RIPPED! to the Core is the 3rd installment of the COMPOUND phase and features compound exercises in 14 continuous tracks with minimal recovery. This is a high rep workout using a fluid program design with progressions built into each track.
The COMPOUND phase uses Compound Exercises to maximize results in a shorter amount of time by working multiple muscle groups simultaneously. Using this proven method of exercise, participants are able to burn a similar amount of calories as running a 5k race.
Key Points
-Each exercise track is approximately 5 minutes
-Less reps and heavier weights than previous phases
-Decreased rest time
-Increased time on abdominals
-Music: 130-135 BPM
The Science
-Using weight exercises that elevate the heart rate help us not only burn calories, but build muscle. This is essential for warding off age related weight gain
-Burn up to 3 times the calories when compound movements are used. For example, the biceps curl proved to burn 2.5 calories per minute but, when adding a deadlift in with the curl, it was shown that 7 calories/minute were burned!
Research
Using only cardiovascular exercises for weight loss can, in fact, backfire since part of the weight lost may actually be muscle. With age, muscle mass is lost. As a result, individuals are unable to burn as many calories and gain an average of 20 lbs each decade.
When exercises were tested on the metabolic cart, RIPPED! to the Core participants were found to burn significantly more calories when lower and upper body exercises were done in conjunction with one another.
For example, performing the lateral raise, a female burned 3 calories/min. When lunges were added in, an added 8 calories per minute were burned. The results are clear: Burning more calories while building muscle leads to increased muscle definition through the loss of body fat.