Independence Day!

It is hard to wake up everyday and push yourself. Especially on a day when you know you will spend your day eating lobster and swilling beer milk. On days like this, I set myself a time and I put my workout gear on well before then. It's amazing how easy it is to workout when you say "well, I've already got my clothes on for it."

So, on the 4th of July, I found myself doing the following before a party...

5 minutes - Run to the Park
10 minutes - Yoga focused on legs, breathing, and letting go of thought

Plyo Workout:
Richochet Jump 3x50
Side-Side Box Jump 4x10
On Box Jump 3x8
Low Squat Jump into Jump Lunge 3x5 per leg
1-2-3 Jump 3x5 jumps per leg
30 yard accelerations x4
Consecutive Broad Jumps 3x8
60 seconds rest between sets and exercises

8x20sec on/10sec off pushups
8x20sec on/10sec off squats

That was Dusty's workout, at the end I added:

8x20 sec on/10sec off bicycles (for 4) then leg lifts (to finish)

I added the ab stuff at the end because I felt I was slacking on my pushups and squats (though my muscles were telling me otherwise). I figured if I could make myself do another 8 sets of something it'd teach me a lesson.

Just a quick note, if you're ever somewhere and can't get to a track/gym/whatever, you can always do the 8 sets of 20 seconds on/10 seconds off of any stationary exercise. Do them as fast as you can as hard as you can (ie: a clap pushup instead of a regular one, a bicycle instead of a crunch, a jump squat instead of a squat). It will kick your ass and three things will take you less than 15 minutes.