Hello there!!!! I have been doing really well this week (yahoo!), diet has been ok not great but not bad either (80/20 rule). I gave circuit training a try and I am loving it! I’m going to do this for the next few weeks until I drop a few more pounds.
I actually don’t know how much I weight these days because I decided to stay off the scale a few weeks to get a good idea of how the circuit training is working for me. I can tell you one thing my size 36 pants are fitting very loosely, I had to wear a belt today (YES!). I’m starting to get back in my “I’m a machine mode,” and I have really been kicking it up a notch. Next week I’m going to get some boxing gloves (my daughter lost my last set) and incorporate a heavy bag routine. If you haven’t started you should today it only takes one push-up, one salad, one second to educate yourself! You can do it!
Here is a routine of mine:
Incline Pectoral flies (dumbbells)
Squats
Dumbbell Curls
Sit-ups
Seat Dips
Clean & Jerk
Calf Raises
I do 3 sets of 12 with only a 45 second rest between of each exercise. So basically I do a set of squats within 45 seconds I’m on curls, 45 second next exercise etc….
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/circuittraining.html
http://exercise.about.com/od/circuittrainingworkouts/Circuit_Training_Workouts.htm
http://www.military.com/military-fitness/workouts/circuit-training
Lat pulldowns or rows(Seated, bent-over, incline, or high cable) would make a great addition to that workout. The lat muscles are a very large and important muscle group that should never be over looked. By including a move to emphasize the large group you’ll expend more calories during and post workout. If you can do chin ups then you could do them in place of the curls to work the biceps and lats at the same time.
Your right, I do rows all of the time, they are great and really build the back! I switch up the circuit from time to time so as to not get bored.