Thursday, February 28, 2013

Where do YOU WANT TO BE?


Last workout of the week - push through and then enjoy your weekend.

Just a few exercises today, just a few times :)

FRIDAY'S HIIT - Go thru the circuit 3x!
20 Pop Squats - start with feet mid stance, squat, as you come up jump your feet wider and squat, then back to mid stance squat, etc....
10 PushUps
20 Crunches
10 Box Jumps or Steps Ups each leg
10 DiveBomber Pushups  - see NEW MOVES tab for video
10 V-Ups
20 Jump Lunges
10 Pushups with Superman Lift - see NEW MOVES tab for video
20 Bicycle Crunches

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Are YOU ready to make the CHANGE?



It won't happen unless you want it to happen.  And then you've got to go out and do it.  Then it will happen.

HIIT and SHOULDER LIFT - go thru 4x
25 Low Squats - bum to knee level or lower - REMEMBER TO KEEP WEIGHT BACK INTO YOUR HEELS
12 Overhead Presses - palms face forward - MEDIUM WEIGHT
30 Reverse Lunges - alternate sides - try to get your back knee to the ground!!!!
12 Side Raises - LIGHT WEIGHT
25 Full Sit Ups
12 Front Raises - LIGHT WEIGHT
1 minute Forearm Plank Hold

TRAIN WITH INTENTION

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

State of Mind


Yup.  So pick up the heavier weights today:)

Wednesday's HIIT - set your timer for 12 minutes - go thru as many times as you can
10 Burpees without Pushup
10 Touchdown Squats - touch floor
10 Mogul Jumps
10 Lying Alternating Toe Touches


Wednesday's LIFT - Back and Biceps - go thru 4x

12 Bent over Double Arm Rows - HEAVY WEIGHT - palms face eachother
15 Hammer Curls - MEDIUM WEIGHT - palms face eachother
12 Bent over Single Arm Rows - HEAVY WEIGHT - palm faces back (stand in a lunge stance - whatever leg is back is the side that the arm is rowing)
15 Double Arm Biceps Curls - MEDIUM WEIGHT - palms face up

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Monday, February 25, 2013

Understand Progress

Tuesday's workout will get your heart rate pumping and chisel out some pec and tricep muscles.

HIIT - go thru 3x
100 Jump Rope Skips or High Knees
50 Oblique Mountain Climbers
10 V-Ups
10 Box Jumps or Step Ups each leg
50 Plank Jacks
100 Bicycle Crunches


LIFT - Chest and Triceps - Go thru the circuit 4 TIMES
10 Wide Pushups
15 Lying Chest Press - palms face forward - HEAVY WEIGHT
10 Mid Pushups - just outside shoulders
15 Lying Chest Flys - palms face eachother - MEDIUM WEIGHT
10 Tricep Pushups - hands underneath shoulders
15 Lying DB Skullcrushers - MEDIUM WEIGHT

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Review Our Goals


Hope you all had a great weekend.  I was lucky enough to get in a few extra workouts in this weekend thanks to all the snow that fell here and the few rounds of shoveling I enjoyed doing (insert sarcastic smile here).

Now is a good time to go back to that list you made in the beginning of this year with all your short and long terms goals on them, fitness related or not.  Take a quick look through and figure out your status on each one.  Determine if you've been putting 100% effort to achieve them.  If not, take a look at the goal and really decide if you want it or not - because if you want it, you need to buckle down and GET IT DONE!  I had to do this very task this evening - I realized I wasn't giving 100% to my goal - had a little talk with myself and revamped my thinking.  I'm going to get this done, and get it done right.

Grab a timer, watch or just use your cable box clock.  You've got 30 minutes - go thru the circuit as many times as you can in that 30 minutes.

50 Mid Stance Squats
40 Narrow Stance Squats
30 Plie Squats
20 Jump Squats
10 Step Ups Each Leg
20 Pushups
30 second Forearm Plank hold
40 Double Crunches - upper body + reverse crunch
50 Mountain Climbers


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Sunday, February 17, 2013




Hey Everyone -
Sorry about the hiatus last week - my only excuse is that there aren't enough hours in the day!  So I've decided that this week I'd post all your workouts for the week so you wouldn't be jipped!  So here goes!

