This was a fun workout. I have been playing catch-up with the latest Tony Horton One on One’s and this is the latest one I’ve done. It is broken into three 10 minute workout’s. Each focusing on different areas and purposes.
The first 10 minutes is called 20/12 abs.
The idea behind this one is that Tony is doing 10 minutes of abs using a pull-up bar and the floor. He does 20 of one exercise on the bar, then 12 of another exercise on the floor for 10 minutes switching exercises. You get a great burn from this routine. Your abs will be feeling it within this short 10 minute period. These are controlled moves that you will want to have good form on.
Something to remember is that he does not do a warm-up first. So you will want to spend a few minutes warming up your body. Short cardio with a mix of stretches should suffice.
I enjoyed this one. I had to do some re-positioning with my pull-up bar due to it’s location to do some of the moves. Mine is in a doorway and I don’t have that much room for some of the moves. I managed, but it would be more ideal to have a larger area.
The 2nd 10 minutes is called Legs of Gold.
As the title suggests, you are working your legs. You’ll be doing lots of squats, lunges, and other moves that will focus on your legs, gluts, etc. Tony is his usual self during the 10 minutes, keeping us entertained from beginning to end. I thought this to be a great workout considering the short 10 minutes period. But the best part is that we already know how good Tony is at an effective workout in 10 minutes, with his 10-minute trainer program.
The 3rd 10 minutes is called Shadow Boxing.
So during these 10 minutes the goal was to get you moving to some jump rope and shadow boxing. Simple 10 minutes switching in between jump rope and boxing moves. When this one on one was released it came with a jump rope.
I’m not the most coordinated at the o’ jump rope so I got in and did my best. But it was great at getting my heart rate pumping, arms moving. Jumping rope as a whole is a nice workout. If you don’t have a jump rope just fake it. Keep the arms moving in the motion and you’ll still get a nice workout. It’s great cardio so you’ll be surprised at how nice this actually works. The shadow boxing was fun. Tony and Mason’s interactions and such always keep you in a fun mood during your workout.
The key is that you are working out, but your not really realizing it and having some fun. In the end you get an awesome 30 minute workout. Not too long, great for those that don’t have a whole lot of time but want to get a mix of workouts in and hit many parts of your body in that short time period.
Tony at his best singing, if you can picture that “10 minutes, I'm going to train you , 10 minutes, it’s gonna change you 10 minutes, i don’t blame you”
So if you haven’t seen any of the tony Horton One on One’s there are a lot. They are currently in volume 2 right now. Volume one has 13 workouts and can be ordered in it’s entirety and or individual workouts. Also you can get on the monthly subscription for Volume 2 that is currently going on. These workouts make for a great overall program if you are interested in putting one together with it, or as add-on's for variety to your current programs (CHalean extreme, Insanity, P90x, etc).
Have fun. These are awesome workout’s. Contact me with any questions. Love to talk with you about these or any others.