Kill mode or Kill me
Let’s get the tips.
Here’s a little-publicized fact:
If you want fast results, you’re going to have to work out HARD. Oops…looks like I just lost 99% of the world as a potential customer.
Nevertheless, it’s a FACT. Effective fat burning workouts are uncomfortable by nature.
Let me ask you this…
When is the last time you felt “uncomfortable” during a workout? I’m talking about “hands-on-your-knees, sucking-wind, sweat-dripping-on-the-gym-floor” uncomfortable? For most people it ain’t recent.
But it’s absolutely necessary.
Why? Because it’s not about how many calories you burn during a workout – it’s about how many calories you burn after.
Classic example: For the last two weeks I’ve been working out with a guy by the name of Dan “The Machine” Long. He doesn’t call himself that, but I do. Why? Because he’s a machine. Pretty self-explanatory.
Well, yesterday Dan put me through a workout that resulted in me burning 647 calories in 45 minutes. Not too shabby. But that’s not where the real magic happened – no, the real magic happened about 20 minutes later when I pulled in to my garage and that same calorie monitor read 1009 calories.
That’s 362 additional calories burned while sitting on my butt driving home – that’s more than most people burn in a 30 minute workout, and I did it while sitting around.
Had I left the calorie monitor on for another hour, it probably would have read somewhere around 1500 calories (nearly TRIPLE the caloric burn of the actual workout).
And I attribute that kind of dramatic “afterburn” directly to the intensity of the workout, and more specifically to a concept that Dan refers to as “kill mode”.
What is kill mode? Well, allow me to define it for you, straight from Results Dictionary:
Kill Mode (‘kil · mōd) noun – a mental shift that occurs approximately half way through a work set in which fatigue is ignored, adrenaline prevails, and all-out max effort fat loss domination begins
Boom!
A practical example:
Let’s say you’re doing a timed set of jump squats for one minute. The first 30 seconds is auto-pilot. The final 30 seconds is when you enter kill mode – you forget about how you’re feeling, you allow adrenaline to take over, and you give it your all. You push. You go harder. You dominate.
That’s kill mode, and it works — bigtime.
Is it uncomfortable? YES. Is it HARD? Absolutely. Does it require mental toughness? You better believe it.
But as I stated at the very beginning of this post, you’re NEVER going to get the results you’re after without truly, genuinely working HARD.
Think about it – are you truly pushing yourself during your workouts? Does each set end with a “kill mode” moment? If not, you’re barely scratching the surface of your fat loss potential!
So here’s what I want you to do: If you’re willing to commit to giving “kill mode” a go in your next workout, respond by leaving a comment below. At least 200 comments and I’ll be back tomorrow with 3 more workout tips for maximal fat loss.
Time to DOMINATE.
Joel
P.S. This is your opportunity to show your commitment to pushing yourself and taking your workouts (and results) to the next level by commenting below. Step out and make the commitment – I’m first in line, and I want you with me. Talk to you in the comments section!
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I’ve had to cut back my workouts a lot because of a damaged disc in my back. I am well on the way to recovery now and when given the all clear will be straight onto this….with bucket in hand!
I’ll be putting this to the test in todays gym session!
Yes, I am in! Tonight from 5 to 7 pm is my Tuesday time and this makes me even more motivated.
Thank you, Joel!
I’ve been ‘floating’ for a while now. Thanks for the reality check!
Back into it big time! Cheers
Great Article, just wake up and give me wish to go out and make some workouts!!Hehehehehe…
Good day for everyone!
Antonio.
Im proud to say that 90% of my workouts enter kill mode : ) ps. glad im on the right track!!!
Great article- thank you. I am presently crocked with torn ankle ligaments & really missing the intense workouts. Any exercise I do has to be seated, or at least, non- weight- bearing. Boxing is good, (we have a punch bag & gloves) but do you have any other suggestions for stuff that I can perform at home, please? (I don’t have any other sports kit beyond the boxing stuff.)
Thank you.
Not me this week; I have a very bad respiratory bronchial cold….I am very sick.
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i have only recently stared with excercising recently and i seem to just give up when it hurts and or i cant breath properly or sweat drips into my eyes and i use that as an excuse to rest and clean my eye. how lame! Im in on Killer mode because i most definately need to see results soon.
I hadn’t hit the gym for about 6 months until yesterday. I pushed myself into ‘kill mode’ for long enough to tear a back muscle. I agree with the general message but maybe consider adding a cautionary note about building up to kill mode. Or maybe I just went beyond kill mode to massacre mode, my bad.
Yep, definitely do this for intervals and MRT, I like to push myself to breaking point then on the very last interval/set when the end is in sight crank it it up some more, certainly “hands-on-your-knees, sucking-wind, sweat-dripping-on-the-gym-floor” type stuff. Yes it hurts but the massive adrenaline rush really overshadows the pain and actually makes you feel great, once I can breathe again I also get a tremendous weird feeling of ‘calm energy’, really energised but kind of relaxed as well, anyone else know what I mean?
Count me in!
Hi,
I had done this and I had reduced my weight from 72kgs to 64kgs in 15 days flat and I am moving between 64kgs and 69kgs since then which was around a year and half ago
Good morning Joel
Thank you for this information i will pin up a poster with it printed on when i train today.
PS I am 61 and i think the lady of 60 is rare and has a fantastic attitude. How many of your followers will still be going for the `Kill Mod` when they are 60?
I will now have another inspirational figure apart from you Joel.
Mike (UK)
Hi joel, I was glad to hear that term “kill mode” I was working out today and I was really pushing that I felt like I wanna throw up. and I know its a pure adrenaline. and I had been doing this from the last 5 days. and I already see a result. I was just happy to hear yo talk about it. because im actually doing it. just don’t know what to call it. thanks!
joel
count me in!
Yep it is on, now hurry up 200 comments and tomorrow.
this is the only way to improve and to loose weight at the same time
kill mode is on big time !!!
I think your description of kill mode is great~
I plan to get into the mind set with my next workout!
Is this “The Wall” that runners and cyclists must break through to make it to the finish line?
Great Post. You hear the same concept in different ways, but I think I like the term “kill mode” the best. I think the term itself does a lot for getting your mind where it needs to be to accomplish what needs to be done. Time for me to start killing it.
Love your work Joel – i use a few of your tricks with my client s- see my website for what I do daily lol – Intensity AND duration are usually not used in the same sentence or training session lol
I use a system called MIXERFIT and this KILL MODE is my training style lol – LOVE IT!!
i just restarted working out after a long break due to injury. is it sae to use this tactic staight away?
Im on!
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I guess it all started back in 2001 (my freshman year of college) when I was just a “skinny fat” 19-year old kid. At the time, I was spending close to 2 hours a day in the gym (now my workouts last about 30 minutes), and despite my efforts, you’d probably never guess I worked out a day in my life by looking at me...