Here a quick idea that I do with my fiancé and our puppy. (no the puppy doesn't actually do anything) This can be modified to fit any interval style workout.
Before I get started, this post isn't because I think it's a highly original idea or anything like that. The point is really to help people realize that just because you have real jobs, a wife, kids, and pets, doesn't mean you can't exercise. When in reality you can workout and bond with your loved ones in the process.
Since our puppy is still too young for strenuous activity, we do interval style workouts where one person holds him while the other person runs a lap, or a set of stairs, or an exercise...depending on the workout.
The latest one we did was that simple. It was a stair workout. She held the pup while I ran a set, and I held the pup while she ran a set. We had a great time and it was in a public place so the puppy enjoyed ever second of it as he got smothered with attention.
If one of you is in much better shape than the other, then during you "rest," spend it doing an exercise like pushups, or bodyweight squats.
Showing posts with label Workouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Workouts. Show all posts
Monday, September 15, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Hangboard Workout
Been a while since I put up a post for my climber friends. So here it is. Currently I'm in a bit of a rehab phase in my climbing career, trying to get back in the swing of things, get the fingers strong and in shape. Can't afford a gym membership at the time, but that being the case I've been doing lots of light hangboard workouts so that when I get into the gym I don't spend the whole time worried about my fingers.
Last night I go the idea to put a medicine ball on the chair I use to take weight off while working my fingers. Turns out it was a great idea, hence why I'm writing this post.
Here it is:
As seen in the pictures, place a chair about 1-3ft in front of your hangboard and put a medicine ball on top of it. During the course of your workout this is where you'll be putting your feet. The medicine ball is great because it takes weight off while still forcing you to activate your core for stability. It's one of the most realistic workouts I've ever done for climbing.
From here on out you can do any variation of finger exercises. For my workout I start by getting a good warm-up and continuing that into the workout by spending 20 sec on the crimps and slopers, avoid the jugs. Move your hands around as much or as little as you like and try not to use the jugs unless you absolutely must. I do the same thing for 30 sec. and then again for 1min. Take a break and stretch out your fingers and forearms.
From here on out add 30sec to each round. 1min 30sec, 2min, 2min 30sec, 3min....and so on. Continue this workout until you are forced to use the jugs for a rest. At that point do at least one additionally round at whatever time you made it to.
Remember to keep you feet on the ball at all times and feel free to move it around as much as you like just don't let your feet come off.
Last night I go the idea to put a medicine ball on the chair I use to take weight off while working my fingers. Turns out it was a great idea, hence why I'm writing this post.
Here it is:
As seen in the pictures, place a chair about 1-3ft in front of your hangboard and put a medicine ball on top of it. During the course of your workout this is where you'll be putting your feet. The medicine ball is great because it takes weight off while still forcing you to activate your core for stability. It's one of the most realistic workouts I've ever done for climbing.
From here on out you can do any variation of finger exercises. For my workout I start by getting a good warm-up and continuing that into the workout by spending 20 sec on the crimps and slopers, avoid the jugs. Move your hands around as much or as little as you like and try not to use the jugs unless you absolutely must. I do the same thing for 30 sec. and then again for 1min. Take a break and stretch out your fingers and forearms.
From here on out add 30sec to each round. 1min 30sec, 2min, 2min 30sec, 3min....and so on. Continue this workout until you are forced to use the jugs for a rest. At that point do at least one additionally round at whatever time you made it to.
Remember to keep you feet on the ball at all times and feel free to move it around as much as you like just don't let your feet come off.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
All Core
Todays core crushing workout was and has been a favorite of mine for some time now. So far, this is the one core exercise that I can really feel hitting all parts of my core.
This can be done your arms bent at 90 degrees or with bar straps to decrease the difficulty.
This can be done your arms bent at 90 degrees or with bar straps to decrease the difficulty.
This is essentially just leg lifts, but instead of lifting your legs directly out in front of you, lift and twist them to a point off to one side activating your oblique's. Keep your shoulders square (as seen in picture), this is a core workout not an upper body workout.
A lot of people have trouble keeping their legs straight due to a lack in flexibly strength. Don't cheat the workout, just lift your legs as high as you can.
An alternative for anyone that needs to easy up this exercise a little is start with bend knees. Lift your knees up to 90 degrees and try to straighten them out and touch a point on the right and left sides.
Friday, January 17, 2014
At Home Favorite
I always thought I was good at coming up with "at home" workouts. Then I hit unemployment. All of a sudden I can't afford a gym membership and that fitness creativity got pushed to a whole new level. After only a week in the new apartment, I'm starting to think that gym memberships, like most things, really are a massive luxury.
I will of course get a gym membership as soon as I have money and I recommend that you do the same, but when you can't afford it, or just can't make it one night, that's no reason not to workout. You have a surface to stand on and that's all you need with a little creativity and personal drive.
My current "at home" favorite workout: One leg, weighted, box squats.
This isn't just a leg workout. This exercise works your legs, butt, shoulders, abs, back, biceps.....yeah, pretty much everything.
As seen in the picture above. Hold weights (I use 25lb dumbbells) with elbows at 90 degrees. Do one legged squats down to a surface (chair) at, or just above, knee height. Touch down to the chair but do not fully weight it, keep the tension in your leg.
These should be slow and controlled all the way through. Do not put your non-active leg on the ground for stability at any time. Use your core for stability.
What I do:
Warm-up by doing two sets of 20 bodyweight squats, slow and controlled. Then get your chair and do 5 one legged squats to the chair on each leg.
Rest.
Now do 10 reps per leg.
Next, grab one 25lb dumbbell (more or less is fine) and do 5 reps per leg.
Rest.
Next, do 10 reps per leg with the 25lb dumbbell.
Rest.
Now get both dumbbells (50lbs total) and go back to 5 reps per leg.
End with both dumbbells and 10 reps per leg.
***Remember to hold the dumbbells at 90 degrees***
I will of course get a gym membership as soon as I have money and I recommend that you do the same, but when you can't afford it, or just can't make it one night, that's no reason not to workout. You have a surface to stand on and that's all you need with a little creativity and personal drive.
My current "at home" favorite workout: One leg, weighted, box squats.
This isn't just a leg workout. This exercise works your legs, butt, shoulders, abs, back, biceps.....yeah, pretty much everything.
As seen in the picture above. Hold weights (I use 25lb dumbbells) with elbows at 90 degrees. Do one legged squats down to a surface (chair) at, or just above, knee height. Touch down to the chair but do not fully weight it, keep the tension in your leg.
These should be slow and controlled all the way through. Do not put your non-active leg on the ground for stability at any time. Use your core for stability.
