Are you ready to lift weights faster?
I wanted to find something that would be achievable for my followers when things get really busy and we just can’t “find the time” to do long workouts. I reached out to my gal pal, Jen Sinkler who is the queen of making workouts fit into the time we have, with what we have. She’s even got a program called “Lift Weights Faster 2” — which is exactly that – a way to maintain your fitness any time your schedule gets tight.
I reached out to Jen to see if she could give us a sample workout, and of course, since she’s awesome she created this entire guest post for me! Try this workout, let me know what you think by tweeting me @camykennedy and then — Get the entire LWF2 PROGRAM HERE!
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Spring Loaded: A Lift Weights Faster Workout
Guest post by Jen Sinkler
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Spring Loaded: Coil up in the beginning, unleash at the end!
Suggested Equipment:
Just your bod, a timer and some space to work.
Instructions:
Complete 2 rounds of this circuit, alternating working for 30 seconds and resting for 30 seconds. Take additional rest, if needed, between movements and rounds.
Suggested Time:
10 Minutes
The Workout:
Bodyweight Penguin
- Lie on your back with knees bent comfortably and your shoulder blades against the floor.
- Curl upward from your midsection until your shoulders are slightly elevated off the floor.
- While keeping the shoulders elevated, reach your hand to your heel as far as your range of motion allows. Shift from heel to heel while keeping your shoulders elevated for the desired repetitions.
- Avoid neck pain by lightly tucking your chin, imagining that you are holding a softball between your chin and neck.
Bodyweight Pledge Plank
- Start in a straight-arm plank position, with your body elevated between your hands and toes. Your feet can be wider than shoulder width to help with stability.
- Raise one hand up to touch your chest. Keep your hips square and belly button facing the floor.
- Return the raised hand to the floor and repeat on the other side. Alternate pledging hands without twisting at the low back or rocking your hips from side to side.
- Optional: Saying the Pledge of Allegiance while performing the exercise.
Bodyweight Jumping Lunge
- Start in the bottom of a split squat position. Your front thigh should be parallel to the floor, your torso upright (a little lean forward is find), and your abs braced.
- Jump up explosively and switch leg positions in the air. Your back leg becomes the front leg, and vice versa. Focus on landing quietly with each jump, allowing your muscles to absorb the impact.
- Keep your front knee tracking in line with your foot.
- Alternate sides without resting for the desired number of repetitions.
Bodyweight Two-Legged Hop over a Line
- Tape down a line (or mentally draw an imaginary line) on the floor next to you.
- Jump back and forth over the line while staying on the balls of your feet.
- Move quickly and explosively throughout the set, and be sure to land with a slight knee bend each time you jump.
- Make the movement more challenging by jumping as high as you can, while still maintaining a controlled landing.
Bodyweight Jumping Jack
- Stand tall with your arms relaxed at your sides.
- Quickly hop up to spread your feet apart and raise your arms over your head. You should land with your feet wider than your shoulders and your arms overhead.
- Immediately after you land, hop back to your starting position, bringing your arms down and your feet together.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Ready for results…faster?
But, before we celebrate too much where you’ll end up, let’s focus simply on getting started. First things first, don’t worry. It’s enough. Whatever you can do right now, it is enough, and even just a little bit is a great place to start. With workout options ranging from under 10 minutes to right around 30 minutes, you can slot in whatever type of circuit works for you on any given day,based on what equipment you have available and how much time you’ve got.
If you’re looking to amp up your conditioning in other creative but productive ways, I’ve put together a mammoth 180-workout pick-and-choose library called Lift Weights Faster 2.
Complete with a full exercise glossary that includes written descriptions and photographic demonstrations of over 260 exercises (from classic moves to more unusual ones —the Jefferson deadlift, anyone?), a video library that includes coaching on 30 of the more technical lifts, 10 challenge-workout videos, plus a dynamic warm-up routine, I leveraged my background in magazine publishing to create a clear-cut, easy-to-use resource that you’ll want to turn to all the time. Every workout is organized by the equipment you have available and how much time you’ve got, with options that last anywhere from five up to 30 minutes.
For more info, click HERE.
**When you purchase Jen’s LWF2 program before Friday, November 13th – you will get FREE access to my 30 day nutrition blueprint: “MAINTAIN….don’t gain, this holiday season!”
- 30 days of delicious healthy options to stay fit during the holidays
- Tips for surviving grandma’s house without gaining 6 pounds!
- List of my favorite recipes for sweets
- Healthy alternatives to the holiday classics
For more info, click HERE.
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