Today’s workout was ten hard minutes that left me wishing hadn’t imbibed in Sonja’s famous turkey nachos 90 minutes before my workout. It was a true metabolic conditioning workout (MetCon for short) that only took ten minutes (eleven minutes including the break between rounds), but certainly did the trick. Here it is:
2 rounds:
Do each exercise for 45 seconds, followed by 15 seconds’ rest:
A) Push-ups
B) Squats
C) KB Swings
D) Mountain Climbers
E) Plank
Rest for 60 seconds.
If you’re thinking about doing this workout, the idea is to complete as many reps as you can with good form in 45 seconds. Then you rest, and hit the next exercise hard. For me, the most demanding were the mountain climbers. Yikes! By the fourth minute, if you’re going hard enough, you’re feeling pretty shaky.
Again, go hard. This workout is a walk in the park if you’re doggin’ it. Don’t. Push yourself and it’s a monster. Go easy, and you won’t even sweat. Either way, in ten minutes you’ll be done. What will you have to show for it?
If you’re feeling really ambitious (and you didn’t eat nachos 90 minutes prior), try a third or fourth round.