What I do:
Warm-up by doing two sets of 20 bodyweight squats, slow and controlled. Then get your chair and do 5 one legged squats to the chair on each leg.
Rest.
Now do 10 reps per leg.
Next, grab one 25lb dumbbell (more or less is fine) and do 5 reps per leg.
Rest.
Next, do 10 reps per leg with the 25lb dumbbell.
Rest.
Now get both dumbbells (50lbs total) and go back to 5 reps per leg.
End with both dumbbells and 10 reps per leg.
***Remember to hold the dumbbells at 90 degrees***
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Circuit Workout: Time for Reps
Did a killer circuit workout with my girlfriend at the gym today. This is also where I came to the realization that my lungs are completely out of shape. Winter sucks! It's so hard to work everything you want, mainly cardio. I might be opting for that winter bulk training.
Anyways, about that workout.
I'm not going to juice up this description with reasoning's and explanations. If you want to know why we did what we did, go back and read some older posts to figure out where I'm coming from. Whoa sassy! Who am I?
Anyways, getting to the workout. Here it is. But before I start, (Get to the point already! You must be saying. It's because I care) the second exercise I'm just going to call "core twists" because I don't know what it's actually called. Please comment if you know. Start in an up pushup position then rotate to the side and reach for the ceiling, hold for 2sec back to start other side up for 2sec, and so on.
As always, start with a good dynamic warm-up.
The workout:
1. Pushups for 45sec - 15sec rest
2. Core Twists for 45sec - 15sec rest
3. Pulse Squats for 45sec - 15sec rest
4. One Leg side-to-side hops for 45sec -15sec rest
5. Sprint 1/4 mile - 30sec rest.
Repeat 5 times.
If you're a real badass switch exercise #4 to jump tucks. ...We started that way but couldn't make it.
Anyways, about that workout.
I'm not going to juice up this description with reasoning's and explanations. If you want to know why we did what we did, go back and read some older posts to figure out where I'm coming from. Whoa sassy! Who am I?
Anyways, getting to the workout. Here it is. But before I start, (Get to the point already! You must be saying. It's because I care) the second exercise I'm just going to call "core twists" because I don't know what it's actually called. Please comment if you know. Start in an up pushup position then rotate to the side and reach for the ceiling, hold for 2sec back to start other side up for 2sec, and so on.
As always, start with a good dynamic warm-up.
The workout:
1. Pushups for 45sec - 15sec rest
2. Core Twists for 45sec - 15sec rest
3. Pulse Squats for 45sec - 15sec rest
4. One Leg side-to-side hops for 45sec -15sec rest
5. Sprint 1/4 mile - 30sec rest.
Repeat 5 times.
If you're a real badass switch exercise #4 to jump tucks. ...We started that way but couldn't make it.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Explosive, Muscle Burning, Lung Busting, Workout
The workout I'm posting today is the type of workout that should be incorporated into your regiment at least once a week. The primary focus is explosive power and fast paced repetition to increase lung capacity, power, and recovery time. Basically this is the difference between being in shape and being an athlete. These types of movements translate to all sports making you quicker, stronger, and able to outlast your opponents.
Example Workout:
Like all workouts start with a slow run for about 3-4min and a dynamic stretch. This is more important for this style of workout than any other due to the nature of the movements.
Start this workout doing the following exercises in order:
Rest time is a casual walk from one station to the next. This is more of an extension of the warm-up to prepare your body for what's to come
10 pushups - 10 bodyweight squats - 10 pull-ups - 10 frog jumps - 10 dips - 20 bodyweight lunges
Rest and stretch out
Now increase the difficulty minutely to by adding a small pop to the following exercises:
10 popping pushups (hands 1 inch off ground) - 10 slow squat jumps - 5 hoping pull-ups (hands elevate off bar)
Take a breather and stretch out anything still feeling tight.
Full Intensity: I must emphasize that while each part of the workout is without breaks, this is no reason to sacrifice form! This is NOT about doing the exercises as fast as you can, but rather doing them as explosively as you can.
Part 1: No Breaks
10 dips with explosive hop
12 tuck jumps (this is not a full squat, as soon as your toes touch the ground explode back up, bringing your knees to your chest)
10 dips with explosive hop
12 tuck jumps
2 min rest
Part 2: No Breaks
10 clapping pull-ups
10 squat jumps (High as you can!)
10 clapping pull-ups
10 squat jumps
2 min rest
Part 3: No Breaks
10 two handed kettlebell swings (explode out from the hips; arms like cables)
10 slow paces, but explosive medicine ball slams
10 two handed kettlebell swings
10 slow paces, but explosive medicine ball slams
2 min rest
Part 4: No Breaks
10 clapping pushups
20 scissor lunges
10 clapping pushups
20 scissor lunges
10 clapping pushups
20 scissor lunges
2 min rest
Part 5: No Breaks
10 burpees with full pushups
20 Russian twist slamming the medicine ball on each side
10 brupees
20 Russian twist
2 min rest
Finish the workout with a muscle burnout
Holding the medicine ball: 40 pulse squats
20 diamond pushups
Holding the medicine ball: 40 pulse squats
20 diamond pushups
DONE! If you did the workout right, taking no break, pushing as hard as you could, exploding as high off the ground in each rep as you could, then you're lungs and your muscles should be screaming.
Example Workout:
Like all workouts start with a slow run for about 3-4min and a dynamic stretch. This is more important for this style of workout than any other due to the nature of the movements.
Start this workout doing the following exercises in order:
Rest time is a casual walk from one station to the next. This is more of an extension of the warm-up to prepare your body for what's to come
10 pushups - 10 bodyweight squats - 10 pull-ups - 10 frog jumps - 10 dips - 20 bodyweight lunges
Rest and stretch out
Now increase the difficulty minutely to by adding a small pop to the following exercises:
10 popping pushups (hands 1 inch off ground) - 10 slow squat jumps - 5 hoping pull-ups (hands elevate off bar)
Take a breather and stretch out anything still feeling tight.
Full Intensity: I must emphasize that while each part of the workout is without breaks, this is no reason to sacrifice form! This is NOT about doing the exercises as fast as you can, but rather doing them as explosively as you can.
Part 1: No Breaks
10 dips with explosive hop
12 tuck jumps (this is not a full squat, as soon as your toes touch the ground explode back up, bringing your knees to your chest)
10 dips with explosive hop
12 tuck jumps
2 min rest
Part 2: No Breaks
10 clapping pull-ups
10 squat jumps (High as you can!)
