Descending Ladder Workouts Nos. 1 and 2 (my own design)

First off to anyone unfamiliar – ladder workouts do not have anything to do with the kind of ladder you climb.  Rather, it is descending or ascending a certain amount of reps like this:  10 reps first round, 9 reps second round, 8 reps third round and so on “down the ladder.”  Or you could go the other way 1 rep first round, 2 reps second round, 3 reps third round and so on.  It doesn’t have to be 10 reps.  You can set  your own amount.  I just found that 10 reps worked for these workouts and they take approximately 20 mins each.  I do dynamic movements and add some plyo to keep my heart rate up.

Descending Ladder Workout No. 1 (Abs Day) 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Jumping Jacks w/ DBs

Side to Side Twists w/ DBs

Jump Squats w/ DBs

Sledgehammers w/ DB

Mountain Climbers

Bicycles

Russian Twists w/ DBs

Down and Outs with DBs.

Descending Ladder Workout No. 2 (Abs Day) With Ball 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Ball Slams

Woodchops Left

Woodchops Right

Lighthouses

Halo – Right

Halo – Left

V-Ups w/Ball

Oblique Twist Sit-ups w/ Ball