Wednesday, March 30, 2016

VolkeFit: 60-second spurts of inadequacy

1 minute max push press at 95lb
Rest 1 min
1 minute max burpees
Res 1 min
1 minute max AD (cal)
Rest 6 minutes
x3


Push Press: 39, 37, 20
Burpees:  18, 14, 13
AirDyne:39, 31, 26

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Boxing - Parents' night

The Boy is taking a boxing class, and they offered parents the chance to come and learn about what what they are teaching the kids.  Me and about a half-dozen other parents took advantage of it.

Here's what we did:

Light jog, high knees, butt kickers

Sit-ups and two punches (holding little dumbbells) for 60 seconds (two of them)

Push-up plankhold, then push-ups.

Then it was a bunch of work on jabbing and right cross.  My footwork sucks.

Monday, March 28, 2016

Living room: Monday Night Squat

Was gonna do push-ups, but my arm hurt for some reason.

Did 15 squats per minute for 20 minutes, instead.   300 squats.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

B-Squad: Keep on keepin' on

2 rounds:

  • 5 minute row
  • 2:30 walk
  • 5 minute ride
  • 2:30 walk
  • 5 minute box step-ups (20")
  • 2:30 walk
Nice little 45:00 of continuous work.   I could adapt this for my basement or garage. 


Done.

I didn't really track my results.  On the row, I wanted to make sure I got 1,250m each times.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

VolkeFit: Hey

A. Metcon 
4 sets:
10 DB Power snatches/arm (40lb)
10 box jumps (20")
Ride 250m
(It says rest 2 minutes between, but I missed that)

Done.


B. Lift
Clean (Squat Clean)
1 rep of 155every 75s

Lovely.

I seriously need to get my garage insulated so I can get a barbell and some bumper plates.


C. Metcon
3 sets for time:
15 Russian swings
8 Push-up-less burpees
15 calories AirDyne

4:55

Monday, February 29, 2016

Basement: Monday Night Row

I rarely take advantage of the fact that I have a TV in my fitness room.

Honestly, there aren't many exercises I can do that allow for watching TV anyway.  But my rower is facing the TV.

WWE Monday Night RAW was on, and it gave me an idea

My initial plan was to watch wrestling and do a nice leisurely 30 minute row.

Yeah, I basically decided to do that because I wanted to use the title "Monday Night Row."   I am precisely that much of a geek.  

By the way, 30 minutes of rowing is longer than I've ever rowed consecutively.  There's a reason for that.  I kind of fucking hate rowing. 

Before I started, I negotiated with myself down to a single 20 minute row.

As I was doing it, I was getting tired and my arms were hurting.  So I called an audible and decided to do a 10 minute row, and two 5min afterward.

In 10 minutes, I was JUST short of 2,500m. 

5 minute row #1: 1,266m 

5 minute row #2: 1,308m

Since I hate rowing and like wrestling, I may do rowing WODs regularly on Mondays.  

Of course, now that I've put it in writing, I'll probably never use my rower again.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Basement Gone Bad with Harlan

Like a Fight Gone Bad but with longer breaks because we took turns.  Logistics, don'tcha know?

Alternating 5 minute rounds (Three each)

1. Row for calories
2. Russian KB swings (I used the 53lb)
3. Burpees
4.Soulkilling Weighted squats (2x35)
5.Ball slams

My results for each of the three rounds:

1. 22, 19, 18
2. 36, 34, 27
3. 13, 8, 10
4. 18, 15, 16
5. 29, 30, 22

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Basement: EMOMs

Warm-up: "Thunderstruck"


A. 10 min EMOM:
10 DB Thrusters (2 x 25lb)


B. 10 min EMOM:
12 slams


Wednesday, February 24, 2016

VolkeFit: AMRAP Battle

A) Front Squat (tempo)
8 reps, 6 reps, 4 reps, 2 reps.

Ended up at 185lb x2

B) EMOM for 12 min

Odd: Hang Power Clean x 5 (135lb)
Even: Handstand Push-ups x5.  You better believe I kipped that shit

Done

C) AMRAP AMRAP AMRAP because FML

8min AMRAP:
-Row 100m
-12 weighted step-ups (2x25)
6 rounds plus 20m

Rest 2 minutes

8min AMRAP:
-Airbike 10 cal
-12 air squats
-6 Knees to elbows
4 rounds, plus 10 cal, plus 3 squats

Rest 3 minues

8min AMRAP
-12 lunges
-6 hand-release push-ups
-12 slams (30lb ball)
6 rounds plus 5 lunges

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Basement: 15 minute EMOM

15-minute EMOM
5 burpees
10 DB push press (2x 35lb)

Done.  It was harder than I thought.