My Simple Street Workout to Keep My Body Fit

 My street workout is quite simple and short in time, but it is enough for me and works pretty well. As proof, here is my photo. 

You know, back in the day, when I was a competitive bodybuilder, my workouts were absolutely insane – super heavy and intense. But man, my whole take on health and working out has totally flipped since then. Now, I really value my body and I wouldn't dream of putting it through those crazy beatings anymore. I've come to believe that the human body is just incredible, perfect as it is. I really trust what my body tells me.

When it comes to working out now, I'm convinced you don't need to kill yourself or torture your body by pushing it to the absolute limit just to get in shape. And honestly, if you just want to stay fit without trying to bulk up or get crazy strong, it's even easier. Although it is inevitable to happen because the human body reacts even to small changes in daily activity.

And when I say it's not that hard to get in shape, I'm talking about getting some muscle tone and even building a little strength. But when it comes to losing weight and burning fat, that's more about what you eat. You gotta tweak your diet to make that happen. I've actually got a whole section on my blog about my nutrition, where I share my diet strategies. It lets me eat a good amount and still stay in pretty good shape.

These days, I think it's enough to work out in a way that just pushes your body a little bit outside its comfort zone. So, your workouts should be just a bit more intense and a little heavier than your daily activity, but definitely not so hard that you're totally wiped out.

Here is my simple street workout that helps me keep my body fit.

I do 3 exercises, 5 sets for each:

1. Pull-ups
2. Chest deeps
3. Hanging leg hip raises

I rotate these exercises. I do 5 reps for each first set of every exercise, one after another. I rest between sets for 1 minute. The first round is like a warm-up.

Then I do 3 rounds(three sets) of the exercises for 10 reps each set. I rest between sets for 1-2 minutes.

Then I do the last, 5th, round of each exercise to muscle failure, so I do as many reps as I can.

Before the beginning of the last 5th round, I rest for about 5 minutes. After pull-ups until muscle failure, I rest as much as I need, usually not more than 5 min, then I do chest deeps until muscle failure, then rest for 1-2 min and I do hanging leg hip raises until my abs failure. That's it.

So, I don't even work out more than three times a week. But I only push myself to muscle failure maybe once a week, or even just once every couple of weeks if I feel like my body needs more time to bounce back. For example, on Mondays and Wednesdays, I keep it to ten reps max for every set of every exercise. Then on Fridays, I go all out, just like I said – pushing it until I can't do another rep on that last set.

There are even times when I only work out once a week, but my body stays in pretty good shape and I don't lose any strength at all. The only difference I notice is that when I'm working out three times a week, my muscles look a little bigger, you know, more filled out.

And when it comes to legs, well, I live on the fifth floor and I never take the elevator. So, walking up those stairs is my leg workout right there. Sometimes, to make it a little tougher, I'll walk up them fast or skip a step and go up every other one, or even every third one.

I hope someone may find my experience useful.