Full-Body Bootcamp

Happy Friday, folks! It’s been awhile since I posted a workout for you, and this one’s a keeper…

I don’t normally get sore from my bootcamp workouts anymore, but I did from this one. Maybe it was the workout… or maybe the 2-week Christmas break??? But whatever! I intentionally paired up 2 exercises that fatigue the same muscle group (for example, pushups followed by overhead press,) and it really worked. There are only 5 pairings (10 exercises total,) 3 for the lower body and 2 for the upper, and I found it to be a very efficient full-body workout that you can complete in 40-45 minutes including warm-up and cool-down.

For the lower body sets, the first exercise in the pairing works the big muscle group, followed by a dynamic 2nd exercise that both raises your heart rate and works the same large lower-body muscle group (for example, dumbbell squats followed by squat jumps.)

For the upper body sets, the first exercise in each pairing works the large muscle group, and the 2nd exercise focuses on a smaller muscle within the same muscle group (example: VG rows followed by bicep curls.)

This workout goes by super-fast, but you remember it the next day…

Do each section 3 times, resting only as much as you need to get through it (15-30 seconds max between exercises.) Then, rest 1 minute between sections. Don’t forget to cool down and stretch at the end.

Have fun and let me know how it goes!