This home bodyweight workout is structured into 3 different rounds.
First Round: Starter Round
Number of exercises: 5 exercise circuit
Reps: 35 seconds of work
Rest: 20 second break
Sets: 1
The goal of the starter round is to elevate your heart rate and get your body and joints warmed up.
After the starter round is completed, you’ll move on to the harder rounds, where the intensity of the workout gets kicked up, and the exercises get progressively more challenging via:
More advanced exercise progressions
Rep times go up
Rest breaks go down
If you’re a beginner, you can stay with the exercises, reps, and rest periods from the starter round, for all 3 rounds.
It’s important to push yourself, but for safety, it’s also important to work within your current fitness level.
Let’s get ready to go.
Starter Round Exercises:
These A1-A5 starter round exercises may seem basic, but be prepared as the exercise intensity increases during the next rounds of the workout.
Make sure you are breathing properly, by inhaling while lowering, and exhaling while rising back up.
Keep your core tight.
If you can’t complete the push up for the full 35 seconds, rather than stopping, simply drop to your knees and finish the set doing the push up on knees.
A2. Reverse Lunge
Reps: 35 seconds of work
Rest: 20 second break
Sets: 1
A3. Speed Skater With Reach
Reps: 35 seconds of work
Rest: 20 second break
Sets: 1
A4. Air Squats
Reps: 35 seconds of work
Rest: 20 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
Do not go up on your tip toes. Focus on keeping the pressure on the entire platform of your feet, especially your heels.
Create tension in your leg muscles by focusing on pressing the floor away from you when standing back up.
Breath in when lowering, then breath out when rising back up.
A5. Forearm Plank
Reps: 35 seconds of work
Rest: 20 second break
Sets: 1
That was the first starter round exercise circuit.
Take a 30 second break, then move into the hyperdrive round.
Second Round: Hyperdrive Round
During the hyperdrive round, it’s time to kick it up by increasing the duration of reps, decreasing the rest period, and increasing the challenge of the exercises.
Number of exercises: 5 exercise circuit
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
B1. Spiderman Push Ups
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
If you try it out, but it’s too difficult, or you can’t complete it for the entire 40 seconds, go back to the standard push up that you completed in the starter round. This is all about progression.
Not only does this target the chest, this exercise also targets the obliques, and helps work on balance.
Remember to create tension by focusing on pushing the floor away from you.
B2. Alternating Reverse Lunge With Knee Drive
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
If the knee drive is too hard to balance, go back to the completing the reverse lunge from the starter round.
Don’t sit on the sidelines because you can’t do these exercise progressions. It’s important to work within your current fitness capabilities, make every rep count, then progress with your next workout.
B3. Speed Skater With Reach And Hops
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
In the follow along workout video, I was tapping my foot with the hand on the same side as my leg, which was the wrong arm.Make sure you tap your foot with the opposite arm.
If you mess up or lose your balance, forget about it and keep going.
Try to keep progressing the length of your lateral jumps so you are jumping further a part each rep.
B4. Jump Squat
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
Focus on landing softly, with your knees already slightly bent. Landing with stiff legs will be too hard on your joints.
A rest break is coming soon, so be sure to give it your all.
When you start to feel the lactic acid burn in your legs, you’ll probably want to stop. But remember, the lactic acid is your friend. It helps get all the fat burning and muscle building hormones running throughout your body.
In other words, you should want to feel the lactic acid, especially since the workout is only 15 minutes. You can push through it, so keep going.
B5. Body Saw Forearm Plank
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Good job, that is the end of the hyperdrive round exercise circuit.
Take a 25 second rest before moving on to the scorcher round.
Third Round: Scorcher Round
I told you the proceeding rounds would be more difficult.
Even though the reps and rest duration stays the same as the hyperdrive round, the exercises will continue to advance in progression.
Trust me, the body fat is being extinguished as we go.
Number of exercises: 5 exercise circuit
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
C1. Plyometric Push Up
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
If this push up variation is too difficult, or you can’t complete it for the entire 40 seconds, go back to the push up that you completed in the previous round.
When you land with your elbows already slightly bent, while immediately lowering into the push up, all the tension will go to the muscles, not your joints.
If you need to take a break to wipe the sweat off your face, do it. It’s all good.
C2. Alternating Reverse Lunge With Knee Drive Jump
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
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Since the body is doing a lot of things at one time, this move requires coordination, balance, and also helps to workout your brain.
Not only are you getting leaner, you’re also getting smarter.
This coordination will also help improve your dance skills at the clubs 😉
C3. Speed Skater With Push Up Burpee
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
It looks tough, because it is tough, but I know you can do it.
In the follow along workout video, I was mistakenly going back and forth between the following speed skater variations:
Feel free to stick with the most challenging variation for your fitness level.
In the follow along workout video, I was once again tapping my foot with the hand on the same side as my leg, which was the wrong arm. Make sure you tap your foot with the opposite arm.
C4. Hulk Super Leap
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
Since you’re probably at home, where no one is watching you, give me a few growls.
Be nice and easy on your joints by landing in an already lowered positioned.
If you need to take a quick breath, do it, then jump back into your reps. Don’t give up.
C5. Straight Arm Plank To Forearm Plank
Reps: 40 seconds of work
Rest: 15 second break
Sets: 1
Coaching cues:
If you can’t do this for the entire duration of the set, go for as long as you can, then without stopping, regress the movement by completing one of the plank variations from the previous two rounds.
Ensure you are using proper form, then lock it in. Bad form is not acceptable.
That was the scorcher round.
Awesome work, you are killing it.
Take a 25 second break, get a quick drink of water, and get ready because the 45 second torcher round is coming up next.
Last Round: Torcher Round
Number of exercises: 3 exercise circuit
Reps: 15 seconds of work
Rest: 0 second break
Sets: 1
It’s time to go all out for the last 45 seconds, with no breaks.
D1. Rotating Fast Feet Exercise Drill
Reps: 15 seconds of work Rest: 0 second break Sets: 1
D2. Mountain Climbers
Reps: 15 seconds of work Rest: 0 second break Sets: 1
D3. Around The World 180 Degree Jump Squat Floor Tap
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Brad Gouthro is the founder of Live Lean TV, a media company focused on helping men and women “Live Lean” 365 days a year. Brad’s programs and content have helped millions of people all over the world learn how to get in shape, and more importantly, sustain it for life.
Man, this really awesome. “Damn! That looks good” I only survived till half
way on this video. These exercise really awesome which can make me sweat
through my pants in this winter. Keep going man!!!
Is it possible to increase muscle and mass with body weight training only?
or you just will be more shapely and leaner? and should i do bodyweight
exercises fast and many or slowly and only a certain amount? #AskBGTV
Great workout, I do it ALL the time.
Man, this really awesome. “Damn! That looks good” I only survived till half
way on this video. These exercise really awesome which can make me sweat
through my pants in this winter. Keep going man!!!
best body weight workout ever!
That killed me, good work
What’s up with the lines floating around the video??
Love that shirt have any long sleeve??
Hey +Brad Gouthro, which timer app do you use to control your workout?
Is it possible to increase muscle and mass with body weight training only?
or you just will be more shapely and leaner? and should i do bodyweight
exercises fast and many or slowly and only a certain amount? #AskBGTV
This is great! Thanks for the cold weather workout!
sempre proveitoso acompanhar seu trabalho brad!
Dang your a good trainer!
this killed me ha great at home workout!