Monday - HIIT

Tuesday - HIIT and Back and Shoulders

Wednesday - HIIT

Thursday - HIIT and Chest and Arms

Friday - HIIT and Ab Bonus

MONDAY'S HIIT - go thru 3x
(You'll need a set of heavy/medium weights for this workout)
100 Jump Rope Skips or High Knees
20 Plie Squats holding weights in front (keep chest up - feet turned out)
25 Weighted Crunches - holding 1 weight over your chest
50 Weighted Jump Squats - holding 1 weight at chest level
20 Off Set Lunges (each leg)  - hold 1 weight in the same arm as the leg that is in front
50 Weighted Russian Twists
50 Jump Lunges
20 Straight Leg Deadlifts - holding 2 heavy weights, feet hip distance apart, keep knees slightly bent - keeping a STRAIGHT BACK - slowly lower the weights towards the floor, then squeeze your bum and lift back to standing slowly
15 Weighted V-Ups


TUESDAY'S HIIT - go thru 3x
1 minute Jump Jacks or Running in Place

the 30's Squat - 10 top half squats, 10 full range squats and then 10 bottom half squats
10 Pushups
5 Burpees without Pushup
30 Side Plank Drops - 15 each side

now go lift BACK AND SHOULDERS



WEDNESDAY'S HIIT - set your timer for 30 minutes - go thru the circuit as many times as you can during that time.
50 Side Jump/Skater Lunges
50 Mountain Climbers
30 second Forearm Plank Hold
20 3/4 Burpees (see NEW MOVES section for video)
20 Mogul Jumps - in plank - both feet jump towards one hand, back to middle, then over to the other side
45 second Forearm Plank Hold
50 Squat and Front Kick (25 each leg)
50 Plank Jacks
1 min Forearm Plank Hold



THURSDAY'S HIIT - go thru 3x
10 Burpees without Pushup
50 Oblique Mountain Climbers - knee to opposite elbow
10 Box Jumps or Step Ups each leg
40 Firefly Climbers - in plank, knee to outside of same side elbow
10 Touchdown Jump Squats - get low enough to tough the floor in between each squat
20 1/2 Burpees - in plank - jump both legs in towards chest and then back to plank

now go lift CHEST AND ARMS




FRIDAY'S HIIT - go thru the workout 1x
100 Jump Rope Skips
90 Jump Lunges
80 Mountain Climbers
70 Side Jump/Skater Lunges
60 Squat Jumps
50 Step Ups - 25 Each Leg
40 Plank Jacks
30 Elevated Lunges - back foot on chair/bench (15 each leg)
20 Glute Bridge Hip Lifts - on back, knees bent, feet on floor - squeeze bum and lift hips as high as you can squeeze them
10 Pushups

Ab Bonus - go thru 3x 
15 V Lifts - on back, arms overhead -  lift legs up and open to a V as you crunch your upper body up and reach thru your legs
20 Bicycle Crunches
15 In and Outs - start sitting hugging knees to chest - release and straight legs out as long and low as possible while leaning back with arms outstretched - return to your hugging position (feet can touch floor if you need to - if not, keep them floating)
20 Side Plank Reach Unders - 10 each side - in forearm side plank, reach top arm under you and then unravel




TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Let It Snow!!!





Get your shovels ready:)  If only we were this happy when we're shoveling the 2 feet of snow tomorrow!

Let's get to our last workout of the week.

SNOW HIIT - go thru the circuit 5x
5 Burpees with Pushup
10 Jump Squats
20 Mountain Climbers
10 Box Jumps
5 Around the World V-Ups -one left, one middle, one right


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Be the Force


Today we are going to work on our SHOULDERS and ARMS.  I was going to do shoulders tomorrow, but here in the Northeast, we are supposed to be hit by a huge snowstorm and I'm sure most of us will be shoveling Saturday morning - so tomorrow (Friday) will just be HIIT, no lifting.

Alright then, warm up and let's get to it!!!!

