Here is a review of Plyo Cardio Cuircuit that describes it perfectly. I have edited out some of the fluff comments:
We started off jogging in place, then jumping jacks, Heisman, a 1-2-3 move, butt kicks, high knees, and mummy kicks. This lasted a little over 3 minutes, but was repeated a total of 3 times, for a total between 10 – 11 minutes. We then get a 30 second water break. With each rotation, the speed of the exercises increases, so be ready to pick up the pace each round of each set. After the water break, I see STRETCH come across the screen, and then the realization HITS me. THAT WAS THE WARM UP!
So the stretch is just under 7 minutes, and quite thorough. After the stretch, a water break. I look at the timer and see 23:20 on the clock. Don’t let this 23 minutes give you the wrong idea. There is nothing EASY about the next 23 minutes. Even the water breaks are too short!
First round of the workout, the timer shows 2 minutes for the upcoming round in the set. You start doing Suicide drills, power squats, mountain climbers, ski downs. Then its time for a water break, and I think “I got this, no sweat.” Then after 30 seconds you repeat, but this time, you go for 3 and a half minutes, and the pace is faster. A much earned water break follows, and then another round of 3 and a half minutes, and YEP, a faster pace. But is it really faster? You feel like you’re moving faster, but you wonder if you are having a “mind is moving faster than my body” moment. After your last move of ski downs, you catch a curve ball with some added moves…..switch feet, and football wide sprints. Water break. And just under 15 minutes on the clock remaining.
The next set starts with 2 and a half minutes on the clock and you’re back at it again with basket ball shots, level 1 drills, ski abs, and in-out abs. Water break. At this point, I like to think I’m in good cardio shape, but this circuit is TOUGH. Get ready for the next round of the same thing, but now you are at a 3 minute cycle. Another water break. Entirely too short! Last round of this set is 4 minutes 30 seconds, and will test every part of your being. You’ll be tired, exhausted, and I’m embarrassed to say how many times my knees hit the floor. But it’s not over yet, the last 2 minutes, you do some jabs, cross jacks, uppercuts, and attack.
Finally the cool down and stretch for the remaining 3 minutes or so, and you’re dripping with sweat, thinking, what a great workout, and completely wiped out
The level 1 drills consist of a burpee with 4 pushups and 8 mountain climbers before standing again and repeating. The ski abs you are in plank position and jump your knees up to the side of your body , back out, then jump up knees up to other side body. The In and outs are in plank and you jump your knees up to your chest then back out and keep repeating. These moves just kill me!
