Monday, March 05, 2007

17-Minute Fat Burning Workout

So what do you do on the weekend when you know you need a workout, but its cold outside, and the gyms a 10-15 minute drive away?

You become a weekend bodyweight warrior, that's what.

Here's a recent fast and effective bodyweight workout that I did at home...all with no equipment. No need to go out in the cold and drive to the gym (heck, it would have taken me almost 15 minutes just to get there!).

So here's what I did...3 separate circuits...6 exercises per circuit...no rest between exercises or between circuits.

In all, I did 379 repetitions over 17-minutes, doing each exercise at a 1-0-1 tempo (in most cases).

This was moderate intensity, although you'll see the last circuit was the hardest...and the first circuit served as a bit of a warm-up, although it was no joke either.

If you want to add an extra bit of "oooomph" to the workout, you can add in the Advanced Burpees at the end of each circuit.

Click HERE to see a short clip of the Advanced Burpee exercise

Allright, on to the workout...

Circuit #1 (120 reps)
- Y-squat (15 reps)
- Pushup (15)
- Diagonal Lunge (15 per side) - see this exercise clip HERE
- Spiderman Climb (15 per side)
- Waiter's Bow (15)
- Stick-up (15)

Circuit #2 (115 reps)
- V-Squat (15)
- Decline Pushup (15)
- Reverse Lunge (15 per side)
- X-body Mountain Climber (10 per side)
- 1-Leg RDL (10 per side)
- Pushup Plus (15)

Circuit #3 (144 reps)
- Pistol (5 per side)
- T-Pushup (10 per side)
- Bulgarian Split Squat (12 per side)
- Mountain Climber with Feet Elevated (15 per side)
- 1-leg Hip Extension (15 per side)
- Close-grip Pushups (30)

Great workout.

Let's aim for 500 reps in 3 circuits next time,

CB

P.S. Confused by these exercises?

You can see the photo or video demonstration of these exercises in the manuals and video clips section at www.TTmembers.com

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