20 minute workouts posted Monday thru Saturday requiring little or no equipment to complete.
Saturday 7 Apr 2007: RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Friday 6 Apr 2007: JJ / PU CHALLENGE
Today's workout involves two ten-minute challenges.
For the first ten minutes, perform as many jumping jacks as possible, resting as necessary.
During the second ten minutes, perform as many push-ups as possible.
Intermediate and Basic trainees should substitute Knee Push-ups as necessary.
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Thursday 5 Apr 2007: CRAWL...SPRINT #2
Same workout for everybody today, but adjust the intensity according to your ability.
Complete as many rounds as possible in twenty minutes.
- 30 seconds Bear Crawl
- 15 seconds Sprint
- 30 seconds Crab Crawl
- 15 seconds Sprint
Advanced trainees should rest as necessary between rounds.
Intermediate and Basic trainees should rest as necessary during each round.
30/30 = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, repeat for specified repetitions
15/45 = 15 seconds work, 45 seconds rest, repeat for specified repetitions
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Wednesday 4 Apr 2007: PU DROP SETS
- Feet Elevated PU
- Regular PU
- Knee PU
Intermediate:
- Regular PU
- Knee PU
- Countertop PU
Basic:
- Knee PU
- Countertop PU
- Countertop PU (move feet closer to the countertop)
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Tuesday 3 Apr 2007: J-SQ + BW-SQ #2
Complete as many rounds as possible in twenty minutes.
Advanced - Intermediate:
- A set of Squat Jumps
(e.g. Box Jumps, Hurdle Jumps, Star Jumps, Half-Squat Jumps, etc.) - A set of Bodyweight Squats
(e.g. Deep Knee Bends, Half Squats, Hindu Squats, Sumo Squats, Pistols, etc.)
If you are unaccustomed to plyometric training, perform the Basic WOD.
Basic:
- A set of Half Squats
- A set of Lunges
- A set of Calf Raises
- A set of Jumping Jacks
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Monday 2 Apr 2007: PFT
Advanced:
- Max Pull-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Sit-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Push-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 3 minutes
- Run 12 minutes for distance
Intermediate:
- Max Partial or Assisted Pull-ups or Body Rows
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Sit-ups or Crunches in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Push-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 3 minutes
- Run-walk 12 minutes for distance
Basic:
- Max Body Rows in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Crunches in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Knee Push-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 3 minutes
- Powerwalk 12 minutes for distance
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Saturday 31 Mar 2007: RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Friday 30 Mar 2007: JR + PU/SU
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Push-ups
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Sit-ups
Intermediate - Basic
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Push-ups (go to your knees if necessary)
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Crunches
30/30 Interval = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
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Thursday 29 Mar 2007: 30/90 SPRINTS
Advanced:
- Run 5 minutes
- Repeat five times:
Sprint 30 seconds
Recover 90 seconds - Run 5 minutes
Intermediate:
- Run-walk 5 minutes
- Repeat five times:
Sprint 20-30 seconds
Recover 90-100 seconds - Run-walk 5 minutes
Basic:
- Powerwalk 5 minutes
- Repeat five times:
Sprint 15-20 seconds
Recover 100-105 seconds - Powerwalk 5 minutes
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Wednesday 28 Mar 2007: ALT PULL-PU OTM
ON THE MINUTE
Advanced:
- Pull-ups or Chin-ups
- Push-ups, Dips, Handstand PU, or other challenging variation
Intermediate:
- Partial, Assisted, and/or Jumping Pull-ups
- Push-ups (go to your knees if necessary)
Basic:
- Bodyrows
- Knee Push-ups
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Tuesday 27 Mar 2007: CONDITIONING INTERVALS
Today's workout uses 30/30 intervals (30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, repeat for time allotted).
Advanced:
- 5 x 30/30 Jumping Jacks or Jump Rope
- 5 x 30/30 Burpees
- 5 x 30/30 Mountain Climbers
- 5 x 30/30 Squats
Intermediate:
- 5 x 30/30 Jumping Jacks or Jump Rope
- 5 x 30/30 Squat Thrusts (add push-up if possible)
- 5 x 30/30 Mountain Climbers
- 5 x 30/30 Squats
Basic:
- 5 x 30/30 Jumping Jacks or Jump Rope
- 5 x 30/30 Half-Squats or Squat Thrusts
- 5 x 30/30 Mountain Climbers
- 5 x 30/30 Half Squats
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Monday 26 Mar 2007: DO IT ALL
Complete the following circuit five times:
- 30/30 Pull-ups
- 30/30 Sit-ups
- 30/30 Push-ups
- 30/30 Squats
30/30 = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
Substitutions
- Pull-ups: Partial, Assisted, or Jumping Pull-ups or Body Rows
- Sit-ups: Crunches, Flutter Kicks, Leg Levers
- Push-ups: Dips, Knee Push-ups
- Squats: Squat Jumps, Half-Squats
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Saturday 24 Mar 2007: RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Friday 23 Mar 2007: JR + PULL/SQ
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Pull-ups
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Squats (e.g. Deep Knee Bend, Hindu, Sumo, Lunge, etc.)
