 Our first question is from beauty and gains coach What are the pros and cons of circuit training and when and how should it be incorporated into one's training program? All right. It's a good question circuit training is quite popular mainly because of the Intensity the calorie burn. It's short. So it can be pretty convenient. Here's a deal though. It has to be done properly Circuit training with exercises haphazardly put together Especially when they incorporate Plyometric stuff into circuit training or just stuff to make you tired. You're essentially just doing high-intensity cardio You know, there's no there's no reason even do exercises. You might as well do jumping jacks and burpees You'll get the same result. So if a circuit training program is planned and programmed well It is a great way to get a workout in a short period of time it's good for stamina endurance and Occasionally might even provide a little bit of Muscle stimulation maybe not for your advance, but if you're like beginner intermediate, you might get some strength gains The way to program it. I think you should do short cycles of it. I really do I think, you know circuit training has done best Three weeks and then go back to your standard, you know weight training I think either like that or just intermittently thrown in there when you absolutely need a short workout That the because of the the research that came out around hit like I want to say was that 2001? 2002 right right around there when it got really popular Then it turned into this like mainstream thing like everybody started training this way because of the research of how many calories And how much fat you can burn and how it kicks that up for the entire day Your body burns X amount more calories and the truth is that it's it's a terrible way to build muscle It is not the best way to build muscle straight straight strength training is far better than that Typical standard programming where you phase in and out of like cycles is a much better approach to your your your weightlifting journey But the reality is there are times when you only have 20 minutes and to me That's when it makes sense to use a tool like this is you use it Intermittently when you when you only have that and if you're somebody who's listening and you only always have 20 minutes Then okay, then that makes sense right to train this way But the rest of the population that has the option of training for 50 minutes or for a 20 minute circuit You're far better off training the the 50 minutes straight set type of strength training cycle Majority of the time and then intermittently either one running it like you sal saying for a two week four week short cycle Then you get out of it or just using it when you have to when you can only get 20 yeah a lot of those studies they they used like a stationary bike and that was like because it was controlled and You know, there's less impact and they could really ramp up the intensity. So with hit. It's really about ramping up your intensity And it is cardiovascular on some level. So, you know in terms of me personally I prefer to do a hit-style workout if I'm gonna do cardio so I could throw in a lot of different movements if I want to maintain a lot of athleticism and be able to You know move through all the different planes, but you know, maybe add some load But yeah, it's it's intense So it needs to be done in short spurts and you need to be able to perform it With good form throughout otherwise, you know, you're gonna start having diminishing returns and Especially if you're teaching your body poor technique. What a great point there If your form is this that's the biggest problem with circuit training is form The form goes out the window because it's a it's a fatigue-based workout This was one of my biggest gripes with CrossFit back in the day is that they've turned everything into a circuit and when you do that your technique Inevitably it's gonna go south. It just does like anytime. You're super fatigued Even if you're doing an exercise you're very very proficient at your fit Your technique goes out the window and then you start to train bad movement patterns in your body Yeah, injury rate goes through the roof and you lose the value of the exercise and then it doesn't become important And this is my biggest gripe because it's it's there's a definitive line between training and competing and when you blur all that together You lose both the benefits. So, you know, like just keep that in mind like when you're training You want to be conscious of always trying to perfect form and keep composure