I still remember the P90X/Insanity thread that GMENGianni started awhile back that had some great discussions regarding different kinds of workouts. But unlike Gianni, I'm not peddling anything...;)
As my two kids take up a large portion of my time when I get home from work, I've focused on shorter, more intense workouts to remain in shape for my Physical Fitness Test and Combat Fitness Test for the Corps. I've also found that I've lost interest in the traditional lifting that I used to do before my kids were born (they just seem so boring to me now). So these days, I mainly do Crossfit-like high intensity circuit training with moderate weights (unless they are deadlifts, bench, squats...then I'll go up in weights).
So anyone have any good workout routines that you can share that fit the criteria of:
1) About 30 minutes (maybe up to 40 minutes)
2) Full body workout (hopefully with weights)
3) Hits cardio
4) Varied enough not to be boring
Then the wife texted me that we should be bad and eat burgers and fries tonight for dinner.
Fuck.
I ain't doing shit today.
Tomorrow is Back, Tris, and more abs in the morning. Might play some more tennis tomorrow night as well.
Thurs is volleyball.
Fri is legs, lower back, and bis.
True...eating some of those Hardees burgers is a freaking workout. And that workout continues several hours later in the bathroom.
10,000....1/2 at lunch 1/2 after dinner.....
what's your 12,000 get you, about 4 miles, maybe a little under?
I also box once a week. My guy moved to a new football type gym that has a 50 yard turf football field for the 40 times. for the hell of it I had him time me last week. Ended up with a 4.61. Was pretty happy. Fastest I ever did was 4.48 in hs 12 years ago at about 35 pounds lighter. Plus the gym only gives u 10 yards to come to a stop before crashing into the wall so I feel I got short changed a bit at the finish : ) .
Mets game.
I'm practically superhuman.
Subhuman. Whichever?
I ain't doing shit today.
Tomorrow is Back, Tris, and more abs in the morning. Might play some more tennis tomorrow night as well.
Thurs is volleyball.
Fri is legs, lower back, and bis.
I don't go to the gym...mainly workout in my garage and outside.
My workout usually breaks down to:
Heavy days twice a week
-Bench/deadlifts with abs
-Squats/weighted pull-ups/military press with abs
Full body circuit/cardio twice a week
-Often I'll try to do five sets of five or six different routines hitting full body with minimal rest
-Sometimes I'll just keep it super simple and do a pull-up workout after running some 400 or 800 meter sprints
-But when I'm feeling uncreative, I'll just do 100 burpee pull-ups on a 9ft pull-up bar
There really is no rhyme or reason on when I do these other than how my body feels...or how hot it is outside...ha!
I wish I can workout during the day at work...can't...:( That's one thing I miss about active duty.
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Mets game.
Yeah, Im just not taking advice from someone who "isnt Walmart material"
35-40 regular pushups/12 wide-grip pullups
25-30 military pushups/12-15 chin-ups
35-40 wide pushups/12-15 close-grip pullups
30-35 elevated pushups (feet elevated, hands on the floor)/12 standard pullups
25 triangle pushups (hands together, feet wide)
Takes about 45-50 minutes total.
35-40 regular pushups/12 wide-grip pullups
25-30 military pushups/12-15 chin-ups
35-40 wide pushups/12-15 close-grip pullups
30-35 elevated pushups (feet elevated, hands on the floor)/12 standard pullups
25 triangle pushups (hands together, feet wide)
Takes about 45-50 minutes total.
Nice...sounds like a kickass workout.
That sounds like a stupid workout. Mainly because you're doing it.
50 pushups (2x25)
speed 8 for 12 minutes
40 squats
speed 7.5 for 10 minutes
30 push ups (2x15)
speed 7 for 10 minutes
40 squats
finish up with some core
No I'm sure the workout itself is good. But you're stupid, so the workout is stupid.
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but it works for me soooo...who gives a shit?
No I'm sure the workout itself is good. But you're stupid, so the workout is stupid.
Ahhhh, got it.
Agreed.
jerk.
50 pushups (2x25)
speed 8 for 12 minutes
40 squats
speed 7.5 for 10 minutes
30 push ups (2x15)
speed 7 for 10 minutes
40 squats
finish up with some core
That's a great change up workout...but way too long of runs for me...lol.
I would much rather break them down into 400 or 800 meter sprints and some kind of pushups or squats in between.
I think I might be at the point where I have to give up the weights. My knee is repaired, but I get arthritis if I run or do any weight lifting that involves putting extra weight on the legs.
I see a lot of yoga and pilattes at the gym. Those guys look lean and ripped but not bulky. Yoga stretching keeps my back in good shape.
Wearing a 20lb flak jacket and boots/utes, do 5 rounds of:
1) 60 yards (120 yards round trip) sled pull sprint with 90lbs (in addition to the 28lbs of the sled)
2) KB snatch with 24kg (10 each arm)
3) 60 yards (120 yards round trip) farmers run with two 45lb plates
4) 10 Burpees with hands off push-ups at the bottom
Depending on how much wind I'm sucking, I may put on my Elevation Training Mask for some of the runs to see how bad I can make myself feel.
I started a 5x5 split I like to use after that allows me to do one exercise per bodypart and bang through it fast. Then I finish with light cardio. On off days I do more intense cardio.
So I'll do a Mon Thurs split and superset to save time and get some cardio:
Monday/Thurs
Superset with 60 seconds rest between each exercise (Takes about 15 minutes per group)
Superset
Legs Squat 5x5
Chest Bench 5x5
Superset
Back Weighted pullups 5x5
Front Military press 5x5
Superset
Biceps curl 5x5
Triceps French curl 5x5
Tuesday Thursday Sunday 30-45 minutes of (somewhat) intense cardio (HIIT bike, run, cardio x, etc.)
I transition to a M/W/F lift split after 3-4 weeks. I change the exercises around as well when I start a new cycle.
Sounds a little like P90x but each of those workouts, with the exception of plyo, is my own variation of the P90x workouts.
Lol, yeah buddy. Pumping glass at happy hour.