10 clapping pull-ups
10 squat jumps
2 min rest
Part 3: No Breaks
10 two handed kettlebell swings (explode out from the hips; arms like cables)
10 slow paces, but explosive medicine ball slams
10 two handed kettlebell swings
10 slow paces, but explosive medicine ball slams
2 min rest
Part 4: No Breaks
10 clapping pushups
20 scissor lunges
10 clapping pushups
20 scissor lunges
10 clapping pushups
20 scissor lunges
2 min rest
Part 5: No Breaks
10 burpees with full pushups
20 Russian twist slamming the medicine ball on each side
10 brupees
20 Russian twist
2 min rest
Finish the workout with a muscle burnout
Holding the medicine ball: 40 pulse squats
20 diamond pushups
Holding the medicine ball: 40 pulse squats
20 diamond pushups
DONE! If you did the workout right, taking no break, pushing as hard as you could, exploding as high off the ground in each rep as you could, then you're lungs and your muscles should be screaming.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
That Terrible Thing Called Running: Workout
I just got back from a distance run, which I typically don't do a lot of. But, this particular exercise really broke up the most grueling part of running, the mental part. I'm very much the kind of person that is my own worst enemy when it comes to distance running. I don't bring music and I spend the whole time thinking about what I'm doing, how every step feels, how every breath hurts, how easy it is to stop, but yet I keep going. How? Why? That's really what this workout is about.
What I did:
Today was my rest day. I've been working hard and realized my body desperately needed a break. In my typical fashion I was unable to not workout for one day so when went for a light run. I headed down the Morgantown rail-trail and decided to run four miles, two miles out, two miles back. I started very slow (9min mile) then took a quick breather and stretched out. The next mile was still slow but much faster (8min mile). Again I stopped and stretched. Not long, but enough to get my lungs back to normal. The next mile I ran in 7min and then again I took a short break, barely long enough to get my lungs and heart rate back down. The last mile I picked it up again and finished just over 6min. Then I was done.
What Made this Work:
Seeing as how the mental aspect of running is the most difficult challenge for me, this style of workout was significantly easier because, by shortening the distance I now had an end in sight. I always knew, at around my current pace, I would have say 2min left. "I can run for 2 more minutes." And by starting out slow it, not only warmed me up, but it also gave me a time to beat. I had a comparison to base my currently mile off of. I ran the last mile like this and ran a 7 minute mile, if I run this next mile the same but just a little faster at the end I'll be sure to beat that time. The workout gave me a slow progression, goals, and perspective. Those three things are what make the workout so mentally effective.
What you can do:
I would recommend a similar workout to anyone suffering from the same unbearable dislike for distance running as me. Start with a slow mile, like REALLY slow. Then every mile take just a little bit of time off your run. Take small breaks in between miles to relax and clear your head. Then think about the mile you just ran and move just a little bit faster. You'll be surprised at how much easier this makes running.
What I did:
Today was my rest day. I've been working hard and realized my body desperately needed a break. In my typical fashion I was unable to not workout for one day so when went for a light run. I headed down the Morgantown rail-trail and decided to run four miles, two miles out, two miles back. I started very slow (9min mile) then took a quick breather and stretched out. The next mile was still slow but much faster (8min mile). Again I stopped and stretched. Not long, but enough to get my lungs back to normal. The next mile I ran in 7min and then again I took a short break, barely long enough to get my lungs and heart rate back down. The last mile I picked it up again and finished just over 6min. Then I was done.
What Made this Work:
Seeing as how the mental aspect of running is the most difficult challenge for me, this style of workout was significantly easier because, by shortening the distance I now had an end in sight. I always knew, at around my current pace, I would have say 2min left. "I can run for 2 more minutes." And by starting out slow it, not only warmed me up, but it also gave me a time to beat. I had a comparison to base my currently mile off of. I ran the last mile like this and ran a 7 minute mile, if I run this next mile the same but just a little faster at the end I'll be sure to beat that time. The workout gave me a slow progression, goals, and perspective. Those three things are what make the workout so mentally effective.
What you can do:
I would recommend a similar workout to anyone suffering from the same unbearable dislike for distance running as me. Start with a slow mile, like REALLY slow. Then every mile take just a little bit of time off your run. Take small breaks in between miles to relax and clear your head. Then think about the mile you just ran and move just a little bit faster. You'll be surprised at how much easier this makes running.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Suicides: Parking Lot
The following is a suicides workout. Don't jump ahead and kill yourself, though you might want to after this workout. Suicides are essentially a continuous sprint: sprint to a line, touch the line, and explode out of your turn. Sprint back to the start, plant your foot, explode out of the turn sprint to a different line, and so on.
Anyways, most people either know what a suicide is, or have heard of it. If your going out of your way to read a fitness blog, I'll bet you get the point. But here's a few things to remember: When doing suicides always turn in alternating directions to balance out your body. This means that, for the sake of the example, you are always sprinting East to West and West to East. Every time you turn you should be turning towards the North. So one way you are planting with you right foot and the other with your left. This is not only important for keeping you legs in equilibrium, but also your core because you are touching your hands down the line and will surprisingly get one hell of a core workout out of it. Which brings me to my second reminder. Touch the line!! Like anything else you are doing, you need to make the most out of your workout. Don't cheat yourself, there is no reason to display laziness when working out, it defeats the purpose. Lastly, make sure you are exploding out of the turns, lazy, half effort turns, will completely defeat the purpose of doing suicides. You mine as well go jog for a 30min because it will be the same thing. No! You need to touch the line and explode out of the turn as fast as you can. This is the single most important part of the workout. The part that separates it from anything else. Build that explosive power through your whole body, drive with your legs, push with you core, and pull with your arms!!
This workout will build the real world, game time, strength, speed, and stamina, needed in any sport. No other workout will replicate the movements and the pace that you'll need on any athletic field like this. The turns, the quick bursts or power, the brief moments of rest, and the quick recovery needed to go full speed all game.
Parking Lot Workout:
Parking lots....the perfectly convenient, already set-up place for suicides. Be as creative as you want with this, go out to any empty parking lot and make up a suicides workout using the lines. Use a few, use them all, up to you. Bellow is one I've made up for you if you don't feel like being creative....it's a killer.
First, you'll need a watch. Set a time that is appropriate for your recovery (I chose 1 min). Next, bring a cone, or a bottle, or whatever to mark specific lines with. It can be hard to focus on your target line during these sprints.
Start:
Phase 1
Sprint to the first line, then back (don't stop)
Turn! Second line, then back
Turn! Third line, then back
Turn! Last line, then back (if your in a really big parking lot, just use line 10) Turn and back. This is a long sprint and it's OK to stride out a bit, but make sure you still explode out of the turn.
