The Beginners Guide To Improving Your Health and Fitness

I originally wrote this post on Facebook but thought I'd share it here too as it had such a great response. I make no apologies for the fact that it's very straightforward.

The beginners guide to improving your health and fitness:

1. Lift some heavy stuff. As you get stronger, lift some heavier stuff.

2. Get comfortable lifting your own bodyweight. Work out increasingly cool ways to do this.

3. Move around. A lot. And every now and then do this like your life depended on it.

4. Eat a predominantly unprocessed diet. And don't eat too much.

5. Don't worry about small details. If you just do these things consistently then most of your questions will start to seem quite silly.

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Todays Workout: Simple But Deadly

Todays workout is straightforward (so yes, you can try it) but can be as tough as you want it to be.

5 Pull Ups
10 Sandbag Thrusters

Complete as many rounds as you can in 15 minutes.

Men aim for a 35kg sandbag; women aim for 20kg.

Record your score. Click here for technique pointers

Train hard!

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Todays Workout: Sandbag Strength Training

5 Heavy Sandbag Bear Hug Squats
5 Heavy Sandbag Overhead Press
20m Load Carry with a Heavy Sandbag

Rest for 2-4 minutes and repeat for a total of 5 rounds.

Men aim for a 50kg sandbag; women aim for a 30kg sandbag.

Record your max weight.

Train hard!

Todays Sandbag Fitness Workout

Another deceptively simple workout today.

100 Skips
20 Press Ups
5 Heavy Sandbag Bear Hug Squats

Complete 5 rounds as quickly as possible.

Men aim for a 50kg sandbag; women aim for 30kg.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Sandbag Fitness Workout - Push and Pull Pairing

This is a simple and quick workout that'll test even the best conditioned athletes.

5 Pull Ups (or variation like Body Rows)
10 Sandbag Thrusters

10 rounds as fast as you can.

Men aim for a 20kg sandbag; women aim for 12.5kg.

Record your time.

Train hard!

No Gym, No Equipment, No Worries!

It's been a little while since my last post due to the holidays but we're back today with a bang!

10 Sandbag Floor Press
5 Sandbag Get Ups (each side)
200m run

Repeat for as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes.

Men should aim for a 30kg sandbag; women aim for 15kg.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - What A Drag

Find yourself a hill and set out a course of approximately 20m. Perform 10 Sandbag Thrusters at the bottom of the hill, drag your sandbag to the top of the hill anyway that you can and perform 10 Sandbag Cleans at the top.

Aim to complete as many rounds as you can in 15 minutes.

Men should aim for a 40kg sandbag; women aim for 20kg.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Sandbag Centurion

A simple sandbag endurance session today - so you'll want a moderately heavy bag.

100 Sandbag Cleans
100 Sandbag Push Press
100 Sandbag Back Squats

Complete in any order you choose, as fast as you can.

Men aim for a 30kg sandbag; women aim for 15kg.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Sandbag Workshop Hits The UK!

Did you hear the good news? I'm running a Sandbag Training Masterclass in the new year! This one is based in the UK but I hope to add a few more during 2013 - principally in the US, Australia and Asia. If you have any suggestions for venues and/or locations then I'd love to hear them (contact me). 

Anyone who attends will be sure to learn lots, get some expert tuition, work hard and have fun! And you'll also be automatically inducted into the Sandbag Fitness Hall Of Awesomeness.

Full details here