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Hardcore HIIT with Weights Workout

2 Dec

Have you ever tried to take a basic concept and make it into something epic? Take High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workouts for example. Basic (but amazing) concept right? High intensity moves usually in the form of plyometrics that drive your heart rate up, burning a high amount of calories in a minimal amount of time. But how can challenging HIIT workouts become….well, epic? How about adding hand weights to all those fun, killer moves? Epic doesn’t even begin to describe this hardcore HIIT with weights workout.

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Amp your HIIT workout, adding weights. An amazing 25 minute workout you can do at home!

This workout does it all. Cardio? Check. Squats and lunges? Check, check. Sculpted shoulders? Bicep curls? Tricep extensions? Booty work? Burpees? Check, check, check…ok I think you get it.

Time for a story, so there I was – with my cute ‘lil weights, my favorite fitted leggings, in this beautiful archway setting (see photos below). Just happily bringing you the good stuff. But don’t be fooled – the first time I did this workout, I used two cans of diced tomatoes, wearing my PJ’s, and hopping around like a fool in my kitchen. In my defense, it has a baby gate in the entrance which means momma gets momma time. Even if it’s a hot mess of an attempted workout, without a sports bra. #makeitwork #idonthaveboobs

Before you go laughing at my baby weights (or my flat chest), hear me out! Doing cardio the entire time you are working your arms with hand weights will leave you huffing and puffing. I mean, doing this without weights is a great workout. But WITH any itty bitty weights? You guessed it, EPIC. I used four pound weights for this workout. Use whatever weight you feel most comfortable with. Choose something that feels light, but still challenging after you complete the first round. You can always increase weight if needed.

This workout is 25 minutes long, but feels much quicker because each exercise is only 30 seconds long.

Grab your weights and let’s do this!

Jacks with shoulder raises are the start to this hardcore hit with weights workout

Shoulder Raise Jacks: Stand with your feet together and weights at your sides. Execute a jumping jack, stopping your arms at shoulder height. Repeat continuously for 30 seconds.

Hardcore HIIT with Weights Squat Punches

Squat Alternating Punches: Stand with your feet wider than shoulder width apart and bend your knees into a squat position. Bring your left weight in front of your shoulder and extend your right arm across your body, executing a punch. Switch sides and repeat continuously for 30 seconds.

Mountain climbers with weights burn calories like crazy! Try this hardcore HIIT workout with weights

Mountain Climbers with Shoulder Raises: Lift your right knee to waist level as you extend your right arm above your head (palm facing out). Your left weight should be directly in front of your left shoulder. Switch legs with a hop, lifting your left knee up and extending your left arm overhead. Repeat for 30 seconds.

Target your butt and shoulders with this HIIT workout with hand weights

Curtsey Lunges with Bicep Curls: Step your left leg behind your body, bending into a curtsey lunge. Bend your elbows and bring your weights in towards your shoulders, executing a bicep curl. Next, extend your knees and elbows and tap your left foot out to the side. Repeat continuously for 30 seconds.

An amazing cardio workout with weights!

Curtsey Lunges with Forward Shoulder Raises: Execute the same curtsey lunge as above, this time stepping your left leg back. Raise your arms in front of your body, stopping at shoulder height (palm facing inward). Then lower your arms back down and tap your right foot out to the side. Repeat continuously for 30 seconds.

Sculpt your triceps and tone your lower body with this HIIT workout with weights!

Tricep Extension Alternating Lunges: Start with you right leg extended behind your body and bend your left knee into a lunge, keeping your left knee in line with your ankle. Raise your weights behind your hips, elbows fully extended. Hop up to switch legs and bend your elbows, bringing your weights in towards your shoulders. Once you land in the opposite lunge, raise your weights behind your hips. Repeat continuously for 30 seconds.

Inner thighs, booty, shoulders, and abs get a total workout with these HIIT moves with weights

Squat with Arm Circles: Begin in a wide squat position and bring both weights in front of your right shoulder. Extend your arms and make a ‘circle’ motion in front of your chest, moving from right to left, keeping your knees bent the entire time.  Bring the weights in front of  your left shoulder to finish and extend your knees into a standing position. Reverse the motion to the original starting position and repeat for 30 seconds.

A 25 minute total body workout. Get your weight training AND cardio in with this HIIT workout with weights

Overhead Jacks: Begin with your feet together, knees bent into a squat, and arms extended overhead (palms facing each other). As you hop outwards, bend your elbows in toward you chest. Repeat continuously for 30 seconds.

Plyometric lunges with alternating punches

Lunging Punches: Begin with your right leg bent in front and left leg extended behind your body into a lunge. Rest your right hand on your hip (elbow in and palm facing the sky) and extended your left arm in front of your left shoulder, palm facing down. Hop to switch legs and extend your right arm in front of your shoulder. Repeat continuously for 30 seconds.

Need an effective and quick at-home workout? Grab some hand weights and try this HIIT workout with weights.

V Overhead Jumps: Start with your feet wider than shoulder width apart, knees bent. Rest your left weight on the side of your hip and extend your right arm overhead at 45 degree angle to the side. Hop up to your highest point and quickly bring the weight in towards your shoulder down to a 45 degree angle as you land. Repeat for 30 seconds on your right side, then another 30 seconds on your left.

Repeat this entire sequence a total of FOUR times, resting for one minute before you start the series over. After your final minute rest, do the burnout move below for one additional minute. That’s 25 minutes of an awesome, hardcore HIIT with weights workout!

