20 minutes for weight training. What do I do?

larsanna

I have about 20 minutes on my lunch to do weight training. I can go Monday through Friday. What would be best? Alternate arms one day, legs the next. What would be the best way to use my time?

tuffytuffy1

Bump for a friend who just called and asked the same thing.

kealambert

might want to do a circuit, starting with bigger muscles (thighs, chest, upper back), cycling through medium sized and then smaller muscle

thetrishwarp

I agree with kealambert, try coming up with a circuit. Each individual exercise doesn't need to take very long.

meshashesha2012

if i only had 20 minutes, i'd definitely focus on compound exercises and complexes. also since you dont want to be fiddling with weight, i'd use the same weight for all exercises.

for instance i'd probably do something like the following

lower body (2 days)
squats on the squat rack
step ups or kettlebell swings
reverse lunges
planks

upper body (3 days)
barbell row
pullups (can be done on the squat rack, hanging from the racked bar. the lower the bar, the more body weight your are pulling)
pushups
straight arm pullover
wood chops

that's probably all i'd be able to do in 20 minutes that would let me use enough weight that its still a challenge to get through yet not so hard that i'd need more than 45 seconds between sets

sharleneloveless

I may be biased but I strongly reccommend kettlebells!!