i need a break (w/ alternatives)

It’s that time of winter, at least up here in the northeast, where seasonal depression or just lust for warm weather hits its peak. I, like I hope many of you, am certainly aiming to get out of the cold in march and that theoretically means “spring break prep”. That’s what these full body workouts are designed to help with: maximizing efficiency and calorie burn in the gym. Whether or not I execute on the diet side, well, that’s a different question…

  • PDF and Table below

  • Written in alternatives to cable exercises using dumbbells

  • Link to full workout plans below the PDF link

  • GIFs below all that

enjoy!

Circuit 1

Suitcase Deadlift

Single Arm Incline Press

Single Leg Plank Saw

Toe Touches

Circuit 2

Reverse Lunge

Neutral Grip Lat Pull Down

Bentover row (substitute for lat pull down)

Side bends

Circuit 3

Rope Tricep Extensions

Rope Bicep Curls

Face Pulls

Circuit 3 free weight substitutes

Tricep Kickback (rope tricep extension substitute)

Alternating DB Bicep Curl (rope bicep curl substitute)

Bentover Reverse Fly (face pull substitute)

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