As Promised - A Workout!

In my last post, I promised that I would share the workout I created for my first day of school! I was starting to feel anxious about leaving home (again - you would think I would be over this by now but...) so I knew that I had to get to my happy place: the gym (or the kitchen, depending on the day!). Here's the little workout I created:

Warmup as desired, then:

5 rounds:

• 20 lunges holding a 20lb kettlebell overhead

• 10 calf raises holding 22.5lb dumbbells

• 10 bicep curl to overhead press with 12.5lb dumbbells

• 10 kettlebell swings with 20lb kettlebell

• 10 slow mountain climbers

Then

5 X 5 (5 rounds each with 5 reps) alternating the moves:

• Bench Press (I used 60lb)

• Deadlift (85lb)

Second round of 5 X 5

• Back Squat (95lb)

• Jerk or Overhead Presses (45lb)

Then

• Glute kickbacks

• 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps, switching legs after each set

• Glute bridges with feet on an exercise ball 3 X 10

• Back extensions with stomach on exercise ball 3 X 10

Finale

Tabata Burpees! – I love love love burpees! In a tabata, I average 50 burpees total. What’s your average?

• New to tabata? Alternate 20 seconds of work with 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds or a total of four minutes. I use the Gymboss free app on my photo to time my tabata. I also have created several other timers for my workouts.

That's it! Try the whole thing or bits and pieces and let me know how you like it! What changes did you make?