The army is no laughing matter. Especially when it comes to your physique. To make sure you’re ready to face any situation, you have to train. Here’s a workout that was specifically designed for those that love showing off doing pull-ups, but really need to work on their legs and cardio.
Military style cardio and legs workout
Warm up:
1. Squat pyramid + run 25 meters
Do a squat with your body weight and then run for 25m. Repeat this with two squats, then three, then four, until you reach 10 squats.
2. Squat pyramid + run up/down
Same idea as the previous exercise but instead of running, you’ll be going up or down 10-12 steps.
Circuit
1. Cardio: 5 minutes
Chose a cardio exercise (running, rowing machine, bike, etc…) and do it for 5 minutes mixing in some fast minutes-slow minutes intervals of your choice. You can use the Tabata method or any other alternative working methods.
2. Legs: 1 minute
Chose a leg exercise of your choice, with or without weights. Do it for one minute non-stop. If you decide on an exercise with a heavy weight, make sure you do a set that takes a minute, with breaks between reps. If not, don’t cut corners.
3. Abs: 1 minute
Exactly the same idea as with your legs. Exercise of choice.
The circuit lasts exactly 7 minutes and there are 5 rounds before you finish the workout. The best way to do it is without any breaks, but if it’s too much for you, take a minute to rest between rounds.
