Figured I'd give this a shot. Don't expect anything impressive though lol. For the most part, you'll be seeing body weight exercises here. Hopefully this will serve to curb my procrastination, which I am greatly guilty of. So then, first off, Tabata Squats. 3 rounds 30 seconds long with 30 seconds of rest in between each round. Doing as many squats as you can. Round 1: 35 reps Round 2: 33 reps Round 3: 31 reps Total amount: 99 reps I'm aiming to increase the number of repetitions, and lower the rest interval, while increasing the length of the rounds or adding another completely new round. Date: August 30th, 2011
Hi 'Seventh' Well done. I'm curious, how low do you go with the squats? Thighs parallel to the ground or lower?
Nice to see a BW log, as much as I love seeing heavy lifting logs I think one of the best things about MAP is going to be the diversity of training approaches.
A mixture of both to be honest. I really didn't pay attention though I can roughly say that it was slightly lower then parallel. Is that good or bad?
Good on you for joining in the fun here! The aim of this section is not to be 'impressive' but to provide encouragement for progression and motivation to continue with your training, so don't worry if your numbers don't compare with other people's. Just think about how you'll feel when, in 6 months time, you reread your first post and see how much you've improved or how your routine has changed. It's not a competition! What he said! Go Seventh! :happy:
No worries! You should never let anyone else's achievements put you off making your own way at your own pace - it's a recipe for injury! As long as you are putting in the effort and making gains, that's all that matters in this section.
General Core Conditioning/Training: Double Crunches: 10x3 Bicycle Crunches: 12x3 Single Leg Plank (Both sides): 1 minute each Side Plank (Both Sides): 1 Minute Each 30 second rest between each set One minute rest between each exercise Time Spent: Roughly 12-15 minutes Date: August 31st, 2011
Rest Day Date: Sept 1, 2011 Active Rest (Nothing to demanding): 2km walk with the dog Knuckle Push-ups: 10 reps Reverse Lunges: 10 reps per leg Pullup: 1 rep I'm going to try this program to add onto my re-existing routine. Date: Sept 2, 2011
Active Rest 4x2 minute Shadow Boxing Knuckle Push-ups: 11 reps Reverse Lunges: 11 reps per leg Pullup: 2 reps Date: Sept 3rd, 2011
nice! i should totally start doing light calisthenics again. i currently have a joint rotation routine but i never do it . any particular reason why you're only doing one set of the strength exercises?
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/plp_the_60day_challenge Right now I'm starting it, so I don't really need to separate the reps into sets. Later on in the next few weeks I'll be forced to, once I hit around 60-70 reps for the push ups/lunges and 15-20 for the pull ups.
Sept 4th, 2011 Active Rest 4x2 minute Shadow Boxing Knuckle Push-ups: 12 reps Reverse Lunges: 12 reps per leg Pullup: 2 reps Sept 5th, 2011 Cardio 400m slow jog Various Joint rotations 4x100m sprints with 30 second rest interval (Jogging or walking, no standing still!) 400m slow jog/walk Stretching Sit on my **** under a tree and enjoy the magnificent weather PLP Knuckle Push Ups: 13 reps Reverse Lunges per leg: 13 reps Pull Ups: 3 reps
I am interested to see how the PLP training will go for you, especially when you get to the higher reps per session.
Sept 6th, 2011 Upper Body: Shadow Boxing: 2 minute rounds x 4 Pull Up: 3x2 Push Up: 3x2 Tricep Dip: 3x2 Hip Push Up: 3x2 Magic 4 Push Up Circuit: Doing four different kinds of push ups. You start in one push up variation, exploding up and down into the next push up variation. Regular Push Up (1), Wide Grip Push Up (1), Hip Push Up (1), Diamond Push Up (1) = 1 repetition. 3 Repetition for 3 sets on a regular surface, all with knuckle position, except the diamond push up, which is flat hand. Cool Down: Light shadow boxing and stretches Sit on my **** and type this out
You're doing a lot of pushing there, you might want to thing about adding some more pulling work into your routine.