You Only Need a Pair of Dumbbells For This Grueling 20-Minute Workout

Work your whole body with a circuit that hits everything in no time

October 17, 2017

You’re probably a pretty busy guy. You don’t always have time to go to the gym, wait in line for a machine, or shop for a protein shake. And you're probably always looking for a workout you can do in your basement or hotel room before you hit the office. So today, we’re focusing on a quick, 20-to-30 minute workout that’ll burn off your breakfast and leave you enough time to grab coffee.

Let Austin Cagely of Barry’s Bootcamp explain in the video above. “We’re going to take you through an 'EMOM' set, which is Every Minute On the Minute,” he says. All you need is a pair of dumbbells.

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For your first minute (let’s call it Minute A), you’re going to focus on your legs. Hit 10 squats holding the weights in your hands in a neutral grip. Then it’s immediately onto 10 jump squats (weights down, please). Finish your minute with 10 pulses—like little squats, closer to the ground. “If you finish that within the minute, you get time to recover,” says Cagely.

If not, well, too bad. Minute B consists of upper body strength: 10 curls with the dumbbells into 10 shoulder presses, and then 10 overhead extensions. This workout really does work your whole body.

Minute C is, we’re sorry to report, burpees. A lot of burpees. Once you’re done, go back to minute A and repeat the whole sequence for seven to 10 rounds—21 to 30 minutes. That should leave you with enough time to pack a lunch or two.

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