The 1000 Calorie Weekend Warrior Workout
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TGIF! Thank God It’s Fitness Friday! You know you write a health and fitness blog when you start typing fitness any time an “f” word comes up in a sentence.
Instead of hitting the delete button, let’s just keep it there. It actually does go along with today’s topic. I have my favorite workout to share with you.
In fact, being that it’s my favorite, I can’t believe I haven’t shared it with you before. My bad. I can’t take credit for it, a friend of mine posted something very similar a year or so ago that she had done in a workout class.
It looked challenging and I knew I would have to give it a go myself! I very rarely repeat workouts in my boot camps but the one I am going to give today is one of the few that pops back up every 4-6 months.
Why? Because I love it, and because my clients love it. This is a great workout to help see progress as you work to do better than the time before. This is also a great weekend workout, hence the title…
1000 Calorie Weekend Warrior Workout
Weekend Warrior?
Defined as those of us that wait until Saturday or Sunday to spend more time on a sport or workout. Those that work 40+ hours during the week and then focus on the weekends for their fitness release.
This workout is perfect for the weekend warriors! In fact, I CHALLENGE you to be a weekend warrior and get this baby done! And yes, if you do the entire workout you can burn up to 1000 calories! It’s not easy, and it’s not short. If you intend to do the entire workout it’s going to take at least 60+ minutes. Because my boot camps are an hour long, I set a timer for 40-minutes to see how much they can get accomplished. Here’s the overview…
–> You can go about completing the workout any way you want. You can jump around from exercise to exercise, and as many reps as you choose at a time.
–> Have a piece of paper beside you to keep track of your progress so you know when an exercise is completed.
In boot camp, once I’ve gone over the details, I hand out notecards to everyone, along with a pen. I give them 60 seconds to write down the workout on the card to their liking before yelling out:
“On Your Mark, Get Set, GO!!!”
It’s game time… 
A few notes and rules… For the burpees…
It’s standard burpee form (with a push-up) or deadman style:
However, for a modification, the hurpee (1/2 burpee) is allowed if needed!
For the leg raises…
If you have pain in your lower back, place then hands under your tush/lower back to help support. Also bend at the knees a little. And of course, focus on keeping the abs engaged and back flat on the ground!
And last piece of advice… Have fun with this workout! Seriously, it’s Fun! Yup, with a capital F. Perhaps you can split it up between Saturday and Sunday. Do not feel pressured to push your body to limits it is not used to being pushed to. Perhaps even if you do some in the morning and then a bit more later on the day. It’s a very high rep workout clearly, which I am not always a huge fan of. That is why I am stressing the importance of listening to your body!
Would you consider yourself a “Weekend Warrior“?
Ready For This Warrior Challenge?
I definitely do. Saturday mornings have always been dedicated to waking up extra early to get a long run in. If it’s not done on the weekend, it’s not done at all. *If you like this workout please make sure to Pin and share it with the buttons on the left! 🙂