Entries tagged skipping rope
Burn Fat in 15 Minutes
Jan 11th, 2010 by Funkster | read more
This tough workout is so effective. It gets the heart pumping, burns fat, and builds important lean muscle tissue. This short circuit has no rests, which keeps the heart pumping and burns calories.
Equipment required
Stability ball
Medicine ball
Skipping rope
Exercise mat
The workout
Skip for 4-5 minutes to warm up the muscles.
Perform thirty high jumps non-stop to work the heart. [...]
Topics: builds lean muscle tissue, burn fat, burn fat in 15 minutes, core muscles, fat burning workout, mantras, Medicine ball, press-ups, skipping rope, squat thrusts, Stability ball, tough workout
Music is my motivation
Dec 9th, 2009 by Funkster | read more
After several weeks of not carrying out my short little workouts due to stresses at home, writers block, and pretty much feeling out of sorts with myself, I today finally set off to the gym with a mission in mind…to get sweaty in less than thirty minutes.
This workout took a little over 30 minutes including [...]
Topics: body weight training, boxing, ipod, Medicine ball, Motivation, music, music motivation, press-ups, shadow boxing, skipping rope, the prodigy
Short Intensive Workouts
Nov 10th, 2009 by Funkster | read more
Short bursts of training is just as effective as a longer session. For example, thirty minutes of running can be broke up into three ten minute sessions throughout the day. Obviously, not everyone has the time to break up a workout, but this can work wonders for your metabolism.
You don’t even need to join a [...]
Topics: intensive workouts, jumping jacks, metabolism, press-ups, skipping rope, squat thrusts
10 Min Skipping Workout
Sep 12th, 2009 by Funkster | read more
I was in such a rush yesterday, so if you’ve got a skipping rope and some space, this short 10 minute workout can be performed anywhere. I truly wanted to take it up to 20 minutes to test my fitness, but even the 10 minutes was truly tough.
Okay, you require a timer for this. Blast [...]
Topics: 10 minute workout, burn calories, cycling, double unders, running, skipping rope, skipping workout
The ‘Fuck I’m Hungry’ Workout
Jun 1st, 2009 by Funkster | read more
This workout takes about an hour. I needed to push myself big time, as not been to the gym for two weeks, well apart from spinning last Friday. Last week I was painting and decorating all week and the week earlier I had tonsilitis.
Anyway I’ve called it the above because afterward I have never felt [...]
Topics: Apple, banana, chinnies, jump squats, music, painting and decorating, press-ups, sit-ups, skipping rope, spinning, tonsillitis, weights
The 40 minute circuit
Apr 20th, 2009 by Funkster | read more
I have designed another super intensive workout, which I’ve named the 40 minute circuit. All it takes is 40 minutes of your time, a stop watch, boxing gloves, a mat, weights and a skipping rope.
The Workout
You will perform 4 sets of this circuit, which will be exhausting to the body, but try to work through [...]
Topics: anaerobic, basal metabolic rate, bodyweight training, boxing, deadlifts, plyometrics, skipping rope, weights
