Boot Camp

*I meant to post this quite a while ago...so forgive some of the irrelevance:)

A lot has happened in the last few weeks, and it has prevented me from doing as much with this blog as I have wanted to, but I am mostly moved into the new place and I now have internet hooked up. Because of all the hustle and bustle that I have been caught up in, I have let myself slip out of my good eating and exercise habits a little bit. I am climbing back into the saddle though and I am ready to get back on track. I have been wanting to switch things up a bit and found that my awesome spin instructor has started some morning 'boot camp' classes. I went to my first one on Thursday of last week and it was really fun! My instructor asked for feedback following the workout and I told him that it was good...different and challenging, but I didn't feel like I had kicked my butt. Of course, after a response like that, he made the Saturday class tougher. My butt was sufficiently whomped. The workout was awesome. My whole body is aching still (a good 'my muscles worked hard' kinda ache). So....I thought I would share the workout:) It is possible to do this workout alone, but it is a lot more fun and the ab workout intensity can be increased by working with a buddy:)

Complete the whole circuit 3 times!!! As fast as you can!

1. Walking lunges with kick back 20 yards x3
2. Walking lunges with alternating trunk rotation 20 yards x3
3. Progressive Squat leaps 20 yards x3
4. Dips 30 x3
5. Buddy burners 30 (resist leg throw down with buddy, leg raises without buddy)
6. Dumbell burnout (High weight to low weight: through to failure with each set of dumbbells)
     a. Bicep curls
     b. Shoulders
     c. Triceps