4 Goals for Exercise Motivation

Do you set yourself exercise goals?

Setting goals is important, it gives you a destination to aim for otherwise any destination will do

Some focus on measurements, others on the scales, but I do something different.

I like to focus on specific exercise goals.

Here are 4 goals that I use with my clients….

1 – Kettlebell Swings x 60 seconds

We all know that Swings are the king of kettlebell training and generate more results initially that all the other exercises.

So make sure you Swing and keep Swinging until you can swing non stop for 60 seconds.

Can you achieve these goals…

1. 60 seconds Two Handed Swing
2. 120 seconds One Handed Swing, change hands halfway

Master the Two Handed Swing first, when you can achieve 60 seconds move onto the One Handed Swing. Increase the weight when you can manage both.

Watch the Two Handed Swing below:

 

2 – Turkish Get Ups x 5

The second most important kettlebell exercise for beginners is the Get Up.

Becoming great at the Turkish Get Up with remedy a lot of your movement issues and safeguard against future injury.

Can you achieve these goals…

1. 5 Get Ups on each side without putting the kettlebell down
2. 10 Reverse Get Ups changing hands each time

Once you can achieve the above you can use the Get Up as part of your warm up or increase the weight and keep moving upwards.

Watch the Turkish Get Up below:

 

3 – Snatch x 5-10 mins

The Snatch is a much more advanced exercise but once mastered can be used for a great goal that challenges both cardio and endurance.

Can you achieve these goals…

1. 100 Snatches in 5 minutes
2. 200 Snatches in 10 minutes

You should not put the kettlebell down for the 5 or 10 minutes but you can change hands as many times as you wish.

I still remember the day I completed 10 minutes of Snatches! Happy times!

Watch the Snatch in action below…

 

4 – Pistol Squats

I’m a huge fan of single leg squats, they are a true sign of strength and mobility. They are massively cardiovascular too!

Can you achieve these goals…

1. Pistol Squat unassisted
2. Pistol Squat x 10 each leg

Start without a kettlebell and use a TRX or band attached in front of you to help you up and for balance.

Here’s an assisted version of the Pistol Squat:

 
Here’s the unassisted version:

 

Shift Your Training Goals for Better Motivation

I’ve found that by taking the emphasis away from fat loss or losing inches and onto achieving particular workout goals motivation is increased.

Start hitting the goals above and you’ll be amazed at how the weight falls off and the inches are reduced as a pure byproduct of all your hard work.

Can you achieve all these goals? If not get cracking today and keep me updated on all your results,

Take care,

Greg

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