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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Turkey Burn



Don't have a lot of time to hit the gym? What if I told you in 30 minutes you can burns 450 calories in  — including warm up and cool down. That would take upwards of 55 minutes on a treadmill — and would be boring as hell.

This workout is metabolically demanding, you’ll actually burn calories for up to 36 hours after you’re DONE your workout. So even when you fall asleep on the couch after your Turkey dinner, you’re STILL burning more calories than you normally would.

That’s because your body is working it’s way back to “normal” following the demanding session. During those 30 intense minutes, you aren’t JUST burning calories. You’re using up muscle fuel, ripping muscle tissue, and pressing your hormones into action.

All that metabolic activity is what forces your body to rebuild afterward — burning more calories in the process. Oh, and it also makes you a bit like a Million Bucks! You come back for your next workout a little faster and a little stronger than you were before! Cool, huh?

Try this workout:


DYNAMIC WARM UP - 5 minutes
• Jumping jacks
• Flings
• Seal (cross over) jump jacks
• Side shuffle
• Prisoner squats
• Leg swings- front, back, side to side hamstring)
• Walking lunges
• High knees
• Bum kicks
• Tuck jumps
• Skipping

Perform 30 seconds work at the highest intensity you can! 
Relax - You get 30 seconds of rest in between :-D 
You will do 4 rounds of each super set.

Superset #1

1A: 1 leg Push Ups (30 seconds) *see modifications below
REST 30 seconds
1B: Body Weight Jump Squat (30 seconds) *see modifications below
REST 30 seconds


Repeat this superset 4 times!

Superset #2


2A: Front Alternating Lunge with a Shoulder Press (30 seconds)
REST 30 seconds
2B: Pull Ups (30 seconds) *see modifications below
REST 30 seconds


Repeat this superset 4 times!

Your done! 
Congratulations - enjoy your Thanksgiving with your loved ones! 

*Modifications*

1 leg push ups --> Push ups on knees or both toes on ground

Jump Squat --> Standard body weight squat lower down so thighs are parallel with group - no jump!

Pull Ups --> use a resistance band wrapped around pull up bar and around your leg to help with ascent or if at the gym use an assisted pull up machine (you kneel on a platform that helps take the load of lifting your whole body weight) even even that machine is not available nor a pull up bar you can try the Lat Pull Down machine too!

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