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...
