Remember in Monday’s post how I said when I was meal prepping I made a little extra so I can have real dinners while Donny is gone? Welllll…..here’s the thing…..Monday night I tried creating a new recipe (needs some work) so I made eggs for dinner and last night I didn’t get home until 7:00pm so I had Greek yogurt.
I swear I have big plans to eat that hamburger in the fridge! It will not go to waste. Tonight is the night.
Today’s Workout Wednesday is a good one! In fact, I did this yesterday morning and then today at bootcamp we did a very similar format. Jodi, you’ve taught me well!
It is two “giant sets”, which are done the same way supersets are done. You complete each exercise one after the other through all five exercises with minimal rest in between. Basically the only rest I had was walking from one spot to the next. Get ready for each exercise before starting, meaning get each cable attachment ready, the proper dumbbells ready, the Bosu ball out, etc. That way you can move right along without having to change weights or cable attachments.
The set-up is basically four strength moves (each a different muscle group) and the last exercise is a plyometric move to get the heart rate up. Let’s just say that burpees and weighted jump squats definitely got my heart rate up. I chose to do the burpees using the Bosu (I like doing push-ups this way too — hold on to the flat side of the Bosu so you have to balance on the rounded side) but you could do standard burpees on the floor or another advanced version of a burpee. Burpee away!
I don’t particularly like burpees, but Jodi tells us in yoga and boot camp that the things we don’t like are generally the things we should do more often. Mostly because the things we like are typically the things we are good at… so we should work on the things we are bad at. I know, I know.
This is why I did burpees on my own. No one made me. It felt good. Afterwards, of course. Anyway, I think I need this t-shirt from Human.com.
Anyone else want one?!?!
Enough about the dreaded burpees. Plyometrics not only increase your heart rate, but they are great for speed and agility too. You may not want to run faster or jump farther, but one more benefit to throw at you, they help with strength too. Boom.
If you are interested in plyometric training and want further explanation, then check out this article from Bodybuilding.com “A Basic Guide to Plyometrics“.
Below are links to each exercise in the workout in case you are unfamiliar. Give this one a try and trust me, I hate burpees too!
Standing Lateral Raise & Front Raise
I’m hoping to have everything together to post about the museum dinner tomorrow! Make sure you check back to see all the wonderful food Donny whipped up this last weekend.
Have a great workout!
How do you feel about burpees? Love? Hate? Love/Hate?!?!
