Thursday, June 4, 2009

A Body Weight Circuit

Sometimes you can barely get yourself to the gym and when you do, you want to leave immediately. Or, you don’t even make it to the gym and overwhelm yourself with guilt. Here’s a circuit that will make you sweat and get your heart pumping that will help alleviate your guilt in under 10 minutes;

• Regular or assisted push-ups: 10 reps
• Squats: 20 reps ( no weight)
• Object jumps: Find a small box or anything that is about two feet high. Jump back and forth ( 1 rep) over the box, 20 times
• Stand ups, lie downs: As elementary as it sounds, these are a pain in the ass. From a standing position, lie down as quick as you can on your stomach so your body is flat then quickly get back up to the standing position: 20 reps
• Mountain climbers: On all fours, kick one leg up, as you simultaneously kick one leg out, repeat this for 30 seconds
• Jumping Jacks: 30 reps

To progress this circuit, add another 5 reps or another 15 seconds to each movement. To really go crazy, see how quick you can perform this circuit twice. Either way, try this next time you don’t feel like spending time working out.

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