Workout: 5, 10, 20, 40

I came up with a workout, heavily inspired by Ross Enamait's Work Capacity 101 (but easier), that takes advantage of all the equipment new equipment I've mentioned recently (my hanging pullup bar, my new jump rope and tire (the latter for sledgehammer training), and my horse stall mat as a nice burpee surface):

• 5 pullups
• 10 burpees
• 20 sledgehammer swings (10/arm)
• 40 high-knees, sprinting rope skips (if you miss, do them over until you get 40 in a row)
• Rest 1 minute
• Repeat 10 times

Well, my plan was 10 circuits, but the kids came home after the fifth. I say that like I blame them for cutting my workout short, but in reality I was grateful for the excuse. My forearms in particular were on fire, and I thought I was going to fling myself from the bar as I kipped at the bottom of the pullups, and my grip on the sledgehammer was so tenuous by the end that I feared for our car's safety (I workout in the garage). I would hate to have to explain a sledgehammer-sized dent in the door.

If that's too easy for you, you could switch up the sledge and the burpees like so:

• 5 pullups
• 10 sledgehammer swings per arm
• 20 burpees
• 40 high-knees, sprinting rope skips (if you miss, do them over until you get 40 in a row)
• Rest 1 minute
• Repeat 10 times

Better you than me. :-)