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    Workout of the week: 15-min functional strength workout

    17th January 2022
    functional strength workout

    ALL LEVELS / functional strength workout / 15 minutes

    Equipment: Weight plate, kettlebell, and dumbbells

    Strength training isn’t just about getting bigger muscles. In fact, these types of workouts have numerous benefits other than just building muscle. They help you reduce abdominal fat, and they improve your cardiovascular health. Plus, they decrease the chances of you getting injured; they help prevent and manage osteoporosis, and, last but not least, they can help you control your blood sugar levels — all of these resulting in a longer and healthier lifespan. 

    With benefits like these, you’re left with no excuses not to try this 15-min functional strength workout. A session with only 3 exercises, each to be performed for 40 seconds with 20 seconds rest in between. You’ll have to complete 5 rounds, resulting in 15 minutes total.

    1. Loaded push-up
    2. Kettlebell swings 
    3. Deadlift to row

    When you’re ready, let’s get stronger!

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    WORKOUT SETUP

    • 3 exercises
    • 40 seconds on, 20 seconds off
    • 5 rounds
    • 15 minutes
    • Equipment: Weight plate, kettlebell, and dumbbells

    WORKING OUT FROM HOME? NO PROBLEM.

    • Kettlebell = bag with some weights, such as books, cans of food 
    • Dumbbells = water bottles filled with water and / or sand
    • Weight plate = books or something similar you can balance on your back

    WORKOUT EXERCISE LIST

    5 rounds

    1 – LOADED PUSH-UP

    40 seconds on, 20 off

    • Place a suitable weight plate on your back. Extend one leg at the time until you’re in a plank position.
    • Then, keep your arms straight, shoulders above wrists, and body in a straight line. Engage the core and glutes.
    • Keeping the shoulders over the wrists, lower the whole body towards the floor, dropping comfortably as low as you can.
    • Push the body upwards and return to the start position.
    • Perform the exercise very slowly – 5-6 seconds down and 5-6 seconds up.

    2 – KETTLEBELL SWINGS

    40 seconds on, 20 off

    • Hold the kettlebell with two hands and hinge the hips to initiate a swing. 
    • Rapidly drive hip extension to swing the kettlebell upwards. 
    • Control the downswing with a hip hinge swinging the kettlebell between the legs.
    • Repeat.

    3 – DEADLIFT TO ROW

    40 seconds on, 20 off

    • Standing up proud, hold two dumbbells in each arm. 
    • Now, bend forward until your upper body is almost parallel to the ground. Your back should remain under tension/straight throughout the motion.  
    • Row the dumbbells up and down. Bend your elbows and retract your shoulder blades. 
    • With your arms returned to the lower position, raise your upper body back up. 

    Hope you enjoyed this 15-min functional strength workout. Find more challenges here:

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    • 25-min TRX upper body workout
    • 30-min compound workout for strength
    • 20-min full-body bodyweight workout
    • 30-min full-body strength workout
    • 10-min push-pull AMRAP workout
    • Full-body workout for time
    • 30-min full-body Halloween workout
    • 15-min abs and core workout
    • 30-min 100 reps strength workout
    • 10-min core and stability workout
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