Welcome to Men's Health circuit week, where you'll find a brand-new routine every day.
Yes, we know it's 2015, but just in case, you need a definition: A training circuit usually consists of 3 or more exercises done back-to-back with little or no rest--all to help you pack more work into a short amount of time.
How much time can they save you? A 2011 study from Spain found that men who trained with circuits for 30 minutes achieved the same gains as those who trained with straight sets for 45 minutes.
(For more ways to get results in less time, check out Bodyweight Cardio Burners, a cutting-edge fitness program that packs three intense 20-minute equipment-free workouts into one DVD.)
So what's in store for you today? You'll focus on building power from head to toe by performing fast, explosive movements with a light to moderate load.
"This will light up your hard-to-hit fast-twitch muscle fibers to make you more lean and athletic," says B.J. Gaddour, C.S.C.S., Men's Health's Fitness Director, who created the workout. "It may not feel too hard at first, but the cumulative fatigue will build up cycle after cycle. It'll feel tough soon enough."
How it works
Perform the following 5 exercises in a row: box squat jumps, band gunslingers, stepup jumps, dumbbell hang cleans, and hollow-body ankle jumps. Do each movement for 15 seconds, and then rest 45 seconds before moving on to the next exercise. Finish all 5 moves to complete 1 circuit. Do 6 for a 30-minute workout.
Watch Gaddour perform the workout in the video above. And then check out Circuit Week's Home Page for all the routines we post this week.
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