Bootcamps Wednesday Cardio

This was the first time in a long time we have done cardio of any kind. I didn’t like it but at least it gave us a chance to hit the events hard afterwards.

Cardio Legs and Agility over foam rollers

10 Air Squat
10 Jump squat
10 step over fwd and back with tap
10 jump over fwd turn and fwd

20 air squat
10 horse stance jacks
10 over and run around back
10 jump over and run back
walk stairs 10 times

Sideways
10 pop squats
10 super skater elbows each side
10 toe touch knee raise
20 frog squats no jump
walk stairs 10 times

10 squat jump over
10 super skater cardio jump over
10 single leg squat jump over
10 frog jump over
10 Sissy squats against wall

10 double squat jump over
10 super skater doubles with elbow touch
10 double single leg squat jump over
10 frog jump followed by jump over
10 sissy squats against wall
Walk stairs 10 times

Adding skills

5 jacks then jump over x10
5 MK switch then jump over x10
20 side to side jump
5 pushups 5 jumps x5

10 single burpee with jump over
5 jacks 5 jumps x5
10 single burpee with 5 jumps
5 sphinx to plank 5 jumps x5

Any time left?

25 in and out
10 roll to boat hold
25 in and out arms up
50 crunches
25 side crunch each side
25 floor leg lifts butt up

Longest Bootcamp Ever

Bodyweight Last Week

STABILITY BALL
5 SB burpee with ball
20 SB plank run
5 SB pushup boing
20 SB elbow plank run
10 SB plank jacks

10 SB burpee with ball
40 SB plank run
10 SB pushup boing
40 SB elbow plank run
20 SB plank jacks

20 shoulder crunch
20 leg up crunch
10 full situp double twist
10 side crunch arm up
10 hanging curl up

10 pullups
10 regular pushups
10 military pushups
10 sphinx to plank step or drop
10 pushup side hold

20 shoulder crunch
20 leg up crunch
10 full situp double twist
10 side crunch
10 hanging leg raise

10 Sissy Squats
20 Air squats
20 step back lunge front kick
20 belt kicks
20 front lunge

10 SB regular pushups
10 SB military pushups
10 SB sphinx to plank step or drop
10 SB pushup side hold
10 pullups

10 SB decline regular pushups
10 SB decline military pushups
10 SB decline sphinx to plank step or drop
10 SB decline pushup side hold
10 pullups

20 Air squats
20 step back lunge front kick
20 belt kicks
20 front lunge
10 assisted squats half distance (Sissy Squats)

10 pullups
20 single leg knee raise
20 super skaters
30 second chair pose
10 front kick back kick each side

20 shoulder touch
20 hip touch
10 spider each side
10 knee to elbow each
10 knee to opposite elbow each

10 pullups
20 single leg knee raise
20 super skaters
30 second chair pose
10 assisted squats full distance (Sissy Squats)

10 pushup step out
10 clap pushup
10 plyo pushup
10 pushup side raise leg raise
5 Worlds slowest burpee with clap

Calm Down

So the back issue passed apparently without incident however I was unable to really push myself as hard as I wanted this week. After Family Day off coaching I did a tuesday workout that I can’t really remember but I think was a P90X2 whole body affair. Wednesday was bootcamp and we did a cardio abs session similar to the last one but with variations I will have to embellish on next time. Thursday I did another P90X2 workout of PAP Lower, a workout I had never done before and which I enjoyed but it made my already sore ITB even worse. Today I took off, partly because I was sore but also because there were really no kids to do gymnastics conditioning with. It’s been a tough week with the threat of back spasms or a lengthy downtime hanging over my head but I hope starting tomorrow I can turn up the wick and get back to the serious work of keeping myself in shape.

Back Twinge – That Was Close!

14913aThursday after bootcamp I was too tired to work out and I had