Today's workout?

[SkinnyDevil]

Today was light....

50 chin-ups
50 pull-ups
300 calf raises
cardio

I'll pick it back up tomorrow.....

[SkinnyDevil]

Today:

200 push-ups
500 sit-ups
200 reverse sits
300 squats

lite weight & lite cardio

Eating broccoli now because there is no meat. Gotta run get sashimi on the way to teach....

[KD]

Monday

2-min mobility:  Stiff Legged Hamstrings
5-min skill:  L-Sits (ack!)

Back Squat:
light warmup +
75% x 5
85% x 3
95% x 1 or more  (of 90% of 1 rep max) 3 @ 175 lb for me

5-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5 reps for time of:
Over Head Squat (135/95#) [still doing OHS with a 45 lb bar]
Hand Stand Push-ups


Wednesday

1km run [getting better at these]
Dynamic Warmup

2-min mobility:  Stiff Legged Hamstrings
5-min skill:  L-Sits

Shoulder Press:
light warmup +
75%x5
85%x3
95%x1 or more  (of 90% of 1 rep max) finished with 3 rep @ 115lb which was an improvement

Four rounds for time:
5 Pullups
5 Ring Dips
5 Dumbell or Kettlebell Thrusters (55/35# or 20/16kg) [ I was last to grab weights and my choices were 50 lb or 25 lb so I went witht he latter]

sprinted throught this at 3:48

[SkinnyDevil]

Trying to post via phone...yesterday morning workout: 5 sets Total Gym circuit, 100 squats, 500 calf raises, lite weight & cardio. Evening workout: 100 chin-ups, 100 pull-ups.

[KD]

Saturday: They started an Olymic lifting specfic training class at my gym and we spent the entire class perfecting form on snatches using just a PVC pipe. I spent a good 30 mins afterwards practising snatches @ 65 lbs and alternating ring dips and pullups. I did maybe 40 of each.

Sunday: worked out at my house, did two workouts over the course of the day of hindu pushups, handstand pushups, back bridges, and weighted dumbell squats/shoulder raises/bicep curls. I did 10 handstand pushups in one go which was a personal best. I also sprinted in the rain for >.5 miles (with lots of resting/walking of course). I've never had much desire for running, but my goal now is to run that distance bettween my appartment and workspace in under 4 minutes (which seems very reasonable).

Today will be back squats and apparently a ton of tabata air squats, joy.

[SkinnyDevil]

Yesterday:

150 push-ups
600 sit-ups
100 1/2 bridges
300 squats

lite cardio & lite weight

Today:

I'll keep it light...probably a couple of rounds on the heavy bag and then hit the bar for chins & pulls. 50 of each unless I'm feeling real good, in which case I'll do more.

====EDIT====

Changed my mind...

100 dips
200 reverse sits
350 calf raises

lite weight & cardio

No heavy bag today, but I might do a PM workout to get the chins & pulls.

[Sully]

-pulled some weights in a sled, put my nephew and his feiend in it too
 -did some curls, modified ones on the floor, hard to explain
-wrist roller
-short sprint on treadmill with weights in my hands,

oh by the way, check out one of bruce lee's books, gave me much insight on exrcise

http://ebooksfreepdfdownload.blogspot.com/2010/05/bruce-lee-biography-art-of-expressing.html

[pioneer]

I only do short strength training workouts now because of martial arts, but it's short and gets to the point. I follow the principles of William Wong's minimalistic training. Here's what I do

15 minute testosterone optimizing workout routine

mon @ 10:15am- 10:35
Weighted Pull up          3x5/6/7
Overhead Press                 3x5/6/7
Rope Climbing
Wednesday @ 10:15-10:35
Squat                3x5/6/7
1 leg leg press            3x10
Thurs @ 11:15am-11:35
Weighted Dip            3x5/6/7
Weighted Chin                 3x5/6/7
Rope Climbing


no more than 20 minute workouts
exercises are paired, with no more than 1 min rest

As for all of you who do only body weight exercises, do you notice any difference in size with all the pushups? Strength? I always thought of them as more of an endurance exercise. Can someone explain to me why at 175 lb I can do strict form, parallel at the elbow dips with 120 lb dumbell, and bench 300 (Dont get me wrong, bench is stupid), but cant do more than 50 pushups in a row? this always frustrated me.

I noticed a huge difference in all upper body exercises and muscle gain when I included rope climbing, IMO with no feet it is even better than pull ups.

[SkinnyDevil]

Thanx for the link, Sully!

Pioneer - I tend to agree. I don't notice much size difference nor much strength difference from regular push-ups. Benching is certainly a better way to increase size & strength. That said, I have a pal who does all manner of push-ups variations (often up on stands), and he swears by them, provided you do lower reps with LOTS of variations per day.

Today was light:

5 sets on Total Gym
250 calf raises
150 squats
50 pull-ups
50 chin-ups
lite cardio

I plan to increase cardio soon.

[Sully]

As for all of you who do only body weight exercises, do you notice any difference in size with all the pushups? Strength? I always thought of them as more of an endurance exercise. Can someone explain to me why at 175 lb I can do strict form, parallel at the elbow dips with 120 lb dumbell, and bench 300 (Dont get me wrong, bench is stupid), but cant do more than 50 pushups in a row? this always frustrated me.

I noticed a huge difference in all upper body exercises and muscle gain when I included rope climbing, IMO with no feet it is even better than pull ups.

Haven't got my workout in yet today (will be some martial arts).

But to reply to pioneer, I did benches and push ups in the past. Both are a bit different. Push-ups work more muscles (abs etc.). I actually don't do either of them anymore though. Only body weight I do is holding my body when doing a concentration curl (floored or standing). Also once a week climbing trees and stuff in the park.

[SkinnyDevil]

Feeling good....Today:

25 chins/25 pulls
300 push-ups
700 sit-ups
300 squats
lite weight & extra cardio

Now for some turkey tataki...

[Sully]

climbing trees,
climbing on top of jungle gyms, and walking across beams and monkey bars for balance
walking, running
wrist roller
grappling submissions with a tiger (stuffed animal). Armbars, chokes, and kimuras etc etc. No resistance but helps me get the feel for the submissions.

[Brother]

deadlift 20x100-150kg (progressing through the sets with more weight for each set. sets are variable)
lat pulldowns 30x80-110kg
Lower back 30x100-120kg
Rows 20x50-75kg
seated dumbbell presses 30x14-20kg
seated lats 20x14-20kg

This takes 35-45 mins as I keep breaks very short. Mostly just the time it takes to adjust the weight. I have a back and shoulder injury that prevents me from going nuts with weight when my shoulders are involved. So that kind of sets the pace for all my workout atm.

[SkinnyDevil]

Today:

50 pull-ups
50 shin-ups
150 squats
150 calf raises
3 rounds heavy bag
lite cardio

[Cinna]

grappling submissions with a tiger (stuffed animal). Armbars, chokes, and kimuras etc etc. No resistance but helps me get the feel for the submissions.

You're a cutie, Sully! (For those who might think otherwise, "cutie" is a favorable compliment.)

[Sully]

@cinna Haha, thanks. Heh, maybe I will post a video about it. It really helps me with my grappling (although I may look like a retard, or like you said, cute). Its like cuddling a stuff animal in disguise. Maybe I just need a hug (seriously). JK

-pulling tire (weights inside) with rope, walking backwards
-8lb weight, doing a hammering motion on floored cushion with pad (similar to whacking a hammer repeatedly)
-resistance band curls
-wrist roller

[KD]

Yesterday: 500 meter run, CF warmup, mobility work, overhead squat practice

Tabata (something like 20 seconds of maximum intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated without pause 8 times for a total of four minutes.) of

deadlifts
sit-ups
shuttle runs


Today:

played around with soft-ball grip pull-ups (http://rosstraining.com/blog/2010/04/09/softball-grip-pull-ups/ ) maxing at 10 then:

 500 meter run, CF warmup, Snatch skill work

7 rounds of
7 Snatches
7 Overhead squats
7 100 m sprints

[Sully]

martial arts
and wrist roller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZqy5suGlGw

[SkinnyDevil]

Yesterday....

300 push-ups
600 sit-up
250 squats
lite weight & cardio

Today...

lite weights
100 dips
200 reverse sits
200 1/2 bridges
1100 calf raises
cardio

Feelin' good!

[Sully]

-pulling tire (weights inside) with rope, walking backwards

caveman bicep exercises, prob going for a walk too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mXwj_9nXbg

[SkinnyDevil]

Great workout, Sully!

Today was a light day for me...

cardio
75 chin-ups
75 pull-ups

Touch of shadow boxing, Was gonna hit the heavy bag for a few rounds, but ran out of time.

[Sully]

Martial Arts

some of the odd ways i practice martial arts because of a lack of a training buddy
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5LdYmTllqw
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_vYmjqtdHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bErwJkvTe3A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChkI4hDgefk


and Wrist Roller

[SkinnyDevil]

This morning was:

300 push-ups
500 sit-ups
250 squats

lite weight & light cardio

Gotta find some food.....

[SkinnyDevil]

yesterday....

5 sets Total Gym
150 calf raises
50 squats
lite weight
cardio

today...

100 dips
200 reverse sits
300 sit-ups
500 calf raises
25 chin-ups
25 pull-ups
lite cardio

must find food....

[KD]

500m run
dynamic warmup
5 min:  Double Unders [jumping rope, can't do em')

20 minutes on the Snatch @ 65

For time:
30 Burpee Pull-ups
800m Run
30 Burpee Broad-Jumps

11:38

did stretches and afterward I banged out 20 ring push-ups (rings at 4" or so) and 12 softball-grip pull-ups in a row even though I was still super out of breath from the workout.