Wednesday, March 4, 2009

An Original

Today I decided to pull out the first functional strength workout that I put together on my own. :-) I think I did pretty good with it...you be the judge and give it a try.

The Original Nut
30 Tire Flips (I simply flip the tire 30 times)
30 Wall Balls
30 GHD Wall Balls (since we don't have the GHD, we do these off the edge of our tire and tuck our feet under the rim of the tire.
30 KTE

3 to 5 rounds (as time or energy permits)

I made it through 4 rounds (120 reps of each exercise) before my time ran out. I could have pushed through the 5th round but I would have been late for church. It was a GREAT work out that I can't complain about!


Clark combined two workouts this afternoon.

Deadlift Breathing Ladder at 225#. He laddered up to 13 and then because of time had to stop. He had plenty of juice left and could have kept going if time weren't an issue. When performing a deadlift breathing ladder, you start with a single dead lift followed by one deep breath. Next, you do two deadlifts followed by 2 deep breaths. Each time you add another deadlift and breath to your ladder.

After his ladder, Clark did a new workout called The Magic Fifty, that consisted of

5 snatches on each arm (10 total)
5 swings on each arm (10 total)
10 burpees

5 rounds with no rest

Monday, March 2, 2009

Monday's Madness

It is hard to get motivated on Monday's. The day has been LONG. Things always seem to go wrong on Monday. However, I KNOW without a doubt, if I don't get out there and workout tomorrow will be even tougher. It is my stress relief. It is my energy boost. It is my "ME" time.

Anyway, I am rambling now. Here is what I was up to today:

More Tears and More Power

4 Rounds of each exercise with the following reps in each round

KB Swings with two 25#KBs 5, 10, 15, 20
Knees to Elbows (KTE) 20, 5, 10, 15
Decline Pushups on KB handles 15, 20, 5, 10
Front Squats with two 25#KBs 10, 15, 20, 5

I was hoping to get a second workout in to go along with it, but Clark worked his first 12 hour shift with American Ambulance today, which means I had to cook dinner, do homework help, bathtime, and bedtime by myself. Maybe I will get an extra routine in tomorrow. :-)