Saturday, November 5, 2011

Jelly Legs/Spaghetti Arms

I was feeling a little froggy today so I decided to dust off an old total body strength and conditioning routine that pretty much turns the whole body into one big pile of jello.  It's pretty basic but very effective.  This is a timed workout so record your times and try to beat them the next time you perform this workout.  I did Jelly Legs in 13:12 and Spaghetti Arms in 11:15.  A good goal is under 10 minutes for each if you're in half way decent shape.

Here's the breakdown of the workout:

Jelly Legs--------------------------------Spaghetti Arms
Burpees-Squats------------------------Pushups-Body Rows
             1-10                                                 1-10
             2-9                                                    2-9
             3-8                                                    3-8
             4-7                                                    4-7
             5-6                                                    5-6
             6-5                                                    6-5
             7-4                                                    7-4
             8-3                                                    8-3
             9-2                                                    9-2
            10-1                                                  10-1
             9-2                                                    9-2
             8-3                                                    8-3
             7-4                                                    7-4
             6-5                                                    6-5
             5-6                                                    5-6
             4-7                                                    4-7
             3-8                                                    3-8
             2-9                                                    2-9
             1-10                                                  1-10

Start with Jelly Legs and do 1 burpee followed immediately by 10 squats.  Then do 2 burpees followed by 9 squats, etc.  Keep doing this until you reach 10 burpees followed by 1 squat then go backward until you get back to 1 burpee and 10 squats.  Only rest as much as needed with the goal of not stopping until you finish the routine.  Then rest a few minutes and follow the same protocol with Spaghetti Arms using pushups and body rows...or pullups if you can do enough of them.  You can use any combination of exercises you want, these are just what I used for this particular workout.  You can also use any number of reps so long as you use a ladder type protocol.
         
Give this workout a try and post up your times in the comments.

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