Hi and welcome back to Get Fit Guy. This is Kevin Don.

Now, when I opened my laptop to work on this week's episode, I noted that this is episode

666 of Get Fit Guy. So I thought I would just do a Google search for the devil's workout and see if

anything popped up. The top result was actually a workout designed by the personal trainer of

Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. As you would imagine with all these arbitrary workouts, the thing that

makes it so divilish is the rep scheme.

There is six exercises for six reps over six rounds.

The workout is six reps and rounds of deadlift to overhead tricep extension, feet elevated TRX row,

kettlebell reverse lunge with an overhead press, ring chin-ups,

squat on a bosu ball with resistance band fly, and rotational med ball slams.

So there you have it. And far be it for me to critique something, oh, wait, that's exactly what I'm about to do.

But what exactly is the point here?

I mean, let's take the first exercise.

Deadlift to overhead tricep extension.

Now, if you're deadlifting, the purpose should really be to get stronger, make your back stronger,

your posterior chain. Now, let's take myself as an example. I reckon I could probably only

tricep extend 55 to 65 pounds, but I'm deadlifting 55. So if I'm only able to deadlift a tenth of the load that I can use,

why would I really be doing that? Because we've talked before about adaptation. To create an adaptation,

you need to create a stress that's not beyond, but on, you know, like the top end of your capacity.

And adding exercises onto other exercises is like those TV cookery shows, where the contestant

cooks themselves off the show that week by just not knowing when to stop.

Adding more and more ingredients doesn't make you a better chef.

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