Made Up Home Circtuit Workout

My love affairs for Jillian Michael and Bob Harper are well known. But, I'll admit it-- I'm getting a bit burnt out on Jillian's 30 Day Shred and I haven't been to the library for 2 weeks to get a new Bob DVD (don't worry- I'm going today). And, I love me some good ol' 80's classic 8-Minute Abs/8-Minute Arms. I mean, the outfits alone rock my socks. But, there's only so many times you can hear "like you're hugging a barrel" before you want to find a barrel to chuck at the TV.

I could use that as an excuse and not workout. I can hear myself now: "But, you did Jillian like 3 times last week and 8 Minute Abs/Arms yesterday! Boooooring. Just take a rest day!!" In fact, I was thiiiiiis close to calling it.

But, I didn't. I decided to just make up something and do it on my own. So, I sat down and wrote down a plan:

Here's what I did:

 

Do each for 1 minute (unless otherwise noted) and then repeat whole circuit:

-Jumping Jacks

-Walking lunges

-Plank (30 sec. on elbows, then 30 sec. on hands)

-Sumo squats holding weights

-Rest (30 seconds)

-Bicycle crunches (30 seconds)

-High knees

-Deadlift with should press

-Row while holding squat

-Leg lifts (whatever kind you want)

-Bicep curl with single leg extensions

I was sweating buckets and the time FLEW by. It was only 20 minutes, but it was a great workout and left my muscles feeling tired and it was exactly what I needed.

Turns out, being bored isn't really a great excuse to not workout. Glad I didn't let myself fall back on it this time. Will I be bored again (probably tomorrow)? Sure. Will I use that as an excuse and skip the workout? I'm sure I will now and then. But, I'm glad I didn't this time!