Go thru the circuit 3x

50 Jump Rope Skips or High Knees
10 Pike Pushups - see video below
15 Double Arm Bicep Curls - palms face up - MEDIUM WEIGHT
15 Behind the Head Tricep Extension - 1 HEAVY WEIGHT
50 Squat Jumps
50 Mountain Climbers
10 Side Raises - LIGHT WEIGHT
10 Front Raises - LIGHT WEIGHT
15 Double Arm Biceps Hammer Curl - palms face eachother - MEDIUM WEIGHT
10 Tricep Pushups
50 Jump Lunges
50 Weighted Russian Twists


PIKE PUSHUP




TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

BACK It Up

(yes, that's me:) )

Hope you had a great Chest Workout yesterday!  So today we move onto our BACK.  I LOVE training back.  It's my favorite body part to work.  I really enjoy doing all exercises that involve the Back - so my Monday's are all about Back - when I'm fresh after a day of rest.

Warm up for a few minutes.  This routine not only targets your back, but your backside as well.

BACK IT UP! - go thru 3x
Squat Combo - 10 Deep Squats
                         10 Jump Squats
                         10 Plie Squats
                         10 Plie Pulses - at the bottom of the move
15 One Arm DB Row - Lean over in a lunge position, arm hangs down, palm faces in - HEAVY WEIGHT
Squat Combo
15 Bent Over Double Arm Reverse Row - Palms face up - MEDIUM WEIGHT
Squat Combo
12 Seated Bent Over Double Arm Reverse Fly - see video below - but you are sitting down - LIGHT WEIGHT
Squat Combo
12 DB Pullover - 1 HEAVY WEIGHT - see video below


Bent Over Reverse Fly


Lying DB Pullover



TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Do it TODAY


I apologize for posting this late today - it seems that Monday's are just a whirlwind for me and time just gets away from me.

So here it is -

CHEST IT UP!  - go thru 3x
10 Burpees with Pushup
15 Pushups
20 Mountain Climbers
25 Lying DB Chest Fly - Light/Medium Weight
20 Lying Leg Drops
15 Lying DB Chest Presses - Heavy Weight
30 second straight arm plank hold
take a 1-2 minute break

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Limits are made to be PUSHED


Push yourself to your limits, only to make new ones :)

Let's do this!  Take a moment and warm-up.

Go thru the workout just ONCE!
50 Jump Rope Skips or High Knees
25 FULL Sit-ups
1 minute Plank hold
50 Jump Squats
50 Russian Twists
45 second Plank hold
50 Jump Lunges
100 Mountain Climbers
25 V-Ups
30 second Plank hold
10 Burpees with Pushup and Knee Tuck
25 L Side Plank Drops
25 R Side Plank Drops


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Yes, You Should - Go Do It


To start, it's a silly question.  And of course, there is only one answer :)

Let's get to our last workout of the week.

12 minutes of Fun - Perform 1 minute of each of the exercises
feel free to take a 30 second rest in between exercises - but NO LONGER!

Jump Rope or High Knees
Crunches
Burpees with Pushup and Tuck Jump
Plie Squats
Squat Jumps
V-Ups
Mountain Climbers
Box Jumps
Bicycle Crunches
Jump Lunges
Oblique Mountain Climbers - knee to opposite elbow
Skaters - Side Jump Lunges




TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Lift Heavy - Get Smaller

The biggest myth women tend to believe is that they'll 'bulk up' if they lift heavy weights.  I'm not sure why they think that - but it's simply just not true.  The female bodybuilders have to work very hard and very long and tweak their nutrition just right to get the size they want in each and every muscle.  Ladies lifting heavy for 12-15 reps 3 to 4 days a week will actually build muscle, but in the long run, with appropriate cardio and proper nutrition, can actually become smaller - since muscle takes up less room than fat - your measurements will get tighter and smaller.

I'm a very good example of this - those of you that know me KNOW that lifting heavy doesn't bulk.  Those of you that don't know me, I'm about 5'5" and have never weighed more than 120lbs at any time and I can move some big weight for my small size - right now I am able to one arm DB row 75lbs 8x on each arm - hopefully to break that record this morning during my back lift! (One of my goals by the end of the year is to be able DB row 100lbs 10x on each arm)  So ladies - have no fear!

I want you to go thru a quick 15 minute cardio session - do what you want.  Run outside, do an old HIIT, jump rope...get moving and warm and then LIFT!

