Thursday's ass blasting workout

I am happy to report that today's workout is the hardest workout my legs/butt have ever experienced. Perfect for a sunny Thursday, helps to wake you up and get you through the rest of the week. All you need are some good jams and tolerance for pain. This workout originated from my brief stint with a trainer this past December. I asked him to create the most difficult workouts he could think of while we were working together, because frankly I'm good at working myself out. You ask and you shall receive. After several days off of lower body lifting, this felt awesome.

Before we get to the workout goodness, I spent last night cleaning....my oven. I have yet to experience something LESS fun in my life. The entire upper half of my body was shoved in this oven, with a flashlight in my mouth, trying to clean every greasy nook and cranny. I found all sorts of goodies, including pecans that I baked for my holiday party...in December. Who knew you even had to clean ovens, I thought there was a button that did it for you. Unfortunately this is a manual cleaning oven, and I haven't been able to use it since 2010 because every time I turned it on my apartment would fill with smoke and the fire alarm would go off. My domestic skills are building slowly over time. Now I can check 'cleaning nasty ass oven with my bare hands' off the list! Long story short...I had to shower after this experience. Even my braid was covered in black grease [unclear how that happened].

Thursday's ass blasting workout

Every exercise in this workout is 24 reps, no rest between exercises, and 2 minutes rest between sets. The burn is felt immediately, after finishing the first set I SWEAR I won't be able to continue, but somehow your body allows for it if you just suck it up mentally. Goal: 5 sets. Today I only did 4, but I'm pretty sure I still won't be able to walk comfortably tomorrow. Add weight as you are able. The first time I did this workout, I only used bodyweight. Now I use kettlebells for all the exercises for an additional challenge. This can get as hard as you want it to be!

Front lunges - 12 x each leg [w/ kettlebells]
Step-ups - 12 x each leg [w/ kettebells]
Jump squats - x 24
Leg press - x 24 [2 plates each side]
Squats - x 24 [w/ kettlebells]

When you are feeling particularly ambitious, hold the final squat of each set for 30 seconds. I opted out this time around since it has been 3 months since I did this workout last, but be tougher than me and hold that final squat!

I promise that you have never experienced a leg/glute workout this awesome before. Give it a shot, results will be worth it!