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The 6-Minute Lower-Body Assault Workout

Don’t neglect your wheels for beach muscles just because it’s summertime.

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Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift
Erica Schultz
Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift
Erica Schultz

While your legs won’t be on full display this summer—unless you’re walking around town in a scrote tote (and we pray that you aren’t)—developing them will help you avoid looking like an Adonis on stilts. Also, training your legs will spark a larger release of testosterone, which means hitting them hard translates to growth all over (even for beach muscles like your arms and chest). Which is why this month’s installment of M&F 360 is all about your legs.

The no-frills workout below has you completing three compound movements, back-to-back-to-back for six minutes straight, with no rest between rounds. This won’t just tax your muscles; it will also serve as cardio to help you shed any remaining fat. Each week, try to beat your score or add a minute.

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M&F 360: Lower-Body Assault

Directions: Set a timer for 6 minutes and complete as many rounds as possible, resting as needed. Try to beat your score each time.

Exercise
Equipment
Sets
Reps
Rest
Exercise 1 of 3

Barbell Squat

Equipment
Barbell
Sets
1
Reps
5
Rest
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*Use 40% of your one-rep max.
Exercise 3 of 3

Burpee Box Jump-Overs

Equipment
Box
Sets
1
Reps
5
Rest
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**On 20-inch box.
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