The 10 Best Weighted Vest Workouts
Accelerate weight loss with a weighted vest and these intense workouts.
Let’s talk truth here for a second. If you’re trying to get stronger or lose weight, your workouts have to be hard. They have to suck.
A light run on a treadmill will burn some calories but to get to the real weight loss, you have to put in the hard work and there’s no better way to do this than by adding more resistance.
Even if you’re on the heavier side, a weighted vest is not something to sleep on. Your workouts are going to be harder but this is where we make progress.
So if you’re ready to toughen up and embrace the suck, these ten weighted vest workouts will get you in better shape than you’ve ever been.
Workout #1 (Rene)
7 rounds for time:
400 Meter Run
21 Walking Lunges
15 Pull-Ups
9 Burpees
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest.
Workout #2 (Regionals 10.2)
As many rounds as possible in 10 minutes:
5 Pull-Ups
10 Push-Ups
15 Air Squats
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest.
Workout #3 (Celiz)
For time:
1 Mile Run
75 Hand Release Push-Ups
75 Air Squats
1 Mile Run
75 Sit-Ups
75 Box Jumps
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest.
Workout #4 (Bambi)
3 rounds for time:
800 Meter Run
40 Air Squats
30 Walking Lunges
20 Burpees
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest.
Workout #5 (Murph)
For time:
1 Mile Run
100 Pull-Ups
200 Push-Ups
300 Air Squats
1 Mile Run
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest. Partition repetitions as necessary. For example, do 20 rounds of 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, and 15 air squats.
Workout #6 (Riley)
For time:
1.5 Mile Run
150 Burpees
1.5 Mile Run
The workout calls for a 20-pound weighted vest. Partition the burpee reps as necessary.
Workout #7 (Gunny)
For time:
1 Mile Run
50 Push-Ups
50 Sit-Ups
1 Mile Run
50 Push-Ups
50 Sit-Ups
1 Mile Run
The workout calls for a 50-pound weighted vest, but adjust as necessary.
Workout #8 (Jolly 51)
For time:
200 Meter Sprint
51 Pull-Ups
200 Meter Sprint
51 Air Squats
200 Meter Sprint
51 Push-Ups
200 Meter Sprint
51 Box Jumps
200 Meter Sprint
51 Dips
200 Meter Sprint
51 Sit-Ups
200 Meter Sprint
51 Burpees
200 Meter Sprint
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest.
Workout #9 (Robbins)
6 rounds for time:
400 Meter Run
30 Burpees
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest.
Workout #10 (Romeo)
For time:
50 Hand-Release Push-Ups
1 Mile Run
50 Hand-Release Push-Ups
Wear a 20 or 14-pound weighted vest.
