Let’s face it: there’s no out-training a bad diet. You just can’t do it. No matter how hard you try—at the end of the day—the war on extra weight is won in the kitchen. But a couple big holiday dinners aren’t a bad diet—they’re just a couple big holiday dinners. You can put those to use. Here’s how:
If you eat “clean” consistently, 7 days per week for several weeks at a clip without a “cheat” then a big holiday splurge won’t make much of a difference. It’s a blip in the grand scheme of things. Take on a couple of these high-intensity fat-burning workouts below and your metabolism will be revved back up to normal. No prob.
However, if you “cheat” a bit more frequently or you tend to go into a dietary spiral around the holidays, then you need to be a bit more strategic. We suggest reduce your carbohydrate intake the week of and the week before the holidays by about half. A big holiday dinner would act as a “reset” of sorts. Go hard on the workouts below.
Another option would be to get on the Holiday Workout Schedule. There are big lift days for maximum muscle gain and interval days for accelerated fat loss.
The Too Much Stuffing Workout
with @MarinelliMuscle
Jumping Jacks x 30 sec
Bodyweight Squat x 30 sec
Incline Push Up x 30 sec
Plank x 30 sec
Reverse Lunge x 30 sec
Superman x 30 sec
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
The Pumpkin Cheese Cake Workout
with @LouieFitNYC
Butt Kicks x 30 sec
Side Lunge x 30 sec
Close-grip Push-up x 30 sec
Star Jump x 30 sec
Bridge x 30 sec
Plank Push-up x 30 sec
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
The Food Binge Fat-Burning Workout
with @TimMcComsey
Ice Skater x 30 sec
Jump Squat x 30 sec
Russian Twist x 30 sec
Walking Lunge x 30 sec
T-Push-up x 30 sec
Knee Tuck Jump x 30 sec
Bicycles x 30 sec
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
The Don’t Be a Lazy Slob Holiday Workout
with @Mike_Simone
Jumping Jacks x 30 sec
Plank Row/Renegade Row x 30 sec
Thrusters x 30 sec
Sit-up x 30 sec
Push-up x 30 sec
Jump Squat x 30 sec
Dumbbell Deadlift to Lateral Raise x 30
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
The Pre-Food Coma Workout
with @MarinelliMuscle
High Knee x 30 sec
Push-up x 30 sec
Burpee x 30 sec
V-up x 30 sec
Pile Squat x 30 sec
Side Plank Up-Downs x 30 sec
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
The Calorie Bomb Workout
with @LouieFitNYC
Band Squat Shoulder Press x 30 sec
Side Hops x 30 sec
Band Alternating Chest Press x 30 sec
Walking Lunge with Twist x 30 sec
Split Squat Jump x 30 sec
Swiss Ball Roll-in x 30 sec
Star Jump x 30 sec
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
The Feel-Better-After-a-Workout Workout
with @TimMcComsey
Mountain Climber x 30 sec
Plank Row/Renegade Row x 30 sec
Split Squat x 30 sec
Split Squat Jumps x 30 sec
Dumbbell Lateral Raise + Squat x 30 sec
Cross Punching x 30 sec
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
The Party Detox Workout
with @Mike_Simone
Side Hops x 30 sec
Dumbbell Alternating Row x 30 sec
Dumbbell Deadlift x 30 sec
Jump Squat x 30 sec
Dumbbell Push-up x 30 sec
Leap Frog/Broad Jump x 30 sec
Band Shoulder Press x 30 sec
Rest 60 seconds. Repeat x 3
