by Scott Abel | Jun 22, 2021 | Training, Workouts
“WTF Wilderness Workouts” When I set out to create Flexible Fitness, I actually did so BEFORE the pandemic and before the lockdowns. Initially, I created them as a sort of bridge between programs that were suddenly interrupted for whatever reason: traveling, changes...
by Scott | Jan 31, 2017 | Training, Workouts
I wanted to share a brutal workout or “circuit” that is for hypertrophy, and especially useful if you want to bring up your legs. It's called the “Leg Thirties.” Oh yes indeed there are a lot of reps :) I have two demos to show you what they're...
by Scott | Jan 28, 2015 | Workouts
When discussing the most difficult resistance exercises to do… well, there's no doubt that squats and deadlifts are at the top. Both movements are complicated to master, and both create a specific systemic intensity that cannot be matched by other exercises. The...
by Scott | Nov 11, 2014 | Workouts |
This week I want to share with you one of the best conditioning tools I have. It's a set of variations on a dumbbell matrix circuit. It's brutal and it has amazing metabolic and conditioning effects. I'll show you its progressions as well. The dumbbell matrix is used...
by Scott | Oct 28, 2014 | Workouts |
My book The Abel Approach (2nd ed.) is all about the essence of program design, and what goes into my own specific methodology; I argue that coaches must design workout programs to fit the client, and expecting the client to fit the programs is backwards thinking. But...
