Muscle & Fitness and Team Nutrex are teaming up to bring you a four-phase workout designed to assist you in becoming the best, most fit version of yourself. From building up your strength and endurance to packing on lean mass to kissing your body fat goodbye, the #ULTRAFIT Challenge will push you to develop muscles you’ll be eager to flaunt in just a few months.
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PHASE 1: Strength & Endurance
During Phase 1, your #ULTRAFIT Challenge trainers, Team Nutrex’s Gerardo & Sammy, will take you through the first steps of the challenge. The directions are simple: you will be challenged to complete as many rounds as possible (AMRAP) of a series of exercises. You will have 30 minutes to finish the workout. While you would typically have rest time in between sets, this AMRAP is non-stop and should be completed in circuit-style fashion.
Phase 1 will test your limits. Each week, you will blow yourself away with how much further you can push your body. The time component takes up the intensity and the variety of exercises will increase your strength and stamina every time. You will need equipment, including a medicine ball, kettlebell and dumbbells.
Don’t forget about your warmup! Effective warmups are vital to any training session to avoid injury. Get the warmup HERE. Get comfortable with warming up as part of the training program, as it will be consistent throughout all four phases.
<p>Complete the <a href="/workouts/workout-routines/videos/ultrafit-challenge-warmup" target="_blank">warmup</a>.</p><p>Perform Exercises 1-6 as an AMRAP* circuit (straight through with no rest between sets), completing as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes.</p><p>*AMRAP= as many rounds as possible</p><p>Expected number of rounds:</p><ul><li>Beginner: 5-6</li><li>Intermediate: 7-8</li><li>Advanced: 10</li></ul><p>Rest as needed at the end of the 30 minutes before moving on to core work.</p>
<p>Complete the <a href="/workouts/workout-routines/videos/ultrafit-challenge-warmup" target="_blank">warmup</a>.</p><p>Perform 30 minutes of steady state cardio and rest as needed before moving on to the following core exercises.</p>
<p>Complete the <a href="/workouts/workout-routines/videos/ultrafit-challenge-warmup" target="_blank">warmup</a>.</p><p>Perform Exercises 1-6 as an AMRAP* circuit (straight through with no rest between sets), completing as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes.</p><p>*AMRAP= as many rounds as possible</p><p>Expected number of rounds:</p><ul><li>Beginner: 5-6</li><li>Intermediate: 7-8</li><li>Advanced: 10</li></ul><p>Rest as needed at the end of the 30 minutes before moving on to core work.</p>
<p>Complete the <a href="/workouts/workout-routines/videos/ultrafit-challenge-warmup" target="_blank">warmup</a>.</p><p>Perform 30 minutes of steady state cardio and rest as needed before moving on to the following core exercises.</p>
<p>Complete the <a href="/workouts/workout-routines/videos/ultrafit-challenge-warmup" target="_blank">warmup</a>.</p><p>Perform Exercises 1-6 as an AMRAP* circuit (straight through with no rest between sets), completing as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes.</p><p>*AMRAP= as many rounds as possible</p><p>Expected number of rounds:</p><ul><li>Beginner: 5-6</li><li>Intermediate: 7-8</li><li>Advanced: 10</li></ul><p>Rest as needed at the end of the 30 minutes before moving on to core work.</p>
