We didn't actually lift a lot of weights in SEAL training, because there were so many of us in a SEAL team or in a SEAL training class, you just couldn't set up a circuit — but the calisthenics and
really today you see the fitness world going from, «Well, you need to do heavy weights or you need to do
kettlebells, or you need to... «Well, I think what you find is calisthenics, the old push - ups, sit - ups, 8 - count bodybuilders, chase the rabbit, these were
exercises that I still do today, and they serve me pretty well.
And, if you
really want to maximize your time and the gym, consider workouts that have both a strength and cardio element to them such as
kettlebell training (a recent study from the American Council on Exercise found that total body
exercises performed with a
kettlebell burned a whopping 20.2 calories per minute, or about the equivalent to running a 6 - minute mile).