Circuit #1 - go thru 3x before moving on to Circuit 2
15 Lying DB Chest Press - HEAVY WEIGHT
10 Push-ups
12 Lying DB Chest Flys - MEDIUM WEIGHT

Circuit #2 - go thru 3x before moving on to Circuit 3
15 Lying Tricep Extensions/Skullcrushers - MEDIUM WEIGHT
10 Tricep Push-ups - hands no wider than shoulder width apart
12 Standing behind the head tricep extension - 1 HEAVY WEIGHT


Circuit # - go thru 3x 
15 Standing Overhead Presses- MEDIUM WEIGHT
10 Pike Pushups - in Down Dog - perform a pushup - head towards floor
12 Standing Side Raises - LIGHT WEIGHT


Challenge yourself and TRAIN WITH INTENTION!


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Just be a better YOU


Whatever your goals are...whatever your reasons are for working out...just make sure they're YOUR goals, not someone else's.   Training for the wrong reasons doesn't result in the gains you want - remember that.


Pyramid Circuit - 
There are 6 exercises - Perform 50 reps of the exercise - recover for 1 to 2 minutes, then perform 40 reps, rest, then 30, rest etc until you perform 10 reps.  The move on to the next exercise and pyramid down the same way from 50 to 10.

Jump Squats
Mountain Climbers
Reverse Crunches (hip lifts)
Jump Lunges
Mogul Jumps
Crunches (try and get both your shoulder blades off the floor!)

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!


Monday, January 28, 2013

What do you workout for?


Whatever your reason is for working out - just make sure it all comes back to you - not anyone else!

Warm up and then get to the workout!  You're going to need  both Medium and Heavy weights today.

Go thru the workout TWICE
100 Jump Rope Skips or High Knees
20 Bent Over Double Arm Row - palms face eachother - MEDIUM TO HEAVY WEIGHT
25 Jump Squats
20 Bent Over Double Arm Row - palms face up - MEDIUM TO HEAVY WEIGHT
50 Jump Lunges
20 Bent Over Double Arm Row - palms face back - MEDIUM WEIGHT - make sure you bring your elbows out wide on these rows
20 Side Plank Hip Drops - Right
15 V-Ups
20 Side Plank Hip Drops - Left

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Leave the Past Behind You


Just because you have one bad day, a few bad meal, skip a workout or somehow deter from your plan - doesn't mean you just forget everything.  We are all human.  You know that it happened, but there is nothing you can do about it now.  You just need to keep moving forward.  If you just keep thinking about that 'slip up', you'll never make any progress.
But you also have to understand that these so called 'slip ups' are okay every now and then.

Let's get into the workout - 2 new moves - Snowboard jumps and Mogul jumps - for all of you snow bunnies out there :)

SNOWBOARD JUMPS - Squat jumps with a 180 degree turn in between


MOGUL JUMPS - in plank position, jump both feet towards, or to the outside of one hand, then back to plank position and then over to the other side



Monday's Workout - go thru the workout 3x
10 Snowboard Squat Jumps
5 Burpees without Pushup
25 Crunches
10 Mogul Jumps
5 Burpees without Pushups
25 Reverse Crunches - on back, lift legs (straight or bent) up towards the ceiling with a hip lift
10 Box Jumps
5 Burpees without Pushups
25 Double Crunches - perform a crunch and reverse crunch at the same time


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Workout More Than Your Mouth


Talk is cheap....It's the 'doing' that gets you rich :)

Let's get on with the last workout of the week.  You've got a 500 Rep workout and then a shoulder lift.

500 Reps of Fun
50 Jump Rope Skips or High Knees
50 Jump Lunges
25 Pushups
50 Alternating Toe Touches - on back, legs and arms extended - arm reaches to opp foot
50 Skater Jumps
100 Mountain Climbers
25 Crunches
25 Right Side Plank Hip Drops - on forearms or straight arm
25 Left Side Plank Hip Drops
50 Squat Jumps
50 Bicycle Crunches

SHOULDER LIFT - go thru the circuit 3x
12 Overhead Press - palms face forward - MEDIUM WEIGHT
12 Side Raises - LIGHT WEIGHT
12 Front Raises - palms face down - LIGHT WEIGHT

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Finish Strong



Let's hit the back hard today.  So get through your HIIT and then grab some heavy weight.  Your back is made up of some big strong muscles - challenge them!!!!