1 min rest.
Phase 2
Sprint to line 3, then back
Turn! line 4, then back
Turn! line 3, then back
Turn! line 2, then back (sprint through the finish!!)
1 min rest.
20 Spiderman push-ups
1 min rest.
Phase 1 (Repeat phase 1 above)
1 min rest.
Phase 2 (Repeat phase 2 above)
1 min rest.
20 Spiderman push-ups
1 min rest.
Phase 3!!!
Line 2
Line 2
Last line
Last line
DONE!!!
That is approximately 20min of working out and if you can crank that out, you're a BEAST!! Remember to do a dynamic stretch before and a static stretch after. Foam roll when you get home.
Anyways, most people either know what a suicide is, or have heard of it. If your going out of your way to read a fitness blog, I'll bet you get the point. But here's a few things to remember: When doing suicides always turn in alternating directions to balance out your body. This means that, for the sake of the example, you are always sprinting East to West and West to East. Every time you turn you should be turning towards the North. So one way you are planting with you right foot and the other with your left. This is not only important for keeping you legs in equilibrium, but also your core because you are touching your hands down the line and will surprisingly get one hell of a core workout out of it. Which brings me to my second reminder. Touch the line!! Like anything else you are doing, you need to make the most out of your workout. Don't cheat yourself, there is no reason to display laziness when working out, it defeats the purpose. Lastly, make sure you are exploding out of the turns, lazy, half effort turns, will completely defeat the purpose of doing suicides. You mine as well go jog for a 30min because it will be the same thing. No! You need to touch the line and explode out of the turn as fast as you can. This is the single most important part of the workout. The part that separates it from anything else. Build that explosive power through your whole body, drive with your legs, push with you core, and pull with your arms!!
This workout will build the real world, game time, strength, speed, and stamina, needed in any sport. No other workout will replicate the movements and the pace that you'll need on any athletic field like this. The turns, the quick bursts or power, the brief moments of rest, and the quick recovery needed to go full speed all game.
Parking Lot Workout:
Parking lots....the perfectly convenient, already set-up place for suicides. Be as creative as you want with this, go out to any empty parking lot and make up a suicides workout using the lines. Use a few, use them all, up to you. Bellow is one I've made up for you if you don't feel like being creative....it's a killer.
First, you'll need a watch. Set a time that is appropriate for your recovery (I chose 1 min). Next, bring a cone, or a bottle, or whatever to mark specific lines with. It can be hard to focus on your target line during these sprints.
Start:
Phase 1
Sprint to the first line, then back (don't stop)
Turn! Second line, then back
Turn! Third line, then back
Turn! Last line, then back (if your in a really big parking lot, just use line 10) Turn and back. This is a long sprint and it's OK to stride out a bit, but make sure you still explode out of the turn.
1 min rest.
Phase 2
Sprint to line 3, then back
Turn! line 4, then back
Turn! line 3, then back
Turn! line 2, then back (sprint through the finish!!)
1 min rest.
20 Spiderman push-ups
1 min rest.
Phase 1 (Repeat phase 1 above)
1 min rest.
Phase 2 (Repeat phase 2 above)
1 min rest.
20 Spiderman push-ups
1 min rest.
Phase 3!!!
Line 2
Line 2
Last line
Last line
DONE!!!
That is approximately 20min of working out and if you can crank that out, you're a BEAST!! Remember to do a dynamic stretch before and a static stretch after. Foam roll when you get home.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Sprint Workout # who knows anymore
Alright people it's been a while since I posted a true workout so here we go!
Like every workout, begin with a proper warm-up consisting of dynamic stretches. Feel free to make up your own or spend more time on tight and sore muscles, but here's what I do...
Workout: Pyramid
Take the below sprint workout at whatever pace you like. But pick your goal times prior to the workout and reset your watch during the walking phases. They should be done at roughly 95% max speed. Close to max but not killing yourself after the first sprint.
Like every workout, begin with a proper warm-up consisting of dynamic stretches. Feel free to make up your own or spend more time on tight and sore muscles, but here's what I do...
- Jog a half mile. First 1/4 mile at whatever slow speed is comfortable. Second 1/4 mile, pick up the speed just a little bit to somewhere around, or just over, your mile pace.
- Designate a distance of about 15 yards to do your dynamic stretches in.
- High knees; Butt kicks; A-skip; B-skip; Lunges (down and back); light skip; power skip for height; Toy soldiers; Grapevine squats. Remember to take your time through each of these. They are not meant to get you tired.
- 100yrd slow run. 100yrd progressive increase (50% max speed to 50yrds, 80% to finish)....x2
Workout: Pyramid
Take the below sprint workout at whatever pace you like. But pick your goal times prior to the workout and reset your watch during the walking phases. They should be done at roughly 95% max speed. Close to max but not killing yourself after the first sprint.
- Sprint 100m............walk 100m
- Sprint 100m............walk 100m
- Sprint 200m............walk 200m
- Sprint 200m............walk 200m
- Sprint 400m............walk 400m
- Sprint 400m............walk 400m
- Sprint 200m............walk 200m
- Sprint 200m............walk 200m
- Sprint 100m............walk 100m
- Sprint 100m............walk 100m
Monday, September 9, 2013
Pull-up workout
Like everything else, make sure you are properly warmed up before this workout.
This workout consists of two different exercises separated by a 10sec break. The first exercise is 4 pull-ups done as: 1 regular pull-up, 1 L-pull-up , 1 regular pull-up. and 1 L-pull-up. Then take a 10 sec break. Then start the second exercise: 1 regular pull-up, 1 clap pull-up, 1 regular pull-up, 1 clap pull-up. Then a 10 sec break and repeat exercise 1. Continue this for 12 sets, or however many you can do whether it's more or less.
The Point
The point of this workout is to work a variety of different muscle types utilized during pull-ups and to also allow your muscle to fill up with lactic acid during the 10sec break, making the exercises more difficult as you try to fight off the never ending pump.
Form
Maintain good form throughout the entire workout. Meaning no half pull-ups or kipping pull-ups. An L-pull-up should be done with your legs held directly out in front of you with no bend in the knees. For exercise one, try not to bend your knees at all; you do your regular pull-ups then bring your legs straight out in front of you as apposed to bringing your knees up first. For the second exercise remember to maintain control. The two clapping pull-ups are going to make you want to do the other two regular pull-ups fast. Don't do this, stay controlled.
