Subject: RE: Getting the most out of limited time. Funny, because I was just thinking about submitting an article to BT on complexes.
Complexes are a great choice if you're limited on time. Here's what I like to do. After a warm up, I pick one compound lift: squat, deadlift, some kind of press, dips, pull ups, or rows. I work that one lift for strength, going heavy for low reps, but you can do it for any number of sets and reps you want. You can even mix and match: do some heavy/low rep work followed by higher rep sets.
After the one lift I then do a complex.
Here is my favorite complex:
Row
Clean
Front squat
Military press or push press if going heavy
Back squat
Good mornings
Here's a cool complex that you can do with one dumbbell:
1. one arm swing
2. one arm snatch, keep the bell over head;
3. one arm overhead squat;
4. bell back down to bottom, then one arm high pull;
5. bell back down to bottom, then one arm clean & press.
Enjoy.
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