17 Minutes = A Good Time for Me :-)

Ok, so today I decided to stop taking it easy on myself and did a nice quick bodyweight workout, just to get things rolling again.  This is the intermediate 300 Spartan Workout from a guy named Steve Maxwell.  For those of you that don't know him, he's a pretty cool guy; just check out his website.  I got his 300 Spartan Workout for a Christmas gift, not knowing what it was.  Boy was I surprised!  In this DVD, he gives you 10 bodyweight exercises (that's right, bodyweight; no weights needed!  Just a chin up bar and some place to do rows), and each exercise is done 30 times, totaling 300.  Sounds easy right?  Well, if that ain't enough, he gives you 3 different workouts built on the same formula: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.  Eventually you want to build your way up to the advanced, but as I still felt a bit tired from Tuesday (but not wanting to go too easy on myself), I decided to go with the intermediate workout.
Keep in mind that this workout is done as fast as possible with good form.  No breaks (if you can help it).
Ready?  Here we go:
30 Chin Ups
30 Shift Pushups
30 Deck Squat
30 Tuck Sit Up
30 Bodyweight Row
30 Judo Pushup with Dive Through
30 Archer Squat/leg
30 Bicycle Crunch
30 Sprinter's Lunge/leg
30 Squat Thrust with Pushup
Now because this was timed and I wanted to ease my body back into a brutal routine, I decided to only go about 75% maximum.
What was surprising?  The time; it took me 17 minutes.  When I did this same routine 3 months ago, I could barely finish at around 19 minutes.  So, it appears that the workouts that I've been doing have had some effect.  How much, I wonder.
Since it is Friday, I thought it fitting to do a bit of an ab routine as well.
(Leg Raise x7, Hanging Knee Raise x5) x2
(Leg Raise x1, Clockwork Leg Raise x4, Leg Raise x1, Hanging Knee Raise x5) x1
(Twisting Knee Raise x4, Hanging Knee Raise x5) x2
Also, I have a brand new fitness challenge coming at ya!
But it still needs a bit of development; I will post it in the next couple of days.
Until then, I leave y'all in suspense...