Saturday 23 October 2010: RUN FOR DISTANCE
RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Friday 22 October 2010: 30/90 CALS + CONDITIONING
30/90 PUSH-UPS / PULL-UPS + CARDIO
Perform five of the following circuits in twenty minutes.
- 30 seconds - A set of Push-ups
- 90 seconds - Cardio
- 30 seconds - A set of Pull-ups
- 90 seconds - Cardio
The sets of push-ups and pull-ups do not have to last the entire thirty seconds allotted for them. Simply perform a set based on your current ability, allowing adequate time to transition back to the cardio movement of your choice.
Cardio Suggestions:
- Jump Rope or Jumping Jacks or Squats
- Burpees or Squat Thrusts
- Running or Powerwalking
- Dumbbell/Kettlebell/Sand-jug Swings
- Heavy Bag Punching or Shadowboxing
Substitutions for Intermediate and Basic:
- Push-ups - Knee Push-ups
- Pull-ups - Partial, Assisted, or Jumping Pull-ups or BodyRows
Thursday 21 October 2010: SPRINT PYRAMID
SPRINT PYRAMID
Today's workout may look complicated, but it really isn't. Run sprints of 10, 15, 20, 30, 20, 15, and 10 seconds with 1 minutes recovery in between (90 seconds on each side of the 30 second sprint).
- 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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Tuesday 19 October 2010: B-CIRCUITS
Today's workout was developed by Bryce Lane.
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 mucles)
- 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 18 October 2010: 5 X 4
5 x 4 MINUTE ROUNDS
Complete five rounds of the following circuit in twenty minutes.
Advanced:
- 30 seconds - Push-ups
- 30 seconds - Crunches
- 1 minute - Squats
- 2 minutes - Jump Rope/Jumping Jacks/Squat Thrusts
Intermediate-Basic:
- 15/15 - Push-ups (15 seconds work, 15 seconds rest)
- 15/15 - Crunches (15 seconds work, 15 seconds rest)
- 30/30 - Squats (30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest)
- 2 minutes - Jump Rope/Jumping Jacks/Squat Thrusts
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Saturday 16 October 2010: RUN FOR DISTANCE
RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Friday 15 October 2010: PULL, PU, CRAWL
PULLING, PUSHING, & CRAWLING
Complete as many rounds as possible in twenty minutes.
Advanced:
- A set of Pull-ups
- 30 seconds - Bear Crawl
- A set of Push-ups
- 30 seconds - Crab Crawl
Intermediate:
- A set of Partial, Assisted, or Jumping Pull-ups
- 20-30 seconds - Bear Crawl
- A set of Push-ups (go to your knees if necessary)
- 20-30 seconds - Crab Crawl
Basic:
- A set of Body Rows
- 15-20 seconds - Bear Crawl
- A set of Knee Push-ups
- 15-20 seconds - Crab Crawl
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Thursday 14 October 2010: 10 X 10 SPRINTS
10 x 10 SPRINTS
Same workout for everyone today. Adjust the intensity of each sprint interval according to your individual ability. You should be out of breath after each sprint interval, but you should recover quickly enough to begin the next assigned sprint.
- 5 minutes - Cardio Activity
(E.g. Run, Run-in-place, Jumping Jacks, Skip Rope, Bear or Crab Crawl)
Pick an exercise that raises your heartrate and can be sustained for five minutes. This is a general warm-up, not a sprint. If you are out of breath, you are pushing too hard. - Repeat 10x:
10 seconds - Sprint
50 seconds - Jog/Walk to recover - 5 minutes - Cardio Activity
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Wednesday 13 October 2010: PULL-PU O2M
PULL-UPS / PUSH-UPS EVERY SECOND MINUTE
Alternate sets of pull-ups and push-ups, performing one set at the beginning of every second minute. These sets should be close to muscle failure, stopping one or two reps short.
You will perform five sets of each exercise. Do a set of pull-ups on the 20th, 16th, 12th, 8th, and 4th minutes. Perform a set of push-ups on the 18th, 14th, 10th, 6th, and 2nd minutes.
