Weight lifting workout for the week of 4/15/2019… Making yourself workout

38 minute workout. I am sure you all have had one of those days where lethargy is tugging really hard at you. That was my day. I had to build up the will power to get my go-er going. But today I did my workout, even though I just wanted a nap or to just goof off. Enough chattering here it is.

Workout: 38 minutes

15 minute HIIT run.

1. 2 minute warm up
2. 1 minute run at fast pace
3. 1 minute run at regular pace (active recovery)
4. 1 minute run at fast pace
5. 1 minute run at regular pace (active recovery)
6. 1 minute walk (dead tired at this point)
7. 1 minute run a regular pace (not recovering but resetting to do last half of run)
8. 1 minute run at fast pace
9. 1 minute run at regular pace (active recovery)
10. 1 minute run at fast pace
11. 1 minute run at regular pace (active recovery)
12. 3 minute cool down

23 minute Weight lifting done in a super set. (super set, means do two exercise reps back to back, with a small 30 second rest between next two sets of reps)

(note: the weights are for my information, do the weights you can comfortably do, and can do the forms correctly with.)

1. Squat to shoulder press with dumbbell (20 lbs each shoulder for 40 lbs total) reps – 10, 10, 10
2. Bulgarian Split Squats reps – 12, 12, 12
3. Reverse Lunge with dumbbell bicep curl (10 lbs each arm for 20 lbs total) (note: each set of two lunges right and left equals 1 rep) reps 10, 10, 10
4. Burpees with knee to elbow reps – 8, 8, 8

So that is it. Since I did not want to do a workout today. I wanted to do a quick one. I did a super set, and I made myself do burpees. While they are not the most fun thing to do, they are very effective. Want quick workouts you have to work it hard for the time you are doing it. That will teach me to want to slack off.

Unless I have a serious medical reason not to do a workout, I try to make sure to stick to my schedule. Just not wanting to do a workout is not good enough reason for me.

Thanks for reading. Have a great day, and now I must go to work.