The Breakdown
1) -Exercise 1: 1 regular, 1 L, 1 regular, 1 L
10sec break
2) -Exercise 2: 1 regular, 1 clap, 1 regular, 1 clap
10sec break
3) -Exercise 1
10sec break
4) -Exercise 2
10sec break
5) -Exercise 1
10sec break
6) -Exercise 2
Continue until you finish 12 sets, or whenever you get pumped.
Make it Easier
If you need to make this workout easier just alter some of the exercises. Instead of L-pull-ups, you can do bent knee pull-ups. And instead of clapping pull-ups slide your hands in on the second pull-up and slide them out on the fourth pull-up.
Don't Over Do It!
If you are maxing out on a workout like this be sure to allow your arms a sufficient rest period before engaging in similar activities to allow for muscle growth, and to prevent injuries and tendonitis.
This workout consists of two different exercises separated by a 10sec break. The first exercise is 4 pull-ups done as: 1 regular pull-up, 1 L-pull-up , 1 regular pull-up. and 1 L-pull-up. Then take a 10 sec break. Then start the second exercise: 1 regular pull-up, 1 clap pull-up, 1 regular pull-up, 1 clap pull-up. Then a 10 sec break and repeat exercise 1. Continue this for 12 sets, or however many you can do whether it's more or less.
The Point
The point of this workout is to work a variety of different muscle types utilized during pull-ups and to also allow your muscle to fill up with lactic acid during the 10sec break, making the exercises more difficult as you try to fight off the never ending pump.
Form
Maintain good form throughout the entire workout. Meaning no half pull-ups or kipping pull-ups. An L-pull-up should be done with your legs held directly out in front of you with no bend in the knees. For exercise one, try not to bend your knees at all; you do your regular pull-ups then bring your legs straight out in front of you as apposed to bringing your knees up first. For the second exercise remember to maintain control. The two clapping pull-ups are going to make you want to do the other two regular pull-ups fast. Don't do this, stay controlled.
The Breakdown
1) -Exercise 1: 1 regular, 1 L, 1 regular, 1 L
10sec break
2) -Exercise 2: 1 regular, 1 clap, 1 regular, 1 clap
10sec break
3) -Exercise 1
10sec break
4) -Exercise 2
10sec break
5) -Exercise 1
10sec break
6) -Exercise 2
Continue until you finish 12 sets, or whenever you get pumped.
Make it Easier
If you need to make this workout easier just alter some of the exercises. Instead of L-pull-ups, you can do bent knee pull-ups. And instead of clapping pull-ups slide your hands in on the second pull-up and slide them out on the fourth pull-up.
Don't Over Do It!
If you are maxing out on a workout like this be sure to allow your arms a sufficient rest period before engaging in similar activities to allow for muscle growth, and to prevent injuries and tendonitis.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
"Distance" Interval Run
I have talked about the benefits of interval training instead of distance running before. Better for burning fat, better for building muscle, and less impact than distance. "Yeah, yeah, yeah" you say, "but I still need to prepare for my half marathon." Interval training still works! The point of doing interval style workouts is to keep your heart-rate up the entire time and your lungs rarely get a chance to fully recover. Trust me, you can be more than prepared for a half marathon by never running more than a half mile in one stretch.
Perhaps you enjoy distance running, not only for the health benefits, but just because you like being outside and seeing different things on your run. You can still do an interval style workout while out on your "distance" run.
Here's some workouts I would recommend when doing your distance run. Do these for as long and far as you like.
1. Walk for 1min, jog for 1min, fast run for 1min (about 75% max speed)....repeat.
2. Walk for 30sec, jog for 30sec, fast run for 30sec (about 75% max speed)....repeat.
3. Walk for 30sec, jog for 1min, fast run for 30sec (about 75% max speed)....repeat.
4. Walk for 1min, sprint for 1min....repeat.
More circuit style distance runs:
1. Jog for 1min, sprint for 30sec, stop and do 10 scissor lunges and 10 push-ups....repeat.
2. Walk for 30sec, sprint for 1min, walk for 30sec, 15 body-weight squats, 10 push-ups....repeat.
As you can see, they are all similar. The point is to allow your muscles enough time to oxygenate and recover without letting your heart-rate return to normal.
Make up your own and start having fun with "distance."
Perhaps you enjoy distance running, not only for the health benefits, but just because you like being outside and seeing different things on your run. You can still do an interval style workout while out on your "distance" run.
Here's some workouts I would recommend when doing your distance run. Do these for as long and far as you like.
1. Walk for 1min, jog for 1min, fast run for 1min (about 75% max speed)....repeat.
2. Walk for 30sec, jog for 30sec, fast run for 30sec (about 75% max speed)....repeat.
3. Walk for 30sec, jog for 1min, fast run for 30sec (about 75% max speed)....repeat.
4. Walk for 1min, sprint for 1min....repeat.
More circuit style distance runs:
1. Jog for 1min, sprint for 30sec, stop and do 10 scissor lunges and 10 push-ups....repeat.
2. Walk for 30sec, sprint for 1min, walk for 30sec, 15 body-weight squats, 10 push-ups....repeat.
As you can see, they are all similar. The point is to allow your muscles enough time to oxygenate and recover without letting your heart-rate return to normal.
Make up your own and start having fun with "distance."
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Rock Climbing Training Program
Monday: Upper body lifts that oppose the muscle groups used in climbing. Bench press; shoulder press; dip; skull-crushers; pushups. Sets of 3 at 8-12 repetitions
Tuesday: Morning distance run. Evening rock climbing (bouldering) ending with endurance based hangboard workout: Feet up on wall or chair in front of you to reduce weight on fingers then walk you hands up and down the seams in the hangboard touching your hip in between each movement to simulate the actual amount of time spent on a hold. Do this 3-4 times for any given amount of time depending on skill level.
Wednesday: Lower body lifts: lunges; squats; goblet squats; figure-8's; calf raises. Sets of 3 at 5-10 repetitions.
Thursday: Morning distance run. Evening rock climbing (endurance, on ropes if possible). This will be your primary endurance day. Focus on long period of time running laps on your local top-roping gym.
Friday: OFF
Weekend: Get outside and do some real rock climbing. From a training perspective, nothing else compares giving you the real world experiences to improve your technical skills.
If you are looking for an explanation for anything within the above workout read the previous post about Non-Specific Training for Rock Climbers - http://betterlifefitnessandfood.blogspot.com/2013/08/non-specific-training-for-rock-climbers.html
Tuesday: Morning distance run. Evening rock climbing (bouldering) ending with endurance based hangboard workout: Feet up on wall or chair in front of you to reduce weight on fingers then walk you hands up and down the seams in the hangboard touching your hip in between each movement to simulate the actual amount of time spent on a hold. Do this 3-4 times for any given amount of time depending on skill level.
