Workout Series: Workout #2 {at home or gym workout}

Huebie and I have been spending more of our time working out at home and less time at the gym.  I think once our gym membership runs out we won’t renew; we’ve built up a good set of equipment at home.  I’m planning a post about building an at home gym in the coming weeks.  It will include equipment and what it can be used for.

This is the workout we did on Sunday:

5 stations, 45 seconds per station with a 15 second break to transition between stations, 5 times through of the following exercises:

* TRX Squat and row
* Kettlebell overhead squat and press
* Push ups
* Dumbbell forward lunges w/bicep curls
* Cross-body mountain climbers

Station 1: TRX squat and row

* Move your feet closer in for more of a challenge.
* Keep your toes off the ground, not flat on the floor like in the above photo.

Station 2: Kettlebell overhead squat and press

* Don’t let your knees come over your toes when you squat down.  Really use your momentum to help lift the kettlebell up.
* You could also use dumbbells for this if you don’t have kettlebells.

Station 3: Push ups

* Keep your elbows close to your sides.
* 2 modifications for you:
    – Modified knee push up: Go down on your toes, press up on your knees.
    – On knees: Drop on your knees and do push ups, keeping your elbows to your sides.

Station 4: Dumbbell forward lunges w/ bicep curls

* Modification: If forward lunges become difficult, you can regress to reverse lunges.
   – If reverse lunges become too difficult you can regress to static lunges.
* Keep your core tight the whole time.

Station 5: Cross-body mountain climbers

* Do these slow, holding your knee for 1-2 seconds per side.
* Really squeeze your bum and hold your core tight.

I also did a few weighted bridges when I was done, holding a dumbbell on my lower abs and bridging for 1 minutes, 3 times.

* We don’t have plates so I used a dumbbell.
* Hold you bum and core tight and really drive your hips up.

I created a graphic to pin for easy reference:

If there are any specific exercises you’d like me to incorporate into a workout let me know.  I really enjoy creating new workout plans.

Good luck!