2,x3,x4,x5tothetopofthepyramidthenx5,x4,x3,x2,x1backdown
theotherside.
Simplytakeyourexercisesandmultiplytheirrepsbythelayeronthepyramidtotell
youwhateachcircuitentails.
So

X5

X5

X4

X3

X2

X1

Onlevel1ofthepyramidyoulldo

Pushupsx2
Lungesx2
Bench/chairdips(fortriceps)x3
DumbellCurlsx3
ShoulderPressx3
Abdominalscurlsx4
Squatsx4

X4
X3
X2
X1

Onlevel2ofthepyramidyoulldo

Pushupsx4
Lungesx4
Bench/chairdips(fortriceps)x6
DumbellCurlsx6
ShoulderPressx6
Abdominalscurlsx8
Squatsx8

Onlevel3ofthepyramidyoulldo

Pushupsx6
Lungesx6
Bench/chairdips(fortriceps)x9
DumbellCurlsx9
ShoulderPressx9
Abdominalscurlsx12
Squatsx12

Onlevel4ofthepyramidyoulldo
Pushups8
Lungesx8
Bench/chairdips(fortriceps)x12
DumbellCurlsx12
ShoulderPressx12
Abdominalscurlsx16
Squatsx16

Onlevel5ofthepyramidyoulldo
Pushups10
Lungesx10
Bench/chairdips(fortriceps)x15
DumbellCurlsx15
ShoulderPressx15
Abdominalscurlsx20
Squatsx20

Thenofcourse,youhavetodescendtheotherside!

Onpaperitdoesntlooklikemuchbutinrealityitcanbeafairbitofwork.

Abouttimings
Thereare2waystousethisprogram.
Onewayisforabsolutetime.
Youarenottospendlongerthan20minutesontheprogram.Setyourstopwatch
andtrytoclimbonesideofthepyramidanddescendtheotherin20minutes.Ifyou
cantthenmakeanoteofhowmanylayersyoucompleteinthe20minutesanduse
thisasatargetforyournextworkout.
IfyouCANclimbanddescendbothsidesthenconsiderincreasingtheloadsyouuse
fortheworkoutandthenworkonrecordingandbeatingyourtotaltimeforascent
anddescentofthepyramid.
Thisisaboutworkinghard.Recordyourtimesandbeatthemateachworkoutand
youllhaveapowerfulfatburningworkoutatyourdisposal.
Enjoy!

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