A Message from the Champ

Just because the Circuit7™ is only 7-minutes, don’t let that stop you from pushing yourself. After a couple of weeks of training with Ripcords™, try and step up your exercise duration by adding an extra circuit or 2 to your workouts. By adding an additional Circuit7™ to your workout will not only help you gain your strength and muscle goals, but it will also help you burn the extra unwanted pounds of fat. In fact, because it takes a few minutes to get the heart rate and sweat rate up, your second and third Circuit7’s will prove to be more beneficial than your first.

Also note that it takes some time for your sweat and heart rates to come down, so taking a 60 second break between circuits, for a glass of water or to change cords, is not a problem. Yes, that’s right… changing cords between circuits is also a practice that you may find beneficial. If your goal is to burn more fat and keep your speed up, you may find it easier to keep up by dropping a tension after your first circuit. On the other hand, you may chose to move up cords as you go through your workout. This can be done by starting with a light warm-up and continuing up at full speed, or if you’re more interested in gaining strength and muscle, just keep moving up, even if you have to stick to a slower circuit speed.

The most important thing to remember is that if you are new to Ripcords™ or resistance bands (regardless of your strength in free weights), start by only doing one circuit per workout and don’t move into the heavier tensions until your muscles begin to adapt.