Thursday's HIIT - go thru 3x
10 Burpees without Pushups
10 Pushups
10 Squat Jumps
10 Jump Lunges (each side)
10 Box Jumps or Step Ups each side
10 Oblique Mountain Climbers (each side) - in plank, knee to opposite elbow
10 V-Ups

BACK TRAINING - go thru the circuit 4x
12 each side - One Arm DB Row - palms face you - take a lunge stance for this - and row like you're starting a lawnmower
15 DB Pullover - see video below
15 Supermans - on belly, legs and arms extended - pick up legs and arms and hold for a moment, then release down




TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Build Your OWN GUNS


So you figured out your goals right?  Did you give yourself a timeline - a deadline for both?  Do it!

Let's build some Guns today:)

QUICK HIIT - go thru 3x
50 Squat Jumps
10 Pushups
50 Jump Lunges
10 Tricep Pushups
25 Crunches
20 Alternating Leg Drops (10 each side) - on back, legs straight up to ceiling, drop one leg as close to floor as you can WITHOUT letting your lower back leave the floor - you can slide your hands under your bum to help you with this

Arm Circuit - go thru 4x
20 Alternating Bicep Curl - medium weight
12 Lying Skullcrushers (see video below) - medium weight
21's - 7 bottom halves, 7 top halves, 7 full range - palms face up the entire time - medium weight
12 Standing Behind the head tricep extension (see video below) - heavy weight

LYING SKULLCRUSHER

BEHIND THE HEAD TRICEP EXTENSION


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Monday, January 21, 2013

If you THINK you can, then YOU CAN



Have you guys sat down and figured out your short and long term goals?  If not, do it right now.  It's always easier to get through your workouts and most importantly, stick with them if you are working towards something.
Hope you enjoyed the new moves from yesterday.  We've got one more for today plus some muscle builders!

WEIGHTED JUMP LUNGE WITH ROTATION - Perform your regular jump lunges holding a dumbbell or medicine ball, but as you jump, twist the weight towards the leg that is in front.



Let's get to the workout - warm up and then grab your heavy and medium weights.

Go thru the circuit 3x
10 Burpees without Pushup
15 Plie Squats holding DBs between legs
20 Weighted Jump Lunges with Rotation (10 to each side)
15 Lying Chest Presses - Heavy Weight
15 Lying Chest Flys - Medium Weight
50 Bicycle Crunches


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Be Sore to Be Strong



I hope you had a great week back with me last week.  This week brings some new workouts and some new moves.

MOGUL PLANK JUMPS - in plank position, jump both feet towards on hand, or even to the outside of the hand, back to plank, and then over to the other side.



2 LUNGE WITH JUMP SQUAT- perform 2 reverse lunges and then 1 jump squat



WEIGHTED V-UP TO RUSSIAN TWIST- perform V-up with 1 weight in both hands, and then on the way down twist once to each side (feel free to do it without the weight)



So make sure you take a look at these clips to make sure you are familiar with the new moves!

Here's your HIIT.

GO THRU THE CIRCUIT 5x!
50 High Knees or Jump Rope Skips
10 Moguls (each side)
10 Lunge Back to Squat Jump
10 Weighted V-Up to Russian Twists
10 Pushups

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Brag About What You CAN Do!


And believe me - you can do a lot.  If you've been following the blog for a bit, then you have put your body through some exercises that the average gym goer would not be able to do!  So give yourself a pat on the back.  And then let's get to the last workout of the week.

Take a few minutes to warm-up and then grab some light to medium weights - you've got 3 circuits - the focus is on MUSCLE ENDURANCE - high reps, low weight.

CIRCUIT #1 - go thru 3x - then move onto the next circuit
50 Jump Squats
15 Pushups
25 Double Arm Bicep Curls - light weight
15 Weighted Sit-Ups


CIRCUIT #2 - go thru 3x - then move onto the next circuit
50 Mountain Climbers
25 Bent Over Double Arm Rows - medium weight
15 Tricep Pushups
50 Bicycle Crunches


CIRCUIT #3 - go thru 3x - then move onto the next circuit
50 Jump Lunges
20 Overhead Presses - palms face forward - medium/light weight
15 Side Raises - light weight
15 Front Raises - light weight
20 Lying Alternating Toe Touches - Arm to Opp Leg


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

I Have to Remind Myself Everday


I have a terrible sweet tooth and it usually hits me in the evening - and I have a problem - I usually give into it.  But now I think about how hard I worked during the day and that I'd be ruining it.  I had to change my mindset from 'I worked hard for this, I deserve this' to 'Is this going to get me closer to my goals?'.

