Thursday, January 13, 2011

Weekly Strength Training

Every week I work out 2 times with a friend who is a very knowledgeable fitness expert. He has put me through some rediculous workouts, and I though it might be cool to share. Some of the names of his challenges are "Lots of 50's" "Work Capacity 101" "Griff" "Core 500".... just to name a few. Probably one of the hardest ones I completed was the Burpee-Broad Jump half mile: a burpee finished with a braod jump two times around a track. The crazy part is that he did a Burpee-Broad Jump MILE, four times around a track.

Every workout starts with 10 minutes of jump rope, followed by 10 minutes of various bodyweight exercises, which may or may not include the following: squats, push ups, dips, pull ups, sit ups, hand stand push ups, and tires hops.

MONDAY WORKOUT 
Jog 3 miles - 30 minutes
Main workout consisted of a challenge where we ran through a deck of cards. Exercises and reps were based on the cards.
Clubs = Burpees
Diamonds = Push ups
Hearts = Turkish Get Ups
Spades = Mountain Climbers

2-10 on the cards was equal to the number of reps and
Jack = 8 reps
Queen = 9 reps
King = 10 reps
Ace = 11 reps
Joker = 20 reps of a core exercise

After 52 cards and about 30 minutes later, I was spent. Not sure what the final numbers were, but I guesstimated a hundred of each: 100 Burpees, 100 Push Ups, 100 Moutain Climbers, and 100 Turkish Get Ups w/ 10lb weight.

WEDNESDAY WORKOUT
Jog 3 miles - 30 minutes
Mostly a lower body workout: 4 rounds of the following.
12 Deadlifts with 100lbs (speed and explosive)
400m run
15 Med Ball Slams (15lb ball)
20 Mason Twists w/ 10lb weight
10 Tire Hops (36")

Finished with a round heavy deadlifts - I maxed at 231lbs = 150% my body weight.

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