Wednesday: Lower body lifts: lunges; squats; goblet squats; figure-8's; calf raises. Sets of 3 at 5-10 repetitions.
Thursday: Morning distance run. Evening rock climbing (endurance, on ropes if possible). This will be your primary endurance day. Focus on long period of time running laps on your local top-roping gym.
Friday: OFF
Weekend: Get outside and do some real rock climbing. From a training perspective, nothing else compares giving you the real world experiences to improve your technical skills.
If you are looking for an explanation for anything within the above workout read the previous post about Non-Specific Training for Rock Climbers - http://betterlifefitnessandfood.blogspot.com/2013/08/non-specific-training-for-rock-climbers.html
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Sprints and Circuit: Track OR Field
I designed the following workout to build speed and explosive power. It can be done in any open area though I personally prefer an outside track or turf field.
Like all my workouts, start with a dynamic warm-up. See previous workouts for warm-up descriptions.
The first six sprints are essentially a step up from the warm-up to help you open up your stride. Focus on form! Head up, relax the muscles in your face and stretch out your stride. These sprints cover about 100m or roughly the length of a soccer field.
-Three stage progressive run: break up the 100m into three evenly separated sections. We'll say around 30m. For the first 30m run at about 50% max speed. When you reach the 30m mark pick up your speed to 70% until the 60m mark and then pick up the pace to 90% for the remainder of the 100m. Do this two times.
50%__________70%___________90%___________100m.......x2 (walk back rests)
-Two stage progressive run: Just like the previous two sprints the next two also cover 100m. These are two stage, meaning there are two speeds as apposed to the three speeds in the above sprint. Run at 50% for 50m and when you hit that mark really try and make the fast turnover to 95% for the remaining 50m. Do not slowly speed up. The point is to work on your turnover speed.
50%_________________95%__________________100m.........x2 (walk back rests)
-Two stage reverse run: Reverse does not mean running backwards. It simply means that you are starting out fast and then slowing down, or striding out. This one is also two stages but the first 50m is 95% (fast off the line) and the second 50m is at 70%. Really try to relax and focus on your form for the second 50m.
95%_________________70%__________________100m........x2 (walk back rests)
2 minute break
Circuit: For the following circuit there are no breaks. Your rest comes after each rotation of the circuit during a 200m jog, or down and back on a soccer field.
-10 dynamic push-ups
-10 regular push-ups
-10 squat jumps
-10 regular squats
-Jog 200m
Repeat the about circuit three times!
2 minute break
- Do five 30m 100% sprints with walk back breaks
2 minute break
- Rolling plank (1min center, 30sec left, 30sec right, 1min center)
- 30 second pulse squats
- Rolling plank
- 30 second pulse squats
Done!! Stretch!
Like all my workouts, start with a dynamic warm-up. See previous workouts for warm-up descriptions.
The first six sprints are essentially a step up from the warm-up to help you open up your stride. Focus on form! Head up, relax the muscles in your face and stretch out your stride. These sprints cover about 100m or roughly the length of a soccer field.
-Three stage progressive run: break up the 100m into three evenly separated sections. We'll say around 30m. For the first 30m run at about 50% max speed. When you reach the 30m mark pick up your speed to 70% until the 60m mark and then pick up the pace to 90% for the remainder of the 100m. Do this two times.
50%__________70%___________90%___________100m.......x2 (walk back rests)
-Two stage progressive run: Just like the previous two sprints the next two also cover 100m. These are two stage, meaning there are two speeds as apposed to the three speeds in the above sprint. Run at 50% for 50m and when you hit that mark really try and make the fast turnover to 95% for the remaining 50m. Do not slowly speed up. The point is to work on your turnover speed.
50%_________________95%__________________100m.........x2 (walk back rests)
-Two stage reverse run: Reverse does not mean running backwards. It simply means that you are starting out fast and then slowing down, or striding out. This one is also two stages but the first 50m is 95% (fast off the line) and the second 50m is at 70%. Really try to relax and focus on your form for the second 50m.
95%_________________70%__________________100m........x2 (walk back rests)
2 minute break
Circuit: For the following circuit there are no breaks. Your rest comes after each rotation of the circuit during a 200m jog, or down and back on a soccer field.
-10 dynamic push-ups
-10 regular push-ups
-10 squat jumps
-10 regular squats
-Jog 200m
Repeat the about circuit three times!
2 minute break
- Do five 30m 100% sprints with walk back breaks
2 minute break
- Rolling plank (1min center, 30sec left, 30sec right, 1min center)
- 30 second pulse squats
- Rolling plank
- 30 second pulse squats
Done!! Stretch!
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Sprints + Bodyweight Circuit
Here's a beast sprinting and bodyweight workout I made up. Try it out and unleash the athlete inside you!
Start with your usual dynamic warm-up. I am talking about a half mile jog, high knees, A-skip, B-skip, lunges, grapevine squats, toy soldiers, power skips, 100m jog into a 100m 80% run, followed by fence drills. Take your time through all this. It is meant to be a warm-up, not to get you tired.
The first part of the workout is intended for a track, but if you don't have an open track nearby use a field (soccer field, football field, there is always one).
Sprints
- Starting off, work on your turnover rate. Meaning, decreasing the time it takes you to go from slow to fast when already in motion. Set up at marker at about 50m. Run 50m at 70% and when you hit that marker kick it up to 95% as fast as you can running through the finish. Then take a walking rest back and continue this three times.
_____________70%_____________50m______________95%____________100m..........3x
- Next, work on your take off speed. Using the same 50m marker, but this time starting from a standstill and driving immediately into 95-100% until you hit the marker. Then slow it down at the 50m spot continuing an 85% stride through the end. Again, you get a walking back rest and do this three times.
_____________95-100%________50m______________85%____________100m..........3x
- Finish off this sprint workout with four full 100m sprints with walk back rests.
Bodyweight Circuit
For this circuit there will be four exercises. Scissor lunges, push-ups, jump squats, burpees. Set up two stations 50m apart. Start by doing 20 scissor lunges (total, not per leg) at station 1; run to station 2 and do 20 push-ups. Run back to station 1 and do 20 jump squats; run back to station 2 and do 10 burpees (jump!). Continue this until you have done each exercise 3 times. You can adjust the repetitions if need be. Focus on your form!! You will get tired but don't lose it.
Station 1 (scissor lunge & jump squats)_________50m_________Station 2 (push-ups &burpees)
Going down and back twice is 1 rep. Do 3 reps.
