your August Workout Schedule + NINE new workouts for you!

Published: Wed, 07/30/14

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I am in the North Carolina mountains for a week on a little mini-vaca, catching up on some reading, drinking probably what is a little too much vino, and recharging. One thing I usually never do on vacation is, surprisingly ... work out.

I know, I know. I'm in the fitness industry and if anyone should be obsessed with exercise, it's me, but honestly I did that for so many years--too many--that over the last year, I weaned myself down to the lowest effective dose to maintain my weight with ease and not be stressing constantly. I now do very little cardio.

In fact, I pretty much only do 4-5 days of 30-min strength training workouts and a day of sprints, all very short and intense. You can have the long stuff! #idie 

BUT.

This week, I am making more of an effort to exercise (yes, on vacation) not because of the wine :) but because I want to get a leeeeeetle bit more balanced and not have "on" times and "off" ones. So I am doing my best.

Jade and I hit CrossFit in Asheville, NC yesterday morning, and yowzas, I feel like I did a million pull-ups. Well, to be precise I actually did 100. Jade persuade me to do his favorite CrossFit workout called "Angie," which is:

  • 100 pull-ups
  • 100 push-ups
  • 100 sit-ups
  • 100 bodyweight squats

You just do it as fast as possible, record your time and then go puke in a bucket. It was glorious! Here I am post-Angie and man, she killed me! BUT, I do get a stupid grin on my face when I feel super hardcore :) Just ask my lifting partner Tara--we secretly love #vomilicious workouts!

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So I guess I work out on vacation now. Yay.

Which got me to thinking--I want to refocus on my training for the month of August, and I want to bring you with me. I know we are finishing up our vacations and the kids are heading back to school, but I love the idea of getting a jump start on Fall fitness.

SO, I wanted to gift you with the training schedule I will be keeping this month so you can perhaps join in if you need a little motivation. 

That being said, in this email I've attached the following for you:
  • August Workout Calendar (see PDF attached)
  • Metabolic Effect Circuit Workout (check schedule for when to do)
  • 3 HIIT cardio workouts (check schedule)
  • Lean Legs Workout (check schedule)
  • Saturday Sprint Workout (check schedule)
  • In addition, you'll also want to access my latest blog post at jillfit.com where my girl Neghar Fonooni, kettlebell extraordinaire, gifted us with 3 kettlebell workouts, which you will be doing weekly too
The workout schedule includes 3 days of weight training + 2 days of cardio/sprint training + 2 days off. Do your best. If you can't fit in all 5 days of training, don't stress! Do what you can when you can. And if you need to move around the days a bit to make it fit your schedule, that's fine too. And finally, if you have to choose between the days, I'd prioritize your weight training workouts first and foremost. They will give you the biggest bang for your buck in terms of metabolic effects.



That's it! I wish you good luck and report back on how you do!

Cheers to an amazing August! Legoo!

Ox,
Jill


P.S. Neghar's full 12-week kettlebell program, Lean and Lovely is on sale THIS WEEK ONLY. I did this program back in the winter and as it was the first time I seriously used KB's, I can tell you it's a total training game-changer. Loved every minute (and my body did too!). Plus, Neghar includes plenty of nutrition guidelines and valuable mindset insights--such an amazing value. Grab it here before it goes off the shelves.