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People get fatter and more stupid.

This workout was inspired by a fellow Minnesota high school classmate of mine & current Simple Fit follower, Jessica Goral.
Most of you know, my favorite kind of training is outdoor sprints, hills and stairs--- buuuut, turns out not everyone is lucky enough to live in a climate that allows you to do this year-round. More specifically, Jess- who lives in up in the tundra (aka Minnesota).

Here's to you crazies who see snow til May. Try this in-home, killer workout that is the next best thing to sprints outdoors. ENJOY :)

1. Jump squats (50)
2. Run every stair in your northern, basement-equipped home (2 min) if you don't have them, do high knees (1 min)
3. Lunge jumps (50)
4. Run stairs (2 min) or high knees (1 min)
5. Push ups (20)
INTERRUPT (complete after finishing 1-5): plank switches (1 min)- switch between straight arm planks and elbow planks, every 10 sec for 1 full minute.

Repeat this sequence 4x. Do not rest between exercises, but rest after each round.

FINISHER: Go shovel your driveway OR For 2 minutes, switch between 1/2 burpees (burpee with no push up) and mountain climbers. Switch every 20 seconds.

As promised- I'm going to do a better job keeping up with my posts. Without further adieu, here is my workout for this evening:
**NOTE: I've been without kettle bells for sometime now and my new apt gym has a crap ton of them. As my joyfulness subsides, so will the use of kettle bells in my workouts :)

1. Kettle bell swings (30 sec)

2. Spider man planks (30 sec)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLp8d8z2uNI

3. Front weighted YES/NO's (30 sec) **If you do not know what a "yes/no" is then substitute it for a weighted front squat (use heavy dumbbell or kettle bell). If you're a lucky dog and have trained with me before...you know damn well what a "yes/no" is ;)
4. Plank shoulder taps (30 sec) **get into straight-arm, plank position and while keeping your abs tight and hips still, tap right hand to left shoulder & left hand to right shoulder, back and forth as quickly as you can.
5. Plank straight arm front raises (30 sec) **get into straight-arm, plank position and while keeping your abs tight and hips still, raise your right arm straight out in front and then your left, back and forth as quickly as you can.
6. Overhead weight lung jumps (30 sec) **hold a weight of your choice straight over your head and proceed with lunge jumps. Don't be an idiot, pick a weight that makes sense.

Hit this circuit 4x through (that's 12 minutes for those of you who claim you ain't got time to train). If you have enough gas in you once the rounds are over, try this finisher:

FINISHER: Wall sit for 1 minute. 20 burpees. Wall sit for 45 seconds. 15 burpees. Wall sit for 30 seconds. 10 Burpees. Wall sit until failure (as long as you possibly can). Burpees for 20 seconds.

MUWAHAHAHAHA. ENJOY.

TV Challenge tonight (workout to do while watching the tube)-

1. Hold plank through the first 2 commercials
2. Do as many push ups as you can for the 3rd commercial
3. At the 4th commercial, do burpees
4. Whatever is left, hold a wall sit

Do this at every commercial break throughout your Wed night must sees. It's a quick way to burn cals, build muscle and melt fat.