Advanced workout tip:

Neuro muscular communication is your secret weapon to get rock solid, toned muscle mass in 30min per workout.

I used to get overwhelmed thinking about the time commitment I’d have to make if I really wanted to reach my fitness goals, I’m sure you can relate.

Time is something we all could use more of, and with all the demands of daily life it can be easy to conclude that if something’s going to get cut, it’s exercise.

But here’s the truth, you can accomplish so much more, in so much less time, if you simply take a few moments to discover the “80/20 rule of fitness.”

In fact, if you've ever worked out and didn't get the results you want, it probably has nothing to do with the way you structure your workouts or how many hours you spend at the gym.

Even if you don’t have hours to spend at the gym, neuro muscular communication can work for you.

Imagine there are two generals both leading an army of 100 trained soldiers.

Both go to war against each other.

The first general only has 20 soldiers coming to war.

The other general has 100 soldiers coming to war.

Which one do you think is going to win the war?

The answer is obvious.

Yet when most guys get in their workout, they go to a war with 20 soldiers and leave the other 80 at home.

This makes getting back in shape a shot in the dark!

But what if by one simple change that doesn’t require a minute more of exercise you could double, triple and even quadruple the results you get when hitting the gym?

That’s where neuro muscular communication (NMC) kicks in.

NMC has the ability to focus the tension you create during exercise on a specific muscle or region of muscles in the body, which is the difference between passively and actively moving the weight.

When you focus on using specific muscles to create contractions, the brain recruits a higher percentage of muscle fibers to complete the task.

These muscle fibers are your 100 soldiers.

You’re with me so far?

By creating tension in the right muscles, your body is better able to gain strength and size in all the right places.

For example, during a crunch, your mind focuses on contracting the anterior abdominal muscles while flexing the spine.

During biceps curls, for instance, think about how the muscles in the front of the arm contract to move the weight toward your shoulder.

This goes for every exercise.

So how do you get to that state of focus?

There are many workshops I run with the clients I work with in the Kinetic Method about different techniques to achieve that.

One of the easiest and fastest applicable is single arm exercises.

Let’s say you want a rounder chest, but don’t feel it that much when doing bench pressing.

Start doing a single arm cable crossover just as Raul, who’s the Head of Strength on my team, is demonstrating to a client at the retreat.

With the other hand you touch your chest.

By touching it with your hand, you create a neuro muscular connection as there’s now an increased focus on that area.

And when you do that, you’ll notice that by changing the angle slightly you’ll feel the muscle more or less.

Once you hit the bullseye and you feel the muscle as its core, that’s when you know that you’re involving almost all of the 100 soldiers at your capacity.

These soldiers are your muscle fibers, and the more of these are involved, the more muscle mass you build.

This is just one of many examples of a high ROI workout.

It’s why the clients we work with look better with 3 weekly workouts than most guys do with 5-6 workouts a week.

It’s not how much effort you put in, but how effective you are when executing.