Intermediate - Basic
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Partial, Assisted or Jumping Pull-ups or Body Rows
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Half Squats
30/30 Interval = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
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Thursday 22 Mar 2007: SPRINT PYRAMID
- 5 minutes - Run or Run-walk
- 10 seconds – Sprint
- 1 minute – Recovery
- 15 seconds – Sprint
- 1 minute – Recovery
- 20 seconds – Sprint
- 90 seconds – Recovery
- 30 seconds – Sprint
- 90 seconds – Recovery
- 20 seconds – Sprint
- 1 minute – Recovery
- 15 seconds – Sprint
- 1 minute – Recovery
- 10 seconds – Sprint
- 1 minute – Recovery
- 5 minutes - Run or Run-walk
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Wednesday 21 Mar 2007: DIPS + CHINS
Perform sets of Dips and Chin-ups back to back for twenty minutes. Rest between supersets as necessary (e.g. set of dips, set of chins, rest, repeat).
Options for performing dips include parallel bars, positioning the hands on the backs of two chairs, or using the corner of a countertop.
Intermediate and Basic trainees should substitute chair dips, push-ups, or knee push-ups as necessary.
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Tuesday 20 Mar 2007: B-CIRCUITS
Complete as many circuits as possible in twenty minutes.
If you are not accustomed to plyometric training or are obese, perform the Basic WOD.
Advanced:
- 12 Short Range Squat Jumps
(Half-Squat Jumps: Squat until your elbows touch your knees and thighs are parallel to ground and then jump for height or distance) - 12 Full Range Squat Jumps
(Deep Squat Jumps: Squat deep until your hands touch the ground and then jump for height or distance) - 20 High Tension Bodyweight Squats
(Squat while maintaining conscious tension of the leg muscles)
Intermediate:
- 6 Short Range Squat Jumps
- 6 Full Range Squat Jumps
- 10 High Tension Bodyweight Squats
Basic:
- 5 Half-Squat Jumps
- 10 Lunges (Each leg)
- 10 Calf Raise and Flex
Are you tempted to cheat on the jump as your legs become tired? Try Traveling B-Circuits by jumping for distance instead of height. Try to cover the same total distance on each circuit as the workout progresses to ensure that you are pushing yourself adequately.
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B-Circuits are covered in Bryce's excellent booklet Fitness Secrets of the Road Ninja. I also highly recommend The Booklet of Bodyweight Power and A Mighty River of Steel.
Monday Mar 19 2007: TIMED CALS CIRCUITS
Perform four rounds of the following circuit.
- Round One perform each exercise for 60 seconds
- Round Two perform each exercise for 45 seconds
- Round Three perform each exercise for 30 seconds
- Round Four perform each exercise for 15 seconds
- Rest 1 minute between each set of exercises in all four rounds.
Advanced:
- Pull-ups
- Sit-ups
- Push-ups
Intermediate:
- Assisted, Partial, or Jumping Pull-ups
- Sit-ups or Crunches
- Push-ups (go to your knees if necessary)
Basic:
- Body Rows
- Crunches
- Knee Push-ups
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Saturday 17 Mar 2007: RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Friday 16 Mar 2007: JR + PU/SQ
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Push-ups
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Squats (e.g. Deep Knee Bend, Hindu, Sumo, Lunge, etc.)
Intermediate - Basic
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Push-ups (go to your knees if necessary)
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Half Squats
30/30 Interval = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
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Thursday 15 Mar 2007: 30/90 SPRINTS
Advanced:
- Run 5 minutes
- Repeat five times:
Sprint 30 seconds
Recover 90 seconds - Run 5 minutes
Intermediate:
- Run-walk 5 minutes
- Repeat five times:
Sprint 20-30 seconds
Recover 90-100 seconds - Run-walk 5 minutes
Basic:
- Powerwalk 5 minutes
- Repeat five times:
Sprint 15-20 seconds
Recover 100-105 seconds - Powerwalk 5 minutes
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Wednesday 14 Mar 2007: PULL OTM
Perform a set of pull-ups at the top of every minute for twenty minutes.
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Tuesday 13 Mar 2007: ANIMAL CONDITIONING
ANIMAL CONDITIONING
Today's workout mimics various animal movements to facilitate cardio-strength conditioning.
