I've got a tough, but effective interval workout today. We'll be doing 4 exercises today; Classic Burpees, jumping jacks, Starburst Burpees and High Knees. Set your interval timer for 20 rounds of 15 sec's and 45 sec's. You'll do as many burpees as you can in 45 sec's and then take 15 sec's to write down your score and catch your breath. Then do as many Jumping Jacks as you can in 45 sec's, taking 15 sec's to write your score etc... Do the same with Starburst Burpees and High Knees. Then repeat this cycle 4 more times for a total of 20 min's. I just finished this workout and here are my scores....
You should be breathless and not able to do any more burpees by the end of the 20 min's.
Classic Burpees... jump down with hands on ground, jump legs out to plank position, jump legs back in, jump up to standing position. Starburst Burpees are similar except you jump you legs out wide and when you jump up to standing position, you jump your legs out then, also!
Just finished my Friday interval workout at here at BodyRockTv! My legs were shaking when I was done!!!! Tomorrow will be a lighter day for me. Maybe just some cardio intervals without using any major muscle groups. My calves are pretty sore from the last several days. I'm posting my log so you can see how I did. There's 2 total rounds of several exercises, but if you are a beginner, I would just stick with one round and then do some cardio for the last 10 min's. The only modifications I made were that I did the pushups on my knees and I used a 15 lb dumbell since I don't have a sandbag (yet). It worked just fine. Otherwise I stuck to the workout as is. On top of my workout yesterday, I also push mowed our backyard and then helped my husband put in field tile for 1.5 hours. It hurt to laugh this morning! Oh yes, in case you are wondering about an interval training timer, this is the one I use and also the one they use on BodyRockTv. It is a very handy little device. It also has a clip you can use and comes with user friendly instructions. You can also get an armband for it now. How cool! I think there's an armband for most anything these days!!! LOL! Have a great weekend! Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's out there!!!!
I haven't had much chance to hop on here and video blog lately, but I'm here today. I just finished 30 Day Shred Level 2 and as you can see in the video, I'm still dripping sweat. INSANITY!! Yes, I've committed to doing the program Insanity from Jan3 to March 6. It's promoted as the hardest workout ever put on DVD, but I'm strong and I can do it! (I'm also a little bit scared, if you want to know the truth). It just came in the mail today, so I'll open it soon. My little brother, Geno, is getting married June 11th and his fiancee, Leah, has asked me to be a bridesmaid, so I'm hoping to be at my goal weight of mid 140's by then. That's a little over 2 lbs a week. 2 weeks ago, I weighed 203 lbs and today I weighed in at 199. I'll start a countdown soon for you to help keep me accountable. I gotta go stretch and feed little baby Chance!