Finish with a light cool down and static stretch.
Get to it!!
Start with your usual dynamic warm-up. I am talking about a half mile jog, high knees, A-skip, B-skip, lunges, grapevine squats, toy soldiers, power skips, 100m jog into a 100m 80% run, followed by fence drills. Take your time through all this. It is meant to be a warm-up, not to get you tired.
The first part of the workout is intended for a track, but if you don't have an open track nearby use a field (soccer field, football field, there is always one).
Sprints
- Starting off, work on your turnover rate. Meaning, decreasing the time it takes you to go from slow to fast when already in motion. Set up at marker at about 50m. Run 50m at 70% and when you hit that marker kick it up to 95% as fast as you can running through the finish. Then take a walking rest back and continue this three times.
_____________70%_____________50m______________95%____________100m..........3x
- Next, work on your take off speed. Using the same 50m marker, but this time starting from a standstill and driving immediately into 95-100% until you hit the marker. Then slow it down at the 50m spot continuing an 85% stride through the end. Again, you get a walking back rest and do this three times.
_____________95-100%________50m______________85%____________100m..........3x
- Finish off this sprint workout with four full 100m sprints with walk back rests.
Bodyweight Circuit
For this circuit there will be four exercises. Scissor lunges, push-ups, jump squats, burpees. Set up two stations 50m apart. Start by doing 20 scissor lunges (total, not per leg) at station 1; run to station 2 and do 20 push-ups. Run back to station 1 and do 20 jump squats; run back to station 2 and do 10 burpees (jump!). Continue this until you have done each exercise 3 times. You can adjust the repetitions if need be. Focus on your form!! You will get tired but don't lose it.
Station 1 (scissor lunge & jump squats)_________50m_________Station 2 (push-ups &burpees)
Going down and back twice is 1 rep. Do 3 reps.
Finish with a light cool down and static stretch.
Get to it!!
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Pyramid Workout
Pyramid Workout.
The follow pyramid workout consists of four exercises: dumbbell clean and press, squats at 75-80% of your bodyweight, pull-ups, and push-ups.
Start with 1 repetition of each (1 with each arm for db clean and press), then 2, then 3 and so on till you get to round ten, then do ten repetitions again and work your way back down to 1 rep of each. There is no rest in between unless you need it but try to push through the pain. You can vary the dumbbell weight as you get tired. Example: You could start with 60s and work down to 40s for the 8,9,10,10,9,8 rounds.
Pyramid Workout compliments of Trevor Wolfe! Thanks for the suggestion!!
The follow pyramid workout consists of four exercises: dumbbell clean and press, squats at 75-80% of your bodyweight, pull-ups, and push-ups.
Start with 1 repetition of each (1 with each arm for db clean and press), then 2, then 3 and so on till you get to round ten, then do ten repetitions again and work your way back down to 1 rep of each. There is no rest in between unless you need it but try to push through the pain. You can vary the dumbbell weight as you get tired. Example: You could start with 60s and work down to 40s for the 8,9,10,10,9,8 rounds.
Pyramid Workout compliments of Trevor Wolfe! Thanks for the suggestion!!
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Push-up & Squat Challenge!
Here's my push-up & squat challenge! Lets see what you can do! This is a non-stop body-weight challenge. See the progression below and see how far you can get.
1-push-up, stand up, 2-squats, back down,
2-push-ups, stand up, 4-squats, back down,
3-push-ups, stand up, 6-squats, back down,
4-push-ups, stand up, 8-squats, back down,
5-push-ups, stand up, 10-squats, back down,
6-push-ups, stand up, 12-squats, back down....And so on!!
How many can you??
Comment below and let everyone know how far you got.
1-push-up, stand up, 2-squats, back down,
2-push-ups, stand up, 4-squats, back down,
3-push-ups, stand up, 6-squats, back down,
4-push-ups, stand up, 8-squats, back down,
5-push-ups, stand up, 10-squats, back down,
6-push-ups, stand up, 12-squats, back down....And so on!!
How many can you??
Comment below and let everyone know how far you got.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Circuit Workout: Easy and Hard Versions
Dynamic Warm-up
- 5 min jog
- High knees
- Butt kicks
- A-skip
- B-skip
- Lunges
- Toy soldiers
- 10 body-weight squats
- Fence drills (10 per leg)
- 5 squat jumps
Warm-up over
Circuit
For this circuit you need a jump rope and a pull-up bar. The "Easy" version of this workout is posted first, but lower down is the "Hard" version if you think you are up to it. Alter this workout to your strengths. For example, if you are great at pull-ups, add more pull-ups for each set.
Easy mode
- 5 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- 5 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- Rolling Plank: 1 min middle, 30 sec right, 30 sec left, 1 min middle
Done! Great work! You are less of a sissy now. Get your protein powder, stretch out and relax.
Hard Mode
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 15 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes (double, meaning the rope travels under your feet twice per jump)
1 min rest
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 15 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes
1 min rest
- 15 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 15 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 20 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes
1 min rest
- 15 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 15 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 20 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes
1 min rest
- Rolling Plank: 1 min middle, 1 min right, 1 min left, 1 min middle
1 min rest
- Rolling Plank: 1 min middle, 1 min right, 1 min left, 1 min middle
Done!
Great work! You are a beast. Get your protein powder, stretch out and relax.
- 5 min jog
- High knees
- Butt kicks
- A-skip
- B-skip
- Lunges
- Toy soldiers
- 10 body-weight squats
- Fence drills (10 per leg)
- 5 squat jumps
Warm-up over
Circuit
For this circuit you need a jump rope and a pull-up bar. The "Easy" version of this workout is posted first, but lower down is the "Hard" version if you think you are up to it. Alter this workout to your strengths. For example, if you are great at pull-ups, add more pull-ups for each set.
Easy mode
- 5 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- 5 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 10 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 40 jump ropes
1 min rest
- Rolling Plank: 1 min middle, 30 sec right, 30 sec left, 1 min middle
Done! Great work! You are less of a sissy now. Get your protein powder, stretch out and relax.
Hard Mode
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 15 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes (double, meaning the rope travels under your feet twice per jump)
1 min rest
- 10 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 10 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 15 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes
1 min rest
- 15 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 15 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 20 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes
1 min rest
- 15 pull-ups, 10 sec rest
- 15 squat jumps, 10 sec rest
- 20 push-ups, 10 sec rest
- 30 double jump ropes
1 min rest
- Rolling Plank: 1 min middle, 1 min right, 1 min left, 1 min middle
1 min rest
- Rolling Plank: 1 min middle, 1 min right, 1 min left, 1 min middle
Done!