- 30/30's - 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, repeat
- 15/45's - 15 seconds work, 45 seconds rest, repeat
Advanced:
- 5 x 30/30 Tiger Prowl (3x forward, 2x backward)
(Bend forward to walk on your hands and feet as in a Bear Crawl. Bend your arms to ninety degrees and lower your body so that it hovers 3-6 inches above the ground. Walk in this position keeping your body low.) - 5 x 30/30 Crab Crawl (3x forward, 2x backward)
(Sit on the ground with your feet on the ground, knees bent, and your palms on the ground resting slightly behind your hips. Lift your pelvis so that your bodyweight is supported on your hands and feet. Walk on your hands and feet with your stomach pointed toward the sky.) - 5 x 30/30 Kangaroo Jumps
(Perform a Half-Squat. From the crounched position, swing your arms and leap forward with both feet. Continue for reps.) - 5 x 15/45 Sprints
(Okay, so this isn't exactly an animal movement. Pretend like you're sprinting for your life away from the Tigers, Bears, Crabs, and Kangaroos you have been imitating.)
Intermediate and Basic:
- 5 x 30/30 Bear Crawl (3x forward, 2x backward)
(Bend forward and walk on your hands and feet.) - 5 x 30/30 Crab Crawl (3x forward, 2x backward)
(Sit on the ground with your feet on the ground, knees bent, and your palms on the ground resting slightly behind your hips. Lift your pelvis so that your bodyweight is supported on your hands and feet. Walk on your hands and feet with your stomach pointed toward the sky.) - 5 x 30/30 Kangaroo Jumps
(Perform a Half-Squat. From the crounched position, swing your arms and leap forward with both feet. Continue for reps.) - 5 x 15/45 Sprints
(Okay, so this isn't exactly an animal movement. Pretend like you're sprinting for your life away from the Tigers, Bears, Crabs, and Kangaroos you have been imitating.)
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Monday 12 Mar 2007: SPARTAN RUN #2
30/30 = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
Advanced:
- Run 5 minutes
- Repeat twice:
30/30 Pull-ups
30/30 Sit-ups
30/30 Burpees
30/30 Squats
30/30 Bear Crawls (substitute Crab Crawls on second circuit) - Run 5 minutes
Intermediate:
- Run-walk 5 minutes
- Repeat twice:
30/30 Partial, Assisted or Jumping Pull-ups
30/30 Sit-ups or Crunches
30/30 Squat Thrusts
30/30 Squats
30/30 Bear Crawl (substitute Crab Crawls on second circuit) - Run-walk 5 minutes
Basic:
- Powerwalk 5 minutes
- Repeat twice:
30/30 Body Rows
30/30 Crunches
30/30 Jumping Jacks
30/30 Half-Squats
30/30 Bear Crawl (substitute Crab Crawls on second circuit) - Powerwalk 5 minutes
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Saturday 10 Mar 2007: RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk hill repeats for twenty minutes.
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Friday 9 Mar 2007: JR + PULL/SU
Advanced
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Pull-ups
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Sit-ups
Intermediate - Basic
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Partial/Assisted Pull-ups or Bodyrows
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Crunches
30/30 Interval = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
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Thursday 8 Mar 2007: CRAWL...SPRINT #2
Same workout for everybody today, but adjust the intensity according to your ability.
Complete as many rounds as possible in twenty minutes.
- 30 seconds Bear Crawl
- 15 seconds Sprint
- 30 seconds Crab Crawl
- 15 seconds Sprint
Advanced trainees should rest as necessary between rounds.
Intermediate and Basic trainees should rest as necessary during each round.
30/30 = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, repeat for specified repetitions
15/45 = 15 seconds work, 45 seconds rest, repeat for specified repetitions
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Wednesday 7 Mar 2007: PU OTM
Perform a set of push-ups at the top of every minute for twenty minutes.
Intermediate and Basic trainees should substitute knee push-ups as necessary.
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Tuesday 6 Mar 2007: J-SQ + BW-SQ #2
Complete as many rounds as possible in twenty minutes.
Advanced - Intermediate:
- A set of Squat Jumps (e.g. Box Jumps, Hurdle Jumps, Star Jumps, Half-Squat Jumps, etc.)
- A set of Bodyweight Squats (e.g. Deep Knee Bends, Half Squats, Hindu Squats, Sumo Squats, Pistols, etc.)
If you are unaccustomed to plyometric training, perform the Basic WOD.
Basic:
- A set of Half Squats
- A set of Lunges
- A set of Calf Raises
- A set of Jumping Jacks
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Monday 5 Mar 2007: PFT
- Max Pull-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Sit-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Push-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 3 minutes
- Run 12 minutes for distance
Intermediate:
- Max Partial or Assisted Pull-ups or Body Rows
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Sit-ups or Crunches in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Push-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 3 minutes
- Run-walk 12 minutes for distance
Basic:
- Max Body Rows in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Crunches in 1 minute
- Rest 1 minute
- Max Knee Push-ups in 1 minute
- Rest 3 minutes
- Powerwalk 12 minutes for distance
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Saturday 3 Mar 2007: RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk hill repeats for twenty minutes.
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Friday 2 Mar 2007: JR + PU/SU
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Push-ups
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Sit-ups
Intermediate - Basic
Complete ten sets of:
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Push-ups (go to your knees if necessary)
- 30/30 Skipping Rope or Jumping Jacks
- A set of Crunches
30/30 Interval = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
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