A very short routine, but covers all areas of the shoulders. Just 6 rounds of 3 moves and you're done! (no bonus moves!!!! For those wondering why I added the extra exclamations, Tony is a huge fan of adding bonus moves at the end when you're body is already wasted). Some people like to combine this disc with Tony's Just Arms to make it a full shoulders and arms routine. I hope you like doing Pike Presses because there are a lot of them. A pike press is an exercise where your body is in a V position with your feet and hands touching the floor. As your fingers point in towards each other, you lower your head to the ground and push yourself back up. It's important to go straight up and down. If you move too far forward, it becomes more of a chest routine and less of a shoulder routine. In this disc, Tony will play around with the height of your feet which increases the degree of difficulty. Another reason I like this routine is that I can take it on the road. All I needed was a strong resistence band and I was able to complete the entire routine with very few modifications. An overall great routine and something I think you'll enjoy.
Total Time: 37
minutes
Equipment Needed: Dumbells or resistence bands and a chair. Push up stands are optional.
I know. Strange title for a workout. It's refering to 100 jump ropes, 30 ab moves, and 20 push-ups. You do 8 rounds with a bonus jump rope round at the end. I haven't done jump roping in a very long time, so it took me some time to get my rhythm. Also Tony does his jump roping very fast and then goes straight into the next ab move. I like to start ahead of him, so I don't feel panicked when I trip over the jump rope multiple times and feel I need to rush to play catch-up. The first time you do this workout, you're calves are going to be fatigued and a little sore the next day. But over time, you're techinique will get better and calf endurance will improve. For those who travel a lot will love this routine. All you need to do is throw a jump rope in your back pack/suitcase and you have full workout routine for the road. I did this routine the morning of an out of town wedding and got a serious sweat from it. As mention before, Tony challenges himself to do 100 jump ropes in a row without messing up. It took him 8 attempts! Try it yourself. How many attempts will it take you?
Total Time: 46
minutes
Equipment Needed: Jump rope. Power stands and mat are optional
And the title says it all. This is arguably the hardest routine that Tony Horton has ever put together. You alternate between a push-up move and a pull-up move for a total of 24 sets. Also a good substitute for P90X Chest & Back if that routine is getting a little stale. What I really like about this routine is that it's based in Tony's home gym and he does the routine with you. And since this is an absolute upper body blaster, he takes breaks and gives you a chance to rest. With the original P90X, I felt rushed going from one set to the other as they try to cram a warm-up, the workout, and cool down in under an hour.
Total Time: 60 minutes
Equipment Needed: Pull-up bar for sure. Push-up stands are optional
Workout : So the 30-15 reference is the rep count goal for the routine (30 push-ups and 15 pull-ups). Can't do that many reps? Guess what, you're not alone! Even the almighty Tony Horton himself has to modify at the half way point and lower is rep count goal to 25 push-ups and 12 pull-ups. Personally, I was able to match Tony Horton on the push-ups, but couldn't hang with him on the pull-ups. But that's why Mr. Horton is the Pull-Up King! If you really want to challenge yourself, use a weight vest! I did that the last time and it makes it a true mass building routine. Of course, I had to lower my rep count BIG time to counter the increase in weight. But it was one heck of a workout regardless. The moves are as followed:
The only workout that Tony Horton dedicates to just arms. No ab work. No Chest. No Back. Not even the shoulders. Just 6 rounds of 3 moves alternating with a bicep exercise, a forearm exercise, and a tricep exercise. My arms get a serious pump after this routine to the point where I can barely hold the pen to track my results on my workout log sheets.
Total Time: 47 minutes
Equipment
Needed: Dumbells (or bands) and a chair (or bench). Good routine to be able to travel with, since the equipment is minimal. Would need to modify on some of the moves if you only had a resistance band.
Workout : As mentioned above, Tony does 6 rounds of 3 moves alternating between biceps, forearms, and triceps. And in Tony Horton fashion, he adds a bonus round of 5 moves that really finishes off the routine nicely.
Rounds 1 & 2
Sitting Bicep Curl
Forearm Curls
Lying Tricep Extensions
Rounds 3 & 4
Incline Bicep Curls
Reverse Forearm Curls
Tricep Kickbacks
Rounds 5 & 6
Bicep 21's
Forearm Sandwich
Side Tri Rise
Bonus Round
Crazy 8's (32 total reps!)
"Off the Butt" Forearm Curls
Hammer Curls
Tricep Throws
Crazy 8's (yes, again!....and 32 total reps!)
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