Friday, September 17, 2010

Friday

If you want to do curls then make them thick bar curls. Using a 2 inch bar stresses the grip and forearms much more during the curl.

Training:
Deadlift 3x5
Lunges 2x30 seconds
Do 2 circuits of the following
V-ups x15
Hip-ups x15
Alternate toes touches x12
Rest 1 minute
Rest 5 minutes
400 meter run
5 dumbbell swings each arm
5 dumbbell snatches each arm
3 rounds for time

Monday, September 13, 2010

Monday

When taking a loaded bar from a rack or the ground, do so with some authority. Get set-up properly, lock in the deep breath of air and move that weight like you own it.

Training:
Squat 3x5
Stability ball hamstring curls 3x12
Plank 3x45 seconds
Rest 5 minutes
Zercher squat
Zercher lunge
Clean and press
Bent row
10,9,8
60 seconds rest between sets



Our hero here is not performing a zercher squat correctly

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Saturday

“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”
Bruce Lee

Training:
Press 3x5
Push-ups 2x max reps
Body rows 2x max reps
Rest 5 minutes
30 seconds mountain climbers
30 seconds burpees
30 seconds jumping jacks
30 seconds mountain climbers
30 seconds burpees
30 seconds jumping jacks
60 seconds rest
4 rounds

Friday, September 10, 2010

Thursday

It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero

Training:
Deadlift 3x5
Lunges 2x20seconds
V-ups x10
Hip-ups x10
Alternate toe touches x8 each side
x2
Rest 5 minutes
Tabata jump rope
20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest
10 rounds



Longs Peak Irish/Scottish festival is this weekend

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Tuesday

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
Socrates

Training:
Bench press 3x5
Push-ups 4x quality set
Body tows 4x quality set
Rest 5 minutes
Barbell complex:
Zercher squat
Zercher reverse lunges
Zercher clean and press
Zercher Romanian deadlifts
Zercher rows
Descending sets 10, 8 ,9
60 seconds rest

Friday, September 3, 2010

Friday

‎"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save and preserve it." - Plato (350 BC)

Training:
Squat 3x5
Stability ball hamstring curls 3x12
Plank 3x30 seconds
Rest 5 minutes
30 seconds mountain climbers
30 seconds burpees
30 seconds jumping jacks
30 seconds mountain climbers
30 seconds burpees
30 seconds jumping jacks
60 seconds rest
3 rounds

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Wednesday

A jump rope is a very cheap and effective tool for conditioning that is used by pros and the world's elite athletes. Its hard not to get frustrated when learning to use this tool but the pay off in the long run is well worth the effort.

Training:
Press 3x5
Push-ups 2x max reps
Body rows 2x max reps
Rest 5 minutes
Tabata style jump rope
20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest
8 rounds