Posted on March 16, 2016 by Jenny Cromack
Pyramid workouts are a great way to get your heart rate thumping and get your metabolism revved up, helping with that post workout after-burn. If you are looking for a quick workout which is going to tick the fitness and fat burning box then pyramid workouts are ideal. Alternatively, they can be done at the start of a workout to really get your body fired up!
Here are some of our favourite pyramid workouts. All of these pyramid workouts are 1-10 workouts, perform 1 rep of each exercise, then 2 reps of each exercise. Continue until you have performed 10 reps, then go back down until you are back to performing 1 of each exercise! Phew!
Examples of pyramid workouts:
Burpees & Pull Ups – an awesome fat burner and upper body workout. If you can’t do pull ups then try negatives, TRX rows or Bent Over Rows.
Squat Jumps & Press Ups – Build explosive power in your legs, work your upper body and really get that heart rate going!
Alternating Lunges & Shoulder Press – Count one pair of lunges as one rep. This is a great for getting the heart rate going as you switch from lower body to upper body.
Tuck Jumps & Close Grip Press Ups – Those tuck jumps will really get your heart rate going!
Try one of these pyramid workouts each time you go to the gym. For an added twist time yourself each time and try to get quicker each week!
Good Luck!!