20/20

     . In life, our vision can be clouded by things that we put in the way of our goals. Most people aspire to do great things but sell themselves short because of low self-confidence, poor time management and/or lack of work ethic (among other things).  The "Shredded" workout program aims to make you stronger physically and mentally.  It is such a euphoric feeling to get though a tough workout that you didn't think was possible.  This feeling can then translate to other areas of our lives and make us more successful and increase our condfidence. 
     The 20/20 workout was a high intensity endurance workout that required focus to finish (some didn't make it).  The thing I like about these workouts is that you can make them as challenging as you want.  For more ambitious athletes, going hard helps to increase cardiovascular endurance while improving athletic performance but for most of us it is important to pace ourselves and work in our target heart rate zone.  I have linked the exercises for today to videos to show proper form and technique.  We did 20 reps of each exercise in the circuit and completed each circuit 3 times as fast as possible.  This workout can be done at home by using the modified exercises listed beside the original. 

 Today's workout was a circuit of the following: (do each 20x3, in circuit fashion)
Lunges
V-ups
Floor Wipers   (if you are at home without a barbell hold a weighted object over your head)
Burpees 
Chin-ups        (do standing curls if you cannot do all 20 chinups)
Jumping Jacks

Then...
20 Stair Runs (these consist of 15 steps per run)
20 Gassers (Sprints for 70 feet)


Matt getting his burpees in...



... doing cardio while your body is training in its target heart rate zone is an efficient way to burn body fat.

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I challenge anyone to try these exercises and push yourself to do things that you didn't think you could.  Make sure to do them at your own pace.  Send me your results.  Good Luck!