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Intermediate Workouts

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ollowing are workouts that incorporate all the movements that we have learned thus far! Follow the same guidelines as outlined in the two-week beginner’s workout program by simply replacing day 1 and day 3 with one of the workout options listed below. The key is to keep your workouts as varied as possible. Remember, the majority of these movements are full-body movements that focus on core strength and overall fitness, strength, and agility, and keeping it varied will give you the most optimal results in the shortest amount of time. Please feel free to create your own workouts, and remember, often less is more. The goal is to not overwork your body, but rather to find a good balance of intensity, rest, and normal activity.

Workout 1

Workout 1: Warm up with a 5-minute jog. For your workout complete as many rounds as possible of the following movements within 7 minutes: 20 walking lunges (10 each leg), 20 sit-ups, 10 jumping pull-ups.

Workout 2: Warm up with 30 jumping jacks, rest for 1 minute, and then repeat 2 more times. For your workout, perform 3 rounds of 5 knee-to-elbows, 10 push-ups, 25 jump rope skips

Workout 3

Workout 3: Warm up with 100 jump rope skips. For your workout perform: an accumulative total of 30 seconds in the plank hold, 20 weighted walking lunges (10 on each leg), 5 shoulder presses, a sprint of 6 car lengths and then walk back, and 30 step-ups or 15 box jumps. Continue back through the above list for 20 minutes. Pace yourself; this workout should focus on technique rather than on how fast you can move through each movement.

Workout 4

Workout 4: Warm up with a 5-minute jog. For your workout perform: 5 dumbbell dead lifts, 10 body rows, and 15 squats. Rest for 1 minute, and then repeat 3 times. While still maintaining proper form, try to move quickly through this workout, using the 1 minute of rest to catch your breath, recover, and be ready for the next round. Time yourself and see if you can complete each round a little bit faster than the last. At the very least, you want to maintain the same time.

Workout 5

Workout 5: Warm up with 100 jump rope skips. For your workout perform 4 rounds of the following: 5 thrusters, 30 seconds of hollow rocks, 30 seconds of the super woman movement, and 50 jump rope skips

Workout 6

Workout 6: Warm up with a 5-minute jog. For your workout perform 4 rounds of 10 dumbbell squats, hold the L-sit or a modification of the L-sit for an accumulative total of 30 seconds, and 5 broad jumps.

Workout 7

Workout 7: Warm up with 200 jump rope skips. For your workout perform 3 rounds of 15 dumbbell swings, 20 overhead dumbbell walking lunges (10 on each leg), and 15 push-ups

Workout 8

Workout 8: Warm up with a 5-minute jog. For your workout perform 10 push presses, 10 knee-to-elbows, 9 push presses, 9 knee-to-elbows, 8 push presses, 8 knee-to-elbows, etc. Keep going until you finish with 1 push press and 1 knee-to-elbow.

Workout 9

Workout 9 Warm up with 50 jumping jacks followed by 30 squats. For your workout perform 3 rounds of: 15 jumping pull-ups, 10 dumbbell dead lifts, and 100 jump rope skips. Rest 1 minute in between each round.

Workout 10

Workout 10: Warm up with 100 jump rope skips followed by 30 jumping jacks. For your workout: run 400 meters (around the block), perform 20 push-ups, 15 dumbbell squats, 40 box step-ups or 20 box jumps, and finish with an 800-meter run (twice around the block).

Workout 11

Workout 11: Warm up with a 10-minute walk/jog. For your workout perform 6 rounds of: a 100-meter sprint and walk back (sprint to the end of the block and walk back), followed by 10 thrusters.

Workout 12

Workout 12: Warm up with partner ball-toss drills (see the Partner Movements section below) or throw the ball against a wall solo, performing ten repetitions of either drill. For your workout, perform 3 rounds of 8 dumbbell push presses, 40 walking lunges (20 each leg), and 200 jump rope skips.

Workout 13

Workout 13: Warm up with a 5-minute jog followed by 20 squats. For your workout perform 4 rounds of: 7 dumbbell squats, 7 jumping pull-ups, and 7 push-ups.

Workout 14

Workout 14: Warm up with a 10-minute walk/jog. For your workout perform: 20 dumbbell dead lifts, 30 dumbbell push presses, 40 dumbbell swings, and 50 squats. Remember to stop and rest for a few seconds in the middle of your reps if you need to.

Workout 15

Workout 15: Warm up with a 5-minute jog followed by 100 jump rope skips. For your workout perform 5 rounds of: 5 dumbbell dead lifts, 5 dumbbell push presses, and 5 dumbbell swings. After you finish 5 rounds of the preceding movements, finish your workout with a 400-meter run (or around the block).

Workout 16

Workout 16: Warm up with a 10-minute walk/jog. For your workout, in 10 minutes perform as many rounds as possible of the following: 10 body rows, 10 dumbbell squats, and 10 broad jumps.

Workout 17

Workout 17: Warm up with 300 jump rope skips. For your workout perform 5 rounds of: 20 walking lunges (10 on each leg), 10 sit-ups, and 10 box step-ups or jumps.

Workout 18

Workout 18: Warm up with a 5-minute run. For your workout perform 4 rounds of: 15 plank push-ups, 30 hollow rocks, and 10 jumping squats.

Workout 19

Workout 19: Warm up with 50 jumping jacks followed by 10 push-ups and 10 squats. For your workout perform: 100 jump rope skips and 50 sit-ups, 75 jump rope skips and 40 sit-sit-ups, 50 jump rope skips and 30-sit-sit-ups, and 25 jump rope skips and 15 sit-ups.

Workout 20

Workout 20: Warm up with a 10-minute walk/run. For your workout perform 4 rounds of: a 400-meter run, 10 thrusters, and 10 push-ups.

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