Good morning and a very happy Workout Wednesday to you! I haven’t posted a new at-home workout in some time, and since tomorrow I am turning a quarter of a century (a.k.a. it’s my 25th birthday!), I thought it might be fun to create a birthday-inspired workout.
Now that I’ve completed the workout, I’m not sure fun is the best way to describe it. Don’t be fooled by the cutsie pastel graphic – this 25 minute AMRAP style workout is no joke; I was undeniably panting and grunting with those final skaters and thrusters.
If you aren’t familiar with AMRAP (CrossFit lingo), it stands for As Many Rounds/Reps As Possible. In other words, work your booty off to get as much done as you can in the allotted amount of time.
I set my timer for 25 minutes and tried to get through as many rounds of 25 reps of each exercise. I finished 3 full rounds + 25 swings — holy guacamole!
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What You’ll Need
- 1 chair or plyo box
- 1 kettlebell – I used 25lb.
- 1 set of dumbbells – I used 10lb. dumbbells
Exercises
- Kettlebell Swings
- Dumbbell Step-ups
- Push-ups – regular or on your knees
- Jump Squats
- Plank Jacks
- Speed Skaters
- Thrusters
Notes
- Move as quickly as possible from one exercise to the next, limiting rest. The goal is do do as many rounds/reps as possible in 25 minutes!
This full-body 20 minute AMRAP is another killer!
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Happy happy birthday! My 25th is coming up in July, too :) Wow, quarter of a century… when you put it THAT way, I definitely could do this birthday workout haha! Have a great day!
Happy birthday!! That workout looks great! Definitely will have to try it!
Looks like a great workout! Have a very happy birthday :)
Loving the workout! Have an awesome birthday tomorrow!
Happy Birthday! I hope you have something fun planned. This looks like a really great workout; gonna have to give it a shot. I may regret this ;)
Happy “Quarter of a Century” Birthday, Hill!
This looks like a great (and rough) workout! Thanks for sharing it… and a very (early) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! <3
This looks like a fun one! Well…”fun” haha. Happy early bday lady!
For the step-ups and speed skaters, did you do 25 each side or total? Happy Birthday!
Great question! 25 total :)
Thanks! I did the workout tonight, it was great! The thrusters were killer. You by far have the BEST workouts of any healthy living blog.
WOW! That is a HUGE compliment. Thanks, Caitlin! :)
Happy birthday, Hillary!! Hope you have a great day : ) Definitely doing this workout tomorrow morning.
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day! Great workout, too!
Thank you :)
Happy birthday! This looks like a great workout that I would enjoy!
Hope that you had a fabulous birthday!!
HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!!!!! :) :) Mine’s one week after yours! GO JUNE BIRTHDAYS. I hope you have a phenomenal day!
Happy Birthday to you, too!
Happy Birthday! Looks like an awesome workout, pinning it and adding it to my workout catalog :)
Happy birthday! Found your blog through the FitFluential Monday link-up. :0)