Ever heard of the pyramid workout before? They are great way to get in lots of sets, many reps, and keep a solid goal in mind while exercising. The idea is you start with a certain number of reps per exercise, increase that number up to a point with subsequent sets, and then ramp back down to your starting value. Confused? I don’t blame you. Ready for a killer, total body workout that will eliminate confusion and never, ever, ever let you forget the pyramid thing? Keep reading…
Climb the Pyramid
Set One
5 push-ups
5 squats
5 sit ups
5 lunges (each leg)
Set Two
10 push-ups
10 squats
10 sit ups
10 lunges (each leg)
Set Three
15 push-ups
15 squats
15 sit ups
15 lunges (each leg)
Set Four
20 push-ups
20 squats
20 sit ups
20 lunges (each leg)
Set Five
25 push-ups
25 squats
25 sit ups
25 lunges (each leg)
And back down again!
Set Six
20 push-ups
20 squats
20 sit ups
20 lunges (each leg)
Set Seven
15 push-ups
15 squats
15 sit ups
15 lunges (each leg)
Set Eight
10 push-ups
10 squats
10 sit ups
10 lunges (each leg)
Set Nine
5 push-ups
5 squats
5 sit ups
5 lunges (each leg)
Congratulations!! You’ve just done 125 reps of each of these four exercises (including 250 lunges). Think you’ll remember the pyramid? Yeah… me too… 🙂
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Make it happen,
Jared
By Jared Beckstrand
I just finished this workout. Oh my goodness. My legs are like JELLO!!! Thanks Jared!
This is Steph, by the way. I forgot to change my google account. 🙂