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Pow_Pow_Punishment posted...

You don't even need an hour. Try 5 minutes of Dan John's ABCs with 2 kettlebells. You'll want to look it up, but an ABC is 2 cleans, one overhead press, and 3 squats. Bam, full-body workout.

Don't want to pay $20-50 for 2 kettlebells? 5 minutes of burpees with a squat at the bottom, no equipment required.

Everyone has the time - it's the effort that they don't want to go through. It's also easy for me and fitness people to be condescending about that, which turns people off, so I always start with the 5 minute time. Just give yourself 5 minutes of feeling like hell. It'll be over soon and then you can reflect on what just happened and if you have the energy to keep that up regularly.

By the way, effort is more important than raw numbers. No matter how you're feeling or how tired you are, give a hard effort relative to THAT.

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At the beginning of my weight lifting journey, I even started out doing one not ideal compound lift every other day. Took less than 10 minutes. I still was able to build a minor amount of muscle doing a shit job of working out. You'll never get anywhere if you don't start