Options
- Advanced Trainees:
Pull-ups, Chin-ups, Rope Pull-ups, etc.Push-ups, Feet Elevated Push-ups, Dips, etc. - Intermediate and Basic Trainees:
Partial, Assisted, or Jumping Pull-ups or BodyRowsPush-ups, Knee Push-ups, Countertop Push-ups
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Tuesday 12 October 2010: 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)
- 5 x 30/30 Crab Crawl (3x forward, 2x backward)
- 5 x 30/30 Kangaroo Jumps
- 5 x 15/45 Sprints
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Monday 11 October 2010: TIMED SETS #4
TIMED SETS #4
60/60 - 60 seconds work, 60seconds rest
30/60 - 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest
Repeat two times (2x):
- 60/60 Pull-ups
- 60/60 Sit-ups
- 60/60 Push-ups
Repeat two times (2x):
- 30/60 Pull-ups
- 30/60 Sit-ups
- 30/60 Push-ups
Substitutions for Intermediate & Basic Levels:
- For Pull-ups - Partial or Assisted or Jumping Pull-ups, Body Rows
- For Sit-ups - Crunches, Leg Levers, Flutter Kicks, other abdominal exercise variations
- For Push-ups - Knee Push-ups, Dips, other push-up variations
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Saturday 9 October 2010: RUN FOR DISTANCE
RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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Friday 8 October 2010: BP / PULL CHALLENGE
BURPEE + PULL-UP CHALLENGE
Today's workout involves back-to-back ten minute challenges.
Advanced:
- Perform as many burpees as possible in ten minutes
- Perform as many pull-ups as possible in ten minutes
Intermediate:
- Perform as many squat thrusts as possible in ten minutes
- Perform as many partial, assisted, or jumping pull-ups as possible in ten minutes
Basic:
- Perform as many jumping jacks as possible in ten minutes
- Perform as many body rows as possible in ten minutes
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Thursday 7 October 2010: FARTLEK
SPEEDPLAY (Fartlek)
Perform intermittent sprints of varying lengths and intensities during brisk walking and easy running (or jogging) for twenty minutes.
Today's workout involves random combinations of fast walking, easy running, and sprinting. After several minutes (~5 minutes) of powerwalking and/or easy running, begin performing intermittent sprints. Vary the length and intensity of each sprint (E.g. Sprint for twenty seconds, jog for 90 seconds, sprint hard for ten seconds, walk/jog for two minutes, etc.).
If you are unable to recover sufficiently by jogging, reduce your pace to a walk. Go slower at first than you think is necessary. It is easy to overdo it on this workout. Vary your pace every one to three minutes throughout the twenty minutes training session.
Ideas to incorporate in your workout:
- High intensity sprints of 8-15 seconds
- Medium intensity sprints of 15-30 seconds
- High/medium intensity running for 1-3 minutes
- Sets of Jumping Jacks, Burpees, Mountain Climbers, or Jump Squats
- Sets of Squats, Lunges, or Pushups
- Bear Crawling or Crab Crawling
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Wednesday 6 October 2010: PU DROP SETS
PUSH-UP DROP SETS
Today we'll be applying a popular weightlifting technique to a bodyweight exercise. The concept is simple: perform a set of hard push-ups, then immediately perform a set of an easier push-up variation, then immediately perform a third set of an even easier version. This workout is tough; do not underestimate it. Keep the reps low, especially early in the session, to avoid burnout.
Complete as many drop sets as possible in twenty minutes.
Advanced:
- 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 5 October 2010: J-SQ + BW-SQ #2
JUMP SQUATS + BODYWEIGHT SQUATS #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 4 October 2010: PFT
PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST
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 2 October 2010: RUN FOR DISTANCE
RUN FOR DISTANCE
Advanced:
Run for twenty minutes.
Intermediate:
Run-walk for twenty minutes.
Basic:
Powerwalk for twenty minutes.
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