In this industry the words cardio, fit etc are thrown around without much thought. I love fitness and cardio strength.
What bought this up was a new client I had train for the first time on Saturday. He is a PE teacher at a private school. He runs a lot as his goal is to run a marathon, he has already run a half marathon.
He is 65kg and very lean, he has been doing Crossfit and a Crossfit instructor gave him my details as he's looking to get stronger as well.
He squatted, jerked, cleaned and then we finished with The Bear.
He only used 40kg, I asked him for 2 reps, I thought he was going to die. His breathing was so laboured he couldnt talk to me for a couple of minutes afterwards.
Now I totally understand that he had never trained like that before, but he trains, and runs, every day, for fitness.
He had made the assumption that he was fit. I know Crossfit use machines like rowers etc, but if you eliminate fitness with a BB or KB, you are really missing out.
I currently have a complex that the clients do to end their session. I didnt ask the new guy to try it, he's not fit enough.
Its called The Yellow Bar Complex.
Hang clean
Military press
Front squat
Pushpress
Squat
Hang clean & press
SLDL
High pull
Good morning
The lifter simply chooses how many reps they do, say 5, and do 5 with EVERY exercise. Sounds simple?
The bar weighs 28kg, it has a 40mm diameter, its filled with iron shot, the ends dont rotate, and the bar cant touch the ground or rest on your thighs for the duration.
Mick is currently leading with 11 reps. Nina and Annie are getting around 6-7 reps. The limiting part for girls will be the Military press, as there is zero leg drive.
This is a great cardio complex, will hit your cardiovascular fitness, muscle endurance and grip strength, will burn extra calories as well for those looking to tone up lol
You can do it with a regular bar, but it will be easier, so up the poundage. So you guys know, there is no I got up to the blah blah blah, you either finish or you dont. Start with 1 rep if you have to, but you must finish. We add 1 rep per session, which doesnt sound like much, but its 9 total reps.
I will film someone doing it and post it up to show you guys a great way to get fit in 2-3 minutes.
What bought this up was a new client I had train for the first time on Saturday. He is a PE teacher at a private school. He runs a lot as his goal is to run a marathon, he has already run a half marathon.
He is 65kg and very lean, he has been doing Crossfit and a Crossfit instructor gave him my details as he's looking to get stronger as well.
He squatted, jerked, cleaned and then we finished with The Bear.
He only used 40kg, I asked him for 2 reps, I thought he was going to die. His breathing was so laboured he couldnt talk to me for a couple of minutes afterwards.
Now I totally understand that he had never trained like that before, but he trains, and runs, every day, for fitness.
He had made the assumption that he was fit. I know Crossfit use machines like rowers etc, but if you eliminate fitness with a BB or KB, you are really missing out.
I currently have a complex that the clients do to end their session. I didnt ask the new guy to try it, he's not fit enough.
Its called The Yellow Bar Complex.
Hang clean
Military press
Front squat
Pushpress
Squat
Hang clean & press
SLDL
High pull
Good morning
The lifter simply chooses how many reps they do, say 5, and do 5 with EVERY exercise. Sounds simple?
The bar weighs 28kg, it has a 40mm diameter, its filled with iron shot, the ends dont rotate, and the bar cant touch the ground or rest on your thighs for the duration.
Mick is currently leading with 11 reps. Nina and Annie are getting around 6-7 reps. The limiting part for girls will be the Military press, as there is zero leg drive.
This is a great cardio complex, will hit your cardiovascular fitness, muscle endurance and grip strength, will burn extra calories as well for those looking to tone up lol
You can do it with a regular bar, but it will be easier, so up the poundage. So you guys know, there is no I got up to the blah blah blah, you either finish or you dont. Start with 1 rep if you have to, but you must finish. We add 1 rep per session, which doesnt sound like much, but its 9 total reps.
I will film someone doing it and post it up to show you guys a great way to get fit in 2-3 minutes.