Saturday's Circuit Class

Lately I have been having many more women show up to the classes. To be honest with you, I think that the girls overall are tougher than the boys! I'm sure you guys know that though.

Today it was a mix of beginners, intermediate and advanced kbellers. So it gave the advanced people a chance to go heavier than they are use to safely. Here is the workout. I took a couple pictures to give you an idea of what it looked like.

Warmed up with Joint Mobility

Body Weight Squats 15 x 3
Windmills 3 x 3
Low Swings 15 sec
Medium Swings 15 sec
Alternating Swing 30 sec
Medium Swings 15 sec
Low Swings 15 sec

Rest for 1 minute and Repeat 2 times

Circuit 30 seconds on 30 seconds off with a partner

Kettlebell Tricep Pushups
Alternating Step Ups
Double Clean, Squat, and Press
Knee Tucks on skateboard
Alternating Snatches
Ring Rows

Repeat 3 times

Finished with a Plank Hold and Stretched! Another gorgeous day!

Comments

Unknown said…

That is a beautiful space you've got there!

December 20, 2012 at 12:24 PM

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