I rarely talk to anyone who claims that they couldn’t use more time each day to get everything done. We have a lot going on what with work, Facebook, family, errands etc. One of the biggest excuses I hear for not getting a work out in is “I’m too busy.”  Another post will be useful to talk about just how lame that excuse is, so for now let’s just talk about the brevity and simplicity of my current program.

Just like you, I have a fair amount going on in my life. I don’t ever have any issue getting my workout in since it remains a priority but I wanted to give Dan John’s Easy Strength plan a shot for a number of  reasons.  The main one being that I have a lot going on right now and I wanted to save time and get the best results possible.

Mr. John is a very well regarded strength and conditioning expert and I don’t think I’ve ever read or seen anything that we writes about that isn’t incredibly simple and elegant.  Remember simple is always better than complicated. Never ever forget Occam’s Razor.

What I’m going to be doing for my next 40 sessions is based off Easy Strength and is really worth checking out.

I will chronicle each week as I finish. Everyone I’ve talked to that has done this has gotten almost astounding results. I will be maintaining great eating of real food. I figure I will easily be compliant 80%.

I warm up each session with overhead squats, Turkish Get ups and foam roller work and some Kelly Sterrett drills.

Week 1

Session 1

Dead lift 185 x 5, 225 x 5

Military press 65 x 5, 85 x 5

Pullups 10 reps

KB snatches 20 reps

Ab roller for 5

Session 2

Dead lift 135 x5 x 2

Military press 65 x 5 x 2

Pull ups 10

Ab roller 5

Session 3

Dead lift 135 x5 x 2

Military press 65 x 5 x 2

Pull ups 10

Ab roller 5

Session 4

Dead lift 145 x 5 x 2

Military press 70 x 5 x 2

Chin ups 10

Ab roller 5

Dial in your eating habits, keep your training simple and I can guarantee results!

Train with purpose,

Sandy Sommer RKC