These burpee bicep curls are the perfect burnout move for this awesome HIIT workout with weights

Final Burnout Move

Bicep Curl Burpees: Place your weights on the ground, palms on top of the weights and knees bent in towards your chest. Extend your legs behind your body into a plank position, then bring your knees back into your chest. Stand upright and then bend into a squat position while bringing your weights in towards your shoulders, executing a bicep curl. As you extend your arms back down, stand up. Repeat this for one minute.

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Turn this 25 minute HIIT workout up a notch by using hand weights! These ten, 30-second intervals will leave you sweating and burning calories. A great workout at home!
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About Chrissa

I'm Chrissa - a lover of cooking, hater of spiders, fitness enthusiast, red lipstick wearer, mom and wife. Here you will find healthy recipes the family will love, step-by-step workout tutorials, meal planning guides and wellness tips.

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Comments

  1. Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:23 am

    Oh, my. This would totally kick my butt! Good for you that you got it done in your kitchen! 🙂

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:31 am

      🙂 Whatever works! Right?!

      Reply
  2. Kimberlee says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:49 am

    Looks like a great workout – I like the addition of the light weights. Pinned.

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:31 am

      Thanks so much Kimberlee!

      Reply
  3. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:54 am

    Love the shoulder raise + jack! Great way to make a shoulder raise more “invigorating” 😉

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:31 am

      Sometimes it’s nice to bump the HIIT workouts up a notch (ha!)

      Reply
  4. Stephanie Miller says

    December 2, 2015 at 8:33 am

    Chrissa, What a great workout! I love any HIIT workout, and to add weights makes it just that much betta!!

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:33 am

      Thanks Stephanie. YES, so much bettaaaaa!

      Reply
  5. Kaci Alvarez says

    December 2, 2015 at 10:40 am

    I love this! I’m starting to get fit again so this will really help me out!

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    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:33 am

      So glad this is helpful for you Kaci!

      Reply
  6. Julie @ Girl on the Move says

    December 2, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    I’ve been looking for a coupe of new HIIT workouts to mix in with my workout routine and this one looks perfect…can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:34 am

      Thanks Julie! That’s a compliment coming from you – I know you follow so many great bloggers!

      Reply
  7. Willow says

    December 2, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    I do yoga all the time, but haven’t got out my weights in a long time. Pinning this for later!

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:35 am

      I do barre a ton, which incorporates weights, but this is a whole other beast!

      Reply
  8. Summer @ Coffee With Summer says

    December 2, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    So cool! Have you ever done any fitness tutorials?

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:35 am

      Hey Summer – I haven’t (yet). It’s definitely a goal and on my never ending list of to do’s!!

      Reply
  9. Shar says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:41 pm

    Pinned! Recently purchased dial weights – so now I don’t have to use my canned goods either ????

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:35 am

      Good for you Shar! Enjoy!

      Reply
  10. Beverley @ sweaty&fit says

    December 3, 2015 at 9:47 am

    you are so cute!! love the smile on your face the entire time haha. because you know that we’re gonna get our butts kicked in a minute.
    plus i 100% agree with you adding weights to HIIT circuits. definitely makes it that much tougher and challenging but in a great way.

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:36 am

      HA! Thanks girlfriend. It’s always that weird question – Should I smile? Look intense? Try not to look like I’m constipated….

      Reply
  11. Laura says

    December 3, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    This is amazing! I’ve been looking for a good HIIT workout I can do at home with light weights (I have 7.5s at home) for days I don’t go to the gym. Pinning for later 🙂

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 4, 2015 at 8:38 am

      Thanks so much Laura! Keep me posted if you try this – 7.5 lbs might kill me with this! If you can bust through it, I need to train with YOU!!! 🙂

      Reply
      • Laura says

        March 17, 2016 at 10:56 am

        It’s been a while but I FINALLY tried your HIIT workout last night (subbing for my regular gym-cardio session because I just didn’t want to go) and WOW. Incredible, and I am feeling it today!

        I did it without weights the first time and it’s still intense, bumping up next week though.

        Planning on promoting on my weekly Wine Down post tomorrow because it rocked
        http://www.cookwineandthinker.com

        Reply
  12. Carly @ Fitliving blog says

    December 6, 2015 at 9:03 am

    Can’t wait to try this one! It would totally kick my butt. I do a lot of barre classes and those teeny weights work wonders! PS – I can totally relate to the no boob situation and may or may not have done some workouts sans bra in my lifetime 😉

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 7, 2015 at 8:25 pm

      Oh my gosh YES! The tiny weights – for realz they can be killer. Whenever I have a newbie at one of my barre classes grab 5 or 8 lb weights they don’t believe me when I suggest to grab something lighter. #smallboobsistas 😉

      Reply
  13. Cayanne Marcus says

    December 7, 2015 at 8:08 am

    This looks so intense and scary..but in a scary good how good you’ll feel after way 😉 I love the idea of using smaller weights for cardio integration. SO useful

    Reply
    • Chrissa says

      December 7, 2015 at 8:27 pm

      Not scary! Pinky promise! Light weights and going at your own speed – everyone is a winner 😉 Thanks so much Cayanne!

      Reply
  14. Jess @hellotofit says

    December 8, 2015 at 6:49 am

    You are so cute. And I love this HIIT workout! I feel so good after doing this type of workout 🙂

    Reply

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