You need to do the same.

Just some HIIT today  - grab some water and warm-up.

Go thru the Pyramid JUST ONCE

100 Jump Rope Skips or High Knees
90 Mountain Climbers
80 Jump Lunges or 40 Reverse Lunges each leg
70 Bicycle Crunches
60 Side Jump Lunges - Skaters
50 Plank Jacks
40 Supermans - on belly, arms overhead, lift arms and legs up at the same time
30 V-Ups
20 Box Jumps or Step Ups each leg
10 Burpees without Pushup


TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

What To Do




Make sure you a plan - your short term goals - and stick to what you need to do to get there!

Today's workout is similar to yesterday's, but just ONE circuit you will go thru 3x - HIIT cardio and some Chest and Triceps.  You will need your HEAVY and MEDIUM weights once again.

Take a few minutes to warm up - however you like.

TODAY'S CIRCUIT - go thru 3x
5 Burpees without Pushup
10 Box Jumps
10 Pushups
15 Lying Chest Presses - palms face forward - HEAVY WEIGHT
20 Bicycle Crunches
5 Side Burpees - check out NEW MOVES tab for video of this
10 Tricep Pushups - hands should be no wider than shoulders
15 Lying Tricep Skullcrushers - arms extended above shoulders, palms face eachother, hinge at elbow to slowly bring dbs on either side of head -  MEDIUM WEIGHT
20 Leg Drops - on back, hands under bum, legs straight up, drop both legs down as close to floor as you can keeping lower back against floor/hands

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Monday, January 14, 2013

There's No SomeDay


It's TODAY!  And today we're going to combine some HIIT cardio with some strength training, so grab some heavy and medium weights and get to it.

Warm-up for a few minutes.

Circuit 1 - HIIT and Back (Heavy Weights) - repeat 3x
25 Jump Squats
15 Bent Over Double Arm Row - palms face eachother
50 Mountain Climbers
15 Bent Over Double Arm Row - underhand grip - palms face forward

Circuit 2 - HIIT and Biceps (Medium Weights) - repeat 3x
50 Jump Lunges
15 Double Arm Biceps Curls - palms face up the entire time
25 Plank Jacks
15 Double Arm Hammer Curls - palms face eachother

Circuit 3 - HIIT and Some Abs! - repeat 3x

50 Side Jump Lunges/Skaters
15 Weighted V-Ups - holding 1 db between your hands
26 Mogul Jumps - in plank, jump both feet towards/or outside of your R hand, then jump back to plank, repeat other side
30 Russian Twists holding 1 db - feet up or down



TRAIN WITH INTENTION!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Let's Make It A Great One



Happy New Year.  To those of you that are new to my blog, Welcome.  To those that are coming back, Welcome Back and Thank you for coming back :)

This blog provides you with both HIIT (high intensity interval training) and Strength Training Workouts that will tighten, tone and strengthen every part of your body.  These workouts can be done at home or at the gym - and they are only as hard as you make them.  They're short, but intense - so it's up to you to really push yourself to get the full benefit out of all the workouts.

Whether you're just starting or have been working out for some time, let's make 2013 the year where you set some challenging goals and you do what you have to do to achieve them.  I am doing the same thing.  I have decided on some short term and long term goals and am DETERMINED  to achieve them.  I know that I have a lot of work ahead of me and I have to change some of my ways, but after having a long talk with myself :), I've decided that THIS IS WHAT I WANT and I am going to work my *ss off to achieve them.

2012 was a tough year for me, both physically and mentally, and I am still recovering from  my last physical set back, but I can't use that as an excuse.  I just strap on my belt, literally, and start working out.  I want you to have the same mind set.  Whatever held you back in 2012 needs to stay there, in last year, don't let it hold you back this year.

Alright guys, let's get to it.  I am working on putting together some videos of new moves so we can take our workouts to a new level - but today we'll start with some oldies, but goodies :)

Take a few moments to warm-up and then hit the circuit.

GO THRU THE CIRCUIT 3x
5 Burpees with Pushup and Tuck/Squat Jump
10 Box Jumps or Step Ups Each Leg
20 V-Ups
50 Mountain Climbers
20 Bicycle Crunches
10 Jump Lunges each leg (20 total)
5 Tricep Pushups

TRAIN WITH INTENTION!