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Best Body Workout – 2012 – Week 8 – Day 1

By on July 25, 2012
woman leg extension exhaust Best Body Workout – 2012 – Week 8 – Day 1

This is how you should look after finishing your leg extensions...exhausted

Today’s workout is a repeat of last week….focusing on a bunch of timed HIRT supersets with short rest periods.

I’m asking your muscles to be explosive over and over and over without giving them much rest. It’s a wicked calorie burner that pushes your anaerobic energy systems very hard and helps make you a faster athlete…even if you don’t consider yourself an athlete.

WORKOUT WARM-UP

Circles – Starting with the ankles and moving all the way up to your neck, gently make circles with all of your joints – 10 revolutions each joint in each direction

Dead Bug – Push your lower back into the floor and articulate your arms & legs as in the video. 1 set of as many reps as possible with your lower back pushed into the floor. When your back starts to arch…STOP

1 Arm Swing Snatch - 25 reps per arm  – Dumbbell or kettlebell – choose a light weight – the goal is to warm-up

THE WORKOUT

Superset #1 

1 Leg Leg Presses

  • 5 Minutes - Set your timer
  • 5 reps per leg, alternating left, right, left, right…
  • Choose a weight, you could perform 15 – 20 reps with
  • While keeping proper form, perform this lift explosively
  • Minimize rest between sets
  • After 5 minutes, wipe off the leg press machine and move onto Superset #2
Note – if you don’t have access to a leg press, substitute 1 leg squats

Superset #2

1 Leg Hip Thrusts – bodyweight, barbell or Smith Machine

  • 5 Minutes - Set your timer
  • 5 reps per leg, alternating left, right, left, right…
  • Choose a weight, you could perform 15 – 20 reps with
  • While keeping proper form, perform this lift explosively
  • Minimize rest between sets
  • After 5 minutes, get your ass off the floor and move onto Superset #3

Superset #3

Bulgarian Split Squat - bodyweight, dumbbell, kettlbell or barbell

  • 5 Minutes - Set your timer
  • 5 reps per leg, alternating left, right, left, right…
  • Choose a weight, you could perform 15 – 20 reps with
  • While keeping proper form, perform this lift explosively
  • Minimize rest between sets
  • After 5 minutes, wipe off the leg press machine and move onto..

Superset #4

Single Leg Leg Curl - machine, band, bodyweight with a stability ball

  • 5 Minutes - Set your timer
  • 5 reps per leg, alternating left, right, left, right…
  • Choose a weight, you could perform 15 – 20 reps with
  • While keeping proper form, perform this lift explosively
  • Minimize rest between sets
  • After 5 minutes, wipe off the bench and move onto Superset #5

Superset #5

1 Leg Leg Extension - machine, band

  • 5 Minutes - Set your timer
  • 5 reps per leg, alternating left, right, left, right…
  • Choose a weight, you could perform 15 – 20 reps with
  • While keeping proper form, perform this lift explosively
  • Minimize rest between sets
  • After 5 minutes, wipe off the bench and move onto Superset #6

Superset #6

Single Leg Stability Ball Leg Curl  - machine, band

  • 5 Minutes - Set your timer
  • 5 reps per leg, alternating left, right, left, right…
  • Choose a weight, you could perform 15 – 20 reps with
  • While keeping proper form, perform this lift explosively
  • Minimize rest between sets
  • There is a good chance you will need to put the non-working leg on the floor with this exercise. I did this workout last night and part way through my core was fatiguing thanks to my tired legs…end result: my lower back started to ache. I dropped the non-working leg to the floor and finished off the 5 min. No point in hurting your back
  • After 5 minutes, wipe off the bench and go flop onto a mat and stretch out those leg muscles.

You’re done for the day.

Notes 

  • If you find that you can’t complete 5 reps on any of the sets, I would rather you drop the reps and keep good form, than get sloppy.
  • Try to keep rest periods as short as possible – it’s key to the fat-burning effect

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Doug Robb is a personal trainer, a fitness blogger and author, a competitive athlete, and a student of nutrition and exercise science. Since 2008, Doug has expanded his impact by bringing his real-world experience online via his health & fitness blog, Health Habits. Read more posts by Doug at Hive Health Media.
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