01/04/11 - Bodyrock.tv Burpees!

01/04/11 - Bodyrock.tv Burpees!

For time:

10 sandbag swings
11 burpees
10 sandbag swings
12 burpees
10 sandbag swings
13 burpees
10 sandbag swings
14 burpees
10 sandbag swings
15 burpees
10 sandbag swings
16 burpees
10 sandbag swings
17 burpees
10 sandbag swings
18 burpees
10 sandbag swings
19 burpees
10 sandbag swings
20 burpees

source: bodyrock.tv
time: 20:01
works: Endurance, hams, core, chest
difficulty: 9
my effort: 10

I took this workout from a site my wife has been getting workouts from. I got home too late to hit the gym, but wanted to get a good quick workout in. She had done this one today, and recommended it. It was good, but not quick. And it was hard, if you push through and don't rest between the sets.

The sandbag swing is a basic momentum movement. You don't have to have a sandbag; I attached a kettlebell to my weight vest, for a total of 30lbs of swinging weight. Grab something, throw it into a sack, and you have a weight. Just remember that when you drop it on the floor, you don't want to leave a mark!

The burpees are the hard part of this workout, especially as you get into the latter sets. Bleh.

My total time came to 20:01. I was trying to sub 20:00, but failed by 2 seconds. Guess I shouldn't have taken that one last breather....!

A note on bodyrock.tv. This site presents some very good exercises, workouts, and ideas. I turned my wife on to it after I kept coming across it mentioned when researching exercises. However, the central character of the site dresses on the risque side. If that bothers you, proceed with caution.