Going to the gym with a friend is great. You can have fun, have a laugh and motivate each other to work hard.
And that's not the only benefit. It also enables you to make some very good workouts with lots of variety.
Here are some examples of workouts you can do with a friend:
Fullbody Functional Workout
*3 lots of 3 exercises and do 4 rounds of all
Round 1
Barbell Deadlift x 12
Overhead Carry x 20 metres
Ski Erg 100m Sprint
Round 2
Press Ups x 15
Sled Pushes x 20 metres
Battle Rope Waves x 30 seconds
Round 3
Barbell Squats x 12
Farmers Walks x 20 metres
Medicine Ball Slams x 15
DONE!
What we're doing here is performing a compound exercise with a 'traveling' exercise with a cardio exercise.
Upper Body & Abs Workout
Abs - 3 Rounds, 30 seconds each exercise
Crunches
Leg Raises
Deadbug
Russian Twists
Round 1
Dumbbell Floor Press
Seated Row
Round 2
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Lat Pulldown
Round 3
Barbell Bicep Curls
Tricep Dips
All rounds 10-15 reps, repeated 3 times.
DONE!
Here we are superseding two exercise together with no rest in between.
Legs & Glutes Workout
Glute Activation - 3 rounds
Lateral Banded Walks x 20 each side
Monster Walks x 10 forwards, 10 back
Glute Bridges x 20
Round 1
Goblet Squats
Walking Lunges
Round 2
Kettlebell Deadlifts
TRX Hamstring Curls
Round 3
Leg Extension Machine
Leg Curl Machine
Finisher - 100 reps
Dumbbell Frog Pumps
All rounds (Apart from the finisher) 10-15 reps, repeated 3 times.
DONE!
Again, here we are superseding two exercise together with no rest in between.
I regularly train people in groups of 2 and 3 and it's great fun for all, plus the added motivation and competition is brilliant for getting results!
Interested in Group PT yourself? Email adam@acmfit.com for more details!
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