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Thursday 14 July 2011: 30/90 SPRINTS

30/90 SPRINTS
Advanced:


  • Run 5 minutes
  • Repeat five times:
    Sprint 30 seconds
    Recover 90 seconds
  • Run 5 minutes
Intermediate:


  • Run-walk 5 minutes
  • Repeat five times:
    Sprint 20-30 seconds
    Recover 90-100 seconds
  • Run-walk 5 minutes
Basic:


  • Powerwalk 5 minutes
  • Repeat five times:
    Sprint 15-20 seconds
    Recover 100-105 seconds
  • Powerwalk 5 minutes



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Friday 15 July 2011: 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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Monday 18 July 2011: SPARTAN RUN #4

SPARTAN RUN #4
Complete the following workout in twenty minutes.


  • Run - 2 minutes
  • Repeat three times (3x):
    Pull-ups - 30 seconds
    Squats - 30 seconds
    Run - 2 minutes
    Push-ups - 30 seconds
    Sit-ups - 30 seconds
    Run - 2 minutes
Substitutions:


  • For Running - Run-walk, Powerwalk, Bear Crawl/Crab Crawl, Skip Rope, Jumping Jacks
  • For Pull-ups - Partial or Assisted or Jumping Pull-ups, Body Rows
  • For Squats - Half-Squats, Isometric Wall Squat
  • For Push-ups - Knee Push-ups, Dips, other push-up variations
  • For Sit-ups - Crunches, Leg Levers, Flutter Kicks, other abdominal exercise variations



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Tuesday 19 July 2011: ONE EXERCISE

ONE SIMPLE EXERCISE



Do as many Squat Thrusts as possible in twenty minutes.

Suggestions:




  • A set at the top of every minute
  • 30/30 style (30 seconds work, 30 second rest)
  • Boxer Rounds (2-3 minutes work, 1 minute rest)
  • Descending sets (20, 19, 18, 17, 16, etc.)




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Wednesday 20 July 2011: POWER CALS

Physical Culture Classics
THREE POWERFUL CALISTHENICS

Repeat the following circuit for twenty minutes.

Advanced - Intermediate:


  • Dive Bomber or Hindu Push-ups
  • Reverse or Hindu Squats
  • Atlas Push-ups
    Atlas Push-ups: Place your hands in the seats of two chairs. With your body held straight, dip yourself between the chairs. This exercise is similar to a countertop push-up, but it stretches and utilizes more of the chest muscles.
Basic:


  • Yoga Push-ups
    Yoga Push-ups: Transition between Upward Facing Dog and Downward Facing Dog continously while keeping your arms straight (but not locked).
  • Reverse or Hindu Squats
  • Countertop or Atlas Push-ups


Today's exercises can be found in many manuals on physical training. The above arrangement, however, was adapted from Pushing Yourself to Power by John E. Peterson. PYTP is a comprehensive collection of Dynamic Visualized Resistance and Dynamic Self Resistance exercises and includes many Isometric and Power Calisthenic exercises.




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Thursday 21 July 2011: SPRINT 8

SPRINT 8

Today's workout is based on a sprint protocol designed by Phil Campbell, author of Ready, Set GO! Synergy Fitness for Time-Crunched Adults.

The sprints are progressive. The first sprint begins at a jog and climaxes at 50% of maximum effort; the second sprint goes from 40% at the beginning to 60% at the climax; the third sprint goes from 50-70%; the fourth sprint from 60-80%; the fifth sprint from 70-90%; the sixth sprint reaches 95% of maximum effort; the seventh and eighth sprints are run at 95-100% effort.

If you are not accustomed to the type of sprint training we do around here, do not max out on the final three sprints - climax between 80-90% of maximum effort.

Advanced:


  • Run 5 minutes
  • Repeat eight times:
    Sprint 15 seconds
    Recover 1 minute
  • Run 5 minutes
Intermediate:


  • Run-walk 5 minutes
  • Repeat six-eight times:
    Sprint 15 seconds
    Recover 60-85 seconds
  • Run-walk 5 minutes
Basic:


  • Powerwalk 5 minutes
  • Repeat four-six times:
    Sprint 15 seconds
    Recover 85-120 seconds
  • Powerwalk 5 minutes



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Friday 22 July 2011: TRIPLE-UPs

TRIPLE UPs: PULL-UP, SIT-UP, PUSH-UP

Perform as many supersets of pull-ups, sit-ups, and push-ups as possible in twenty minutes.*

A superset is done by performing one set of each exercise back to back to back with little or no rest in between. Choose a number of reps that is well below your max to prevent early burnout during the training session. The training effect today will come from the overall volume of exercise combined with short rest periods, not max effort sets. Rest between supersets as necessary.

Intermediate and Basic trainees should substitute assisted, partial, or jumping pull-ups, body rows, crunches, and knee push-ups as necessary.




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Monday 25 July 2011: 30/30 CALS CIRCUIT

30/30 CALISTHENICS CIRCUIT


Complete 5 rounds of the following circuit in twenty minutes.


30/30 = 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest

Advanced:

  • 30/30 Pull-ups
  • 30/30 Sit-ups
  • 30/30 Push-ups
  • 30/30 Squats
Intermediate:


  • 30/30 Partial, Assisted, or Jumping Pull-ups
  • 30/30 Sit-ups or Crunches
  • 30/30 Push-ups (go to your knees if necessary)
  • 30/30 Squats
Basic:


  • 30/30 Body Rows
  • 30/30 Crunches
  • 30/30 Knee Push-ups
  • 30/30 Half- Squats



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Tuesday 26 July 2011: BOXING CONDITIONING

BOXING CONDITIONING


Advanced - Four rounds of:


  • 4*minutes - Shadowbox (include kicks, knees, and elbow strikes as desired)
  • 1 minute - Rest
    During rest perform:
    -Round 1 -*a set of push-ups
    -Round 2 - a set of crunches
    -Round 3 - a set of squats
    -Round 4 - a set of push-ups
Intermediate - Five rounds of:


  • 3 minutes - Shadowbox* (include kicks, knees, and elbow strikes as desired)
  • 1 minute - Rest
    During rest perform:
    -Round 1 -*5-15 push-ups
    -Round 2 -*15-30 crunches
    -Round 3 -*10-20 squats
    -Round 4 -*15-30 crunches
    -Round*5 -*5-15 push-ups
Basic*-*Seven rounds of:


  • 2*minutes - Shadowbox
  • 1 minute - Rest



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Wednesday 27 July 2011: DIP + CHINS

The tried and true bodybuilder...


DIPS + CHIN-UPS SUPERSETS

Perform sets of Dips and Chin-ups back to back for twenty minutes. Rest between supersets as necessary (e.g. set of dips, set of chins, rest, repeat).


Options for performing dips include parallel bars, positioning the hands on the backs of two chairs, or using the corner of a countertop.


Intermediate and Basic trainees should substitute chair dips, push-ups, or knee push-ups as necessary.



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Thursday 28 July 2011: 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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Friday 29 July 2011: 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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Monday 1 August 2011: 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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Tuesday 2 August 2011: CONDITIONING

CONDITIONING INTERVALS

Today's workout uses 30/30 intervals (30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, repeat for time allotted).

Advanced:

Intermediate:


Basic:





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