This full-body weight loss workout targets the entire body with 6 uncomplicated exercises. Just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it won’t challenge even the most avid of gym goers.
Try it today and see for yourself.
Dumbbell squat and press – 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps
- Begin standing with your feet slightly wider than hip-width apart, holding two dumbbells at your shoulders, palms facing inward
- Sink down into a squat position until your thighs are parallel with the floor
- Drive through the legs to push yourself out of a squat position while simultaneously lifting the dumbbells overhead
- Slowly lower the dumbbells back to your shoulder and repeat the movement for the designated amount of reps
Cable woodchops – 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps per side
- Start by setting the cable to the highest pulley position
- With your side to the cable, grab the handle with one hand and take one step away from the tower
- Keeping your feet shoulder width apart, reach up with your free hand and grab the same handle
- Keep your arms fully extended as you pull the handle down across your body to your front knee
- As you twist, pivot your back foot and bend your knees
- Release the cable and move your hands back to the starting position for one rep
Renegade rows – 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps per side
- Begin in a high plank position, grasping two dumbbells directly under your shoulders, your legs extended behind your body and your body straight from neck to ankles
- Contract your core and bend one arm 90 degrees to row one weight upward
- Pause before lowering the weight and completing the movement on the opposite arm
Figure eights with kettlebell – 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps
- Begin standing upright holding a kettlebell in both hands
- Your feet should be positioned slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your toes pointed slightly outward
- Keep your chest upward and your back flat as you drop down into a half squat
- Grip the kettlebell handle with one hand and pass it through the front of your legs
- Reach the opposite hand behind the body and grab the handle before passing the kettlebell around the outside of your leg and through the front of your legs to the other hand for one rep
Lunge pull-ups – 2 sets of 12 to 15 reps
- Begin standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand at hip height
- Keep your back straight as you lunge forward with your left foot until your right knee is just about to touch the floor
- Push through your feet to drive yourself back up to the starting position
- Pull the dumbbells upward until they reach just below your shoulders
- Slowly lower the dumbbells back to your hips before stepping the opposite forward into a lunge for one rep
Jackknife sit-ups – 3 sets of 8 to 15 reps
- Begin laying on the floor with you arms and legs extended
- Your back should be straight and your spine should be in a neutral position
- Take in a deep breath and as you exhale contract your core and simultaneously draw both your extended arms and legs upward and toward one another
- Modification: complete the same action but one arm and leg at a time, focusing on contracting your core and keeping your lower back pressed into the floor
- Hold this position for about 3 seconds before dropping both your arms and legs back to the starting position in a controlled manner