Jillian Michaels | Body Revolution Workout 12

The first circuit: . She chains together moves that once seemed impossible. A plyo lunge into a bicep curl. Immediately into a squat press with a hold. Then burpees—real burpees with a push-up and a jump. No rest. For 60 seconds. The sweat pools on your mat before the first circuit is even over.

When you started back in Phase 1, Jillian’s words were almost gentle in their intensity: “We’re building a foundation.” You remember Workout 1—the side lunges with a front raise, the push-ups on your knees, the jump rope intervals that left you gasping after 30 seconds. You thought you were dying then. You laugh at that memory now, a quiet, breathless laugh as you pull on your workout clothes. The clothes that used to be tight. They hang loose now. jillian michaels body revolution workout 12

Jillian walks over to one of the background cast members. By now, you know their names by heart—Anita, who never stops smiling; J.T., who’s a beast; and the other woman in the back who sometimes drops to a knee when she thinks Jillian isn’t looking. But in Week 12, even she is keeping up. The first circuit: