Tues 2-19-13: Upper Body Challenge
Simple yet very challenging:
Bodyweight Bench/Push-up Countdown
For time:
10 reps BW Bench Press (175lbs)
10 push-ups
9 reps BW Bench Press
9 push-ups
… Down to 1 rep each.
Total Time: 9:58
** Dropped the bench press to 155 starting on the round of 6 reps so that I would be able to get through this in 10 min.
Tues 6-5-12: Deadlift Challenge
Yesterday a fellow trainer said he tried the following workout: deadlift (60% of your max) as many reps as possible (AMRAP) in 12 minutes. He said I should try it so today I did…
AMRAP 60% Deadlift in 12 minutes
112 rep at 225 lbs.
My max deadlift is about 375 so 225 was just right.
Good workout, time to walk it off…
Mon 3-26-12
Still needed some recovery from Friday’s heavy push workout so I decided to forego the Power Clean day and do some lower body work. Didn’t plan anything, just made it up as I went. Turned out to be just what I needed.
Lower Body
Countdown 10 to 1
Swings (70 lb)
Back Lunge (alternating, 10 each, etc.)
Went straight through, but not necessarily for “best” time (Total time: 5:05)
KB Windmills 10-10-10
12k-16k-20k
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Movement and Footwork
10 minutes of ladder and movement drills. No structure or repeats, just one set of a bunch of different fast footwork and general moving around drills (feet in/out, side in/out, hopping, bounding, run/backpedal, side shuffle, karaoke, bear crawl, etc.).
Mon 3-19-12
Power Clean & MetCon
Power Clean 3-3-3-1-1-1
175-195-200-205-210-215: Total 1200
MetCon #8 (from MEBB)
9-7-5 reps for time…
Snatch (100lbs)
Pullups (chest to bar)
Time: 3:50
In the a.m. I went to the park and played around on the playground, did a few obstacle challenges and just had a little fun.
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Fri 3-16-12
Overhead Press & MetCon
Overhead Press 5-5-5-3-3-3
105-115-120-125-130-135: Total 730 (+60)
Superset 3 sets of:
BB Bicep Curl
Cable Tricep Extension
MetCon #7
5 rounds for time:
10 Ab Wheel Rollouts
10 Lying Leg Raises
Run 1/5 mile (treadmill)
Time: 15:40
Walked to the park, swung on the swings, did a few swing jumps, told a little boy to “never stop swinging” and walked back to the gym.
Fri 3-9-12
Easy workout- little sore and felt like a light workout.
Body Rows – 4 sets of 15, different grips
Negative pullups – 2 sets of 5 pullups with 10 second negatives
Barbell Bicep Curl – 4 sets of 10 (45 lb bar only)
Wed 3-7-12
Box Squat & MetCon
Box Squat 5,5,5,3,3,3 (185,205,225,245,265,285: Total 1410)
Cuban Press w/ Bar – 10×10, 15×10, 20×10
MetCon #4
3 rounds for time:
20 Swings (50lb)
15 Hand release pushups
20 Treefrogs
30 Rows (Keiser- 30lbs total)
Time: 5:53
Mon 3-5-12
Overhead Press & MetCon
Overhead Press 5,5,5,3,3,3 (95,105,110,115,120,125: Total 670)
MetCon #3
4 rounds for time:
5 Pull ups
10 Push ups
15 Squats (body weight)
Run 1/4 mile (treadmill)
Time: 9:45
15 minute walk in the sunshine.
Sat 3-3-12
Conditioning
MetCon #2
Countdown: 10 to 1
Jump/Lateral hop/Squat thrust
(Dunked ball on 8’6″ rim, jumped in and out of a truck tire, squat thrust)
Time: 7:50
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Wed 2-29-12
Walk to park, swing on the swings and see how far I can jump off and stick the landing.
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Hang Power Clean & Lynne
Clean 3,3,3,1,1,1 (145,165,175,185,195,205: Total 1070) (+60)
Lynne (max reps bodyweight bench followed by max pull ups, 3 sets, 3 minute rest between sets) – bodyweight 175
Bench 20, 10, 8 = 38 (+5)
Pull Ups 16, 10, 8 = 34 (+6)
Total = 72 (+11)
3 supersets of curls and tricep extensions.
2 sets of rollouts with the wheel.
Mon 2-27-12
A.M. walk/hike – 30 minutes.
P.M. Light lower body work out – 20 minutes. Nothing structured, went by feel. Movement prep, dynamic warm-up, core work and light leg work. Basically just moved the body around for a while, broke a tiny sweat and called it a day.
Fri 2-24-12
Hand Stand Push Up (HSPU)/Pull Up Countdown: 10 to 1
Time: 6:30 (Total time of set was 7:15 because I accidentally did an extra set of 5 reps)
HSPU/Pullup Countdown
Mon 2-20-12
Hang Power Clean & Lynne
Clean 3,3,3,1,1,1 (135,155,165,175,185,195: Total 1010)
Lynne (max reps bodyweight bench followed by max pull ups, 3 sets, 3 minute rest between sets) – bodyweight 175
Bench 17, 9, 7 = 33
Pull Ups 13, 9, 6 = 28
Total = 61
End result: felt great!
Let the Recording Begin!
For the foreseeable future I plan to journal my workout and exercise activities as my main blog posts. Every couple of days I’ll simply add the latest workout, starting with most distant and leaving the most recent as the current post.
Hope you enjoy, let me know if you have any questions or input!
