Why call them “man-makers”? This exercise will challenge anyone, because anyone can care about animals, but it takes someone special to be a zookeeper!
Start by standing with two weights (dumbbells, free weights, or makeshift kettlebells), one in each hand. Squat down, like you are doing a burpee and place weights on ground while holding onto them. Jump feet back to plank position. Bring the weight in your right hand up to your shoulder in a renegade row. Do a pushup. Bring the weight in your left hand to your shoulder in a renegade row. Do another pushup. Jump back to a crouch, pick up both weights, and bring the weights to your shoulder in a squat (called a squat clean). Stand up and bring weights over your head.
Basically, you are doing multiple exercises in one-
- Burpee
- Renegade row
- Pushup
- Renegade row
- Pushup
- Squat clean
- Thruster
That’s one repetition. Jump back to your crouch to start your second rep. We’ll make a zookeeper out of you yet!
