Conditioning With Barbell Complexes

Barbell complexes are a fantastic training tool and don't require a huge amount of equipment to perform. They make for excellent whole body training and are a brilliant way to bring up your conditioning, as well as having muscle building benefits.

If you are lucky enough to have a barbell and a few plates during this lockdown, give the complex in the graphic attached a go!

Some notes on the barbell complex

🔹You can use it as a finisher to a workout or it can be the main workout itself.

🔹If you are going with the latter be sure to do a good warm up before your start to optimise your performance and minimise the risk of injury.

🔹Transition smoothly from one exercise to the next and try to complete the whole complex without putting the barbell down and only resting at the end of each round if possible.

🔹If you are new to barbell complexes or haven't trained for a while start with the lower end of the suggested rounds and build on this in the coming weeks.

🔹You can also build in progression by adding reps for each exercise and/or reducing your rest period between rounds as you adapt to the complex and become more proficient at it.

Get some coaching

If you fancy trying your hand at some barbell complexes and would like expert coaching on them and more, take a look at our Bootcamp Glasgow and Personal Training Glasgow pages and send us a message!