I wholeheartedly believe that there are gems hidden in books. If you haven’t realized this about me, well, now you know. This is why I don’t limit the type of material that I read. I could be reading a research paper one moment, and a thrilling drama the next. Regardless of what I’m reading though, I try to find something useful to take away from the material. This time, I was reading a book on exercises.
I found a gem of a workout routine, and have dubbed it the “Sexy-time” workout. A few months ago, my wife presented me with an exercise book. If you follow any of my social medias you know that I’m all about my exercising. But, I don’t alway enjoy coming up with exercises. I like to push myself with new routines, and focus on technique and form rather than speed and heavy lifting. So, when my wife gave me this Men’s Health exercise book, I was ecstatic.
I am making my way through the workouts in the book, modifying or changing out what I physically cannot do, and challenging myself every step of the way. What really peaked my interest though when I read the table of content was the workouts for better sex section (whoa, big surprise I’m a guy with sex on the brain)!
At first, I didn’t want to read this section, thinking “my wife isn’t complaining, I don’t need this.” And I skipped around it for a few months. Until one Saturday, I was flipping though the pages and not paying attention to the headings. I saw a workout with squat punches, push-up rows, and thrusters; and I was intrigued. I was doing push-up rows occasionally, but I’d never thought to add weighted punches while doing squats my squats. I wanted to know more so I flipped to the beginning of the section. It was the workouts for better sex section of the book.
The first time I did the routine, I did it as prescribed. I feel in love after the first set. I now incorporate many of the moves into every workout that I do. But the routine itself was not what sold me on the workout, although it was a great workout. What sold me was the explanations for the specific move.
The workouts focus on flexibility, stamina, stability, fat loss, as well as visual appeal— building muscles definition for maximum performance and appeal. The book provide 5 different routines that you can do with or without weights in 15 minutes. If you are feeling a bit “extra” you can even combine them and make a workout to suit you desired outcome.
Here is my favorite routine.
This can be done as basic sets, an AMRAP, Waterfall (start with reps of 10 for example, and work your way down to 1)… the combinations are endless. This can also be combined with a run for extra cardio.
Start with a Warm up – 5 minutes
The moves
Squat Punch (Alternating)
Row push-ups
Jump squat curls
Single arm KB Swing (L/R)
Squat thrust
Explosive push-ups
Roll-out
Cool down – 10 minutes
Try this: Waterfall from 10 – Perform each exercise for 10 reps. When you are done, repeat for 9 reps, and again for 8….until you get to 1. For a challenge, when you get to 1, reverse course and go back up to 10.
Corey Stokes 