Improve your full-body function and endurance with this intermediate gym agility workout! Complete it in 20 minutes for serious agility gains. Keep your coordination sharp and focus on the muscles used in each exercise. Remember: form is key — don\'t cut corners!
Shuffle step through the ladder (left foot in, right foot in, left foot to the outside, right foot to the outside) to collect the ball!
About this workout
Gym Agility Workout: Intermediate Full Body is a free 19 min workout plan with 6 illustrated exercises for your abs, cardio, chest and legs. Follow the workout online, save it to your WorkoutLabs Fit account or download it as a printable PDF.
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How long does the Gym Agility Workout: Intermediate Full Body take?
The full workout takes about 19 minutes, covering 6 exercises with prescribed sets, reps and rest periods. Using the built-in timers and auto-advance keeps you on pace from start to finish.
Is this workout suitable for my fitness level?
This is an intermediate workout, best suited to people with some training experience. Beginners can still follow it by reducing the weight, doing fewer sets or resting longer between sets – each exercise includes illustrated form instructions.
What muscles does this workout target?
This routine primarily works your abs, middle back / lats, obliques, hamstrings, quadriceps, chest. Tap any exercise in the workout to see a muscle diagram showing exactly which primary and secondary muscles it activates.
How often should I do this workout?
For improve function, increase endurance, aim to do this workout 2–3 times per week with at least one rest day between sessions. Progress by gradually adding weight or reps, and pair it with workouts for other muscle groups during the week.
Can I download or save this workout?
Yes – you can download this workout as a free printable PDF using the download button, or save it to a free WorkoutLabs Fit account to follow it on your phone, customize the exercises and track your progress.
Improve your full-body function and endurance with this intermediate gym agility workout! Complete it in 20 minutes for serious agility gains. Keep your coordination sharp and focus on the muscles used in each exercise. Remember: form is key — don\'t cut corners!
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Keep your core tight and back flat as you bend slightly forward.
Perform a small jump to the right. As you do, bring your left leg behind you and tap the ground. At the same time, bring your left arm in front of you.
Now, jump to the left, bringing your right leg behind you and your right arm in front of you.
Repeat the movement, alternating back and forth.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Holding a Medicine Ball, stand with your right side next to a wall. Step out sideways and away from the wall approximately 5 to 6 feet. Keep your feet at shoulder width. Brace your core and bend slightly at the knees.
In one fluid motion, twist your body up and to the side, releasing the medicine ball against the wall. Be sure not to move your feet.
Catch the medicine ball as it bounces back and return to the starting position in another smooth, fluid motion. Keep the core engaged throughout the exercise.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Obliques
Adjust the pulley handle to chest height. Step out and away from the weight. Feet are shoulder-width. Stand with a tight core and flat back. Push the handle out in front of you. Keep elbows slightly bent.
Twist from the hips. Move arms across the body, achieving a full extension.
Return to starting position.
Once complete, do the same amount of sets/reps on the other side.
Between exercises, do not sit or lie down. Stand straight up and maintain proper form. Your chest should be up. Your lower back should be flat. Do not allow your shoulders to hunch.
Take periodic sips of water or a sports beverage. Do not chug or drink too much too fast.
Stand in this position for your prescribed rest break then begin your next exercise.
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Superset A - Medicine Ball Throw to Chase, Agility Ladder Drills
In a open, person-free space, take hold of a medicine/slam ball with both hands so that it rests on your chest.
Lower your body into a half squat before explosively straightening your legs. Simultaneously press the ball away from your chest and release it at a slightly upward angle.
Chase the ball, use a squat to collect it from the ground and perform the same movement.
Abs, Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Lower Back, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Biceps, Shoulders, Triceps
Lay out the agility ladder on a non-slip surface.
Perform a routine of choice.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Begin jogging in place, lifting the knees as high as you can.
Try to lift your knees up to hip level but keep the core tight to support your back.
For a more advanced move, hold your hands straight at hip level and try to touch the knees to your hands as you lift them.
Bring the knees towards your hands instead of reaching the hands to the knees!
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
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