Great work! You are a beast. Get your protein powder, stretch out and relax.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Field Workout: Be Explosive
The follow is a great full body workout that is very explosive and will push you lungs and you muscles to their max. First, location. For this workout you do not need any equipment and it requires minimal space. A large athletic field or basketball court is perfect.
Warm-up:
Like all of my workouts, start with a dynamic warm-up going back and fourth in a space about 15 meters long. Remember to take your time.
- Jog approximately 1/4 mile. (four basketball court laps)
- high knees; butt-kicks; A-skips; B-skips; lunges; grapevine squats; shuffle both directions (stay low).
- four 10m sprints from a standstill
- fence drills
- Stride out at a fast run (not a sprint) for approximately 40m, or the length of your area. Remember to truly stride out your steps, running smooth and fluid.
Workout:
- 10 push-ups straight into 10 squat jumps; 30sec rest
- 10 push-ups straight into 10 squat jumps; 2min rest
For the next part, a set of suicides is one rotation of sprints. Set up 3 cones, as seen below.
Start_____________(10 m cone)_____________(20m cone)_______________(30m cone)
This is non-stop. Sprint to the 10m cone, touch your hand to the ground (try to alternate which direction you turn). Sprint to the start, touch your hand to the ground. Then to the 20m cone, start, 30m cone and run through the start as fast as you can. Explode out of each turn!
- 10 burpees straight into a set of suicides. 1min rest
- 10 burpees straight into a set of suicides. 1min rest
- 10 burpees straight into a set of suicides. 1min rest
- Jog 40m. Jog 40m back. 3min rest.
Start the next 4 sprints from a push-up position.
- Sprint 30m; 30sec rest
- Sprint 30m; 30sec rest
- Sprint 30m; 30sec rest
- Sprint 30m; 1min rest
- Clapping pushups to failure. 30sec rest. Regular pushups to failure.
Cool-down
- Static stretch
- Light jog
Warm-up:
Like all of my workouts, start with a dynamic warm-up going back and fourth in a space about 15 meters long. Remember to take your time.
- Jog approximately 1/4 mile. (four basketball court laps)
- high knees; butt-kicks; A-skips; B-skips; lunges; grapevine squats; shuffle both directions (stay low).
- four 10m sprints from a standstill
- fence drills
- Stride out at a fast run (not a sprint) for approximately 40m, or the length of your area. Remember to truly stride out your steps, running smooth and fluid.
Workout:
- 10 push-ups straight into 10 squat jumps; 30sec rest
- 10 push-ups straight into 10 squat jumps; 2min rest
For the next part, a set of suicides is one rotation of sprints. Set up 3 cones, as seen below.
Start_____________(10 m cone)_____________(20m cone)_______________(30m cone)
This is non-stop. Sprint to the 10m cone, touch your hand to the ground (try to alternate which direction you turn). Sprint to the start, touch your hand to the ground. Then to the 20m cone, start, 30m cone and run through the start as fast as you can. Explode out of each turn!
- 10 burpees straight into a set of suicides. 1min rest
- 10 burpees straight into a set of suicides. 1min rest
- 10 burpees straight into a set of suicides. 1min rest
- Jog 40m. Jog 40m back. 3min rest.
Start the next 4 sprints from a push-up position.
- Sprint 30m; 30sec rest
- Sprint 30m; 30sec rest
- Sprint 30m; 30sec rest
- Sprint 30m; 1min rest
- Clapping pushups to failure. 30sec rest. Regular pushups to failure.
Cool-down
- Static stretch
- Light jog
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Deck of Cards Workout
A deck of cards is a great way to mix up your regular routine. I am a big fan of this workout because it keeps you on your toes and you never know what's next. The idea behind this workout is that you assign a different exercise to each card in a deck and the different suites tell you how many of each exercise to do. Your rest is the time it takes you to check which workout is being displayed on the card. I would recommend writing it out.
Below is an example of my own. Try it if you dare! All you need for this deck of cards workout is a pull-up bar and a flat surface. If at any point while looking over the exercise you don't know what something is just look it up on the web, they are all fairly simple.
Reps
Diamonds = 4
Hearts = 6
Clubs = 8
Spades = 10
Cards/Exercises
2 = calf raises
3 = jump twist
4 = Leg lifts using pull-up bar (straight legs, bent if that is too hard)
5 = Chin-ups
6 = mountain climbers x2
7 = pike planks
8 = tuck-jumps
9 = push-ups
10 = scissor lunges
J = spiderman push-ups
Q = squat jumps
K = pull-ups
A = burpees
Example: If I pulled a Queen of Spades in this workout I would have to do 10 squat-jumps.
Good luck, and stay motivated!
Below is an example of my own. Try it if you dare! All you need for this deck of cards workout is a pull-up bar and a flat surface. If at any point while looking over the exercise you don't know what something is just look it up on the web, they are all fairly simple.
Reps
Diamonds = 4
Hearts = 6
Clubs = 8
Spades = 10
Cards/Exercises
2 = calf raises
3 = jump twist
4 = Leg lifts using pull-up bar (straight legs, bent if that is too hard)
5 = Chin-ups
6 = mountain climbers x2
7 = pike planks
8 = tuck-jumps
9 = push-ups
10 = scissor lunges
J = spiderman push-ups
Q = squat jumps
K = pull-ups
A = burpees
Example: If I pulled a Queen of Spades in this workout I would have to do 10 squat-jumps.
Good luck, and stay motivated!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Home Workout #2
To continue the home workout trend for those of you that can't leave the house for whatever reason. Or perhaps you already did a workout and are looking for a good second workout of the day. Here we go!
I will be explaining another 30/30 workout. For this workout there will be three exercises instead of just two. This is a solid full body workout. Enjoy!
The three exercises are:
Pike Plank or Sliding Pike Plank - http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/sliding-plank-pike-towel
Scissor Lunges - http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/scissor-lunge
Spiderman Push-ups - http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/exercise-detail.php?66
30/30
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
And if you are feeling good do one more set!
I will be explaining another 30/30 workout. For this workout there will be three exercises instead of just two. This is a solid full body workout. Enjoy!
The three exercises are:
Pike Plank or Sliding Pike Plank - http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/sliding-plank-pike-towel
Scissor Lunges - http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/scissor-lunge
Spiderman Push-ups - http://www.menshealth.com/celebrity-fitness/exercise-detail.php?66
30/30
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Sliding Pike Plank - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Scissor Lunges - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
Spiderman Push-ups - 30sec
Rest - 30sec
And if you are feeling good do one more set!
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