Elspeth Polt Interview
|Elspeth’s Sample Workout Routine
“I switch my workouts up, but generally I have 2 leg days, one upper body, one full body, and 3 HIIT sessions per week.” – Elspeth Polt
LEGS #1 – Complete each round 3X
Round 1
- Leg Press – 25X feet wide, 25X feet together
- Hamstring Curl – 15X
- Calf Raise – 25X
Round 2
- Walking Lunge – 24-30X
- Stationary Lunges – 12-15X for each leg
- Stiff Leg Deadlift – 20X
Round 3
- Hamstring Curl – 15X
- One Leg Hip Thrust – 15X for each leg
- Pistol Squat – 10X (each leg)
LEGS #2 – Complete each circuit 3X, rest 60 sec between rounds
Circuit 1
- High Knees – 30X for each leg
- Medicine Ball Burpees – 10X
- Medicine Ball Crunches – 30X
Circuit 2
- Straddle Bench Jumps – 20X
- Mountain Climbers – 50X for each leg
- Flutter Kicks – 30 sec
- Lower Leg Raises – 15X
Circuit 3
- Fast Paced Deep Body Weight Squats – 30X
- V-Ups – 15X
- Fast Paced Foot Fire – 30 sec
UPPER BODY #1
Shoulder Workout
3 sets of 15X each
- Shoulder Press
- Upright row
- Bent Over Rear Delts
- Lateral Raise
- Front Rise
- Y-Raise
Repeat 3X
- Plank Hold – 30 sec
- Mountain Climbers – 30 sec
- Weighted Crunch – 25X
- Weighted Cable Crunch – 25X
UPPER BODY #2
Back & Biceps
3 rounds
- Wide Grip Lat Pull Downs – 12X
3 round superset
- Narrow Grip Seated Cable Row – 15X
- Cable Bicep Curl – 15X
3 round superset
- Wide Grip Assisted Pull Up – 10X
- Narrow Grip Assisted Pull Up – 10X
3 round superset
- Barbell Bicep Curl – 15X
- Dumbbell Arm Row – 12-15X each
3 round superset
- Lower Back Extension on Straight Bench – 15X
- Alternating Dumbbell Hammer Curls – 15 X
HIIT – Sprints or Bleacher Runs
- Warm-Up – 5 min
8-10 round circuit
- All Out Sprint – 20 sec
- Cool Down – 5 min
- Recovery – 1 min 40 sec