60 Minute Power Workout

LOVED this workout! Um, after I did it of course! I didn't have time to think and barely breathe during it.  But one thing's for sure, you won't question whether or not you're doing the right thing or working out hard enough.  I love crunch time workouts. You focus, you get it done and you get out!  You burn massive calories during and throughout the day.  I can always tell when my body responds to these workouts later on in the afternoon when I become a ravenous food monster. So definitely do not miss any of your 5-7 daily "meals".

WORKOUT: Do these 4 circuits 4 times.

1) 5 MINUTE RUN:  Start at 6 mph, go up .5 mph every minute. (If this is too fast for you, you can start at 5 mph instead, or whatever speed you are comfortable with.  Just stick with the concept of increasing .5 mph every minute)  For an even greater challenge, you can increase the incline 1% each set.  For example, the 2nd set 1%, 3rd set 2%, and 4th set 3%.

0-1:00 --->6 mph
1:00-2:00 ---> 6.5 mph
2:00-3:00 --->7 mph
3:00-4:00 ---> 7.5 mph
4:00-5:00 -->8 mph

2) 30 WEIGHTED ABS:  This is an active rest, but it shouldn't be easy.  If you're in the gym, find the seated ab crunch machine.  Do 30 crunches total.  (10 normal, then 10 crunches with left knee raises, and another 10 with right knee raises.)  If you were lying on the floor, you would just do your regular crunch for 10 then crunch with your right knee up for 10 and left knee up for 10.

3) 20 DUMBBELL SQUATS:  Hold two dumbbells, stand feet slightly shoulder apart.  Bend at your knees as if you were getting ready to sit down on a chair.  Go as low as you can while keeping your knees in line with your toes.  Use the heaviest weights that you possibly can use and still be able to keep your form and grip.

4) 20 BURPEE PUSH UPS:  While standing, touch the floor with your hands, SHOOT your legs out and almost simultaneously do a push up then hop back with your feet and hands together and now SHOOT your body up with both arms raised as if you're an NBA star on a rebound.  It's very fast and very explosive which means your heart while be pounding!  Do 10 then take a quick 10-30 second breather and finish up your 2nd half.

Round 1 done! Repeat 3 more times! You can do it!