Today is a complete rest day. No exercising at all. I know it will be hard, but let’s let the body have a full day off.
Month: August 2012
Is the Clean and Press the mother of all exercises?
Well, I don’t know if it’s the mother of all exercises, but it’s definitely up there. The old time strong men definitely believed in the Clean and Press (C&P). They felt one of the best ways to get strong was to lift things off the ground and press them overhead.
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WOD # 55 Tuesday
Keeping with the tradition of simplified workouts, Tuesday’s workout of the day will consist of pull-ups, Clean and Press(C&P), and an 8 minute run.
WOD # 54 Monday
Grab your sledge hammers boys and girls, Monday’s workout of the day will be Shovelglove. You can either aim for time or for reps, your choice. I go for reps and somehow the time just works itself out:)
WOD # 53 Sunday
In order to help recovery, flush the muscles and get some blood flowing, Sunday’s workout of the day will be done with a light dumbbell. Even though it’s a light weight and quick, it will still give you a workout.
WOD # 52 Saturday
Saturday’s workout of the day is a light day. Either swim for 30 minutes, bike for 30 min, run 1 mile or simply rest if you need to.
When you have a free minute during the day also perform 30 jumping jacks.
WOD # 51 Friday
Friday’s workout of the day will be Barbell C&P, Seated Leg lifts and Deadlifts. To do the seated leg lifts, sit on a sturdy chair, with your butt near the edge. Place your hands on the chair behind you and straighten your legs in front of you.
WOD # 50 Thursday
Thurdays workout will be bodyweight strength exercises. We start off with Pull-ups, then we will move on to Push-ups. After that we will finsh off with a tiny bit of endurance work.
WOD # 49 Wednesday
Wednesday’s WOD will be a mix of 1 workout band tabata interval, 1 combat movements interval, and 1 isometric rope circuit. For the workout bands I will be using my Bodylastic bands and for the rope I use some clothes line I had lying around.
WOD # 48 Tuesday
Go ahead and take a rest day and get ready for the rest of the week. If you have the desire to do something then knock out 3 sets of 30 Jumping jacks, with a 30 second rest between sets.