Todays Workout - Dude, Where's Your Sandbag?!

The sandbag was ever so slightly frozen today (oh, the joys of training in an un-heated garage!) so it was bodyweight only.

5 Pull Ups,

10 Press Ups,

15 Squats,

100 Skips.

As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Twist and Shout

10 Pull Ups (or variation),
20 Sandbag Overhead Press,
50 Sandbag Round-the-Worlds.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Sandbag Fitness On Breaking Muscle

Did you guys see my recent sandbag training series on the popular Breaking Muscle blog? If not, don't worry - you can check out all of the articles here:


5 Week Sandbag Workout Program: Week 1 - Get Started

5 Week Sandbag Workout Program: Week 2 - Building Strength

5 Week Sandbag Workout Program: Week 3 - Planes of Motion

And the good news? It's not finished yet! I have 2 more weeks to go so make sure you keep an eye on the blog.

Matt

New workout - The Triplet From Hell!

5 Heavy (seriously, as heavy as you can manage) Bear Hug Squats,
10 Pull Ups,
20 Push Ups.

5 rounds as quickly as possible.

Men and women should aim for a sandbag between 50-100% of their bodyweight.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Two's Company (and also horrible)

10 Sandbag Thrusters,

5 Pull Ups.

As many rounds as possible in 10 minutes.

Men aim for a 40kg sandbag; women aim for 25kg.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - A Blast From The Past

This is a workout back from the 28th August 2010 (click here to see the original).

20-1 Sandbag Thrusters and Burpees.

Start by performing 20 Sandbag Thrusters then 20 Burpees. Then move onto 19 of each, then 18 etc.

The last round is 1 repetition of each.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Did you see the new Sandbags?

Just Lift Some Heavy Shit And Shut Up

Take the heaviest sandbag you can handle (preferably without handles) and lift it from ground-to-overhead for 20 reps. If you get the loading right you should start to struggle around 5 or 6 reps and probably end up dumping the bag after some unsuccessful reps later on in the set.

Record the weight of your bag and the time it takes you to complete the 20 reps.

Men and women should aim for a bodyweight sandbag.

Train hard!

Todays Workout: Hug Me!

10 Heavy Sandbag Bear Hug Squats,
10 Pull Ups,
10 Heavy Sandbag Overhead Presses.

As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes.

Men aim for a 60kg sandbag; women aim for 30kg.

Record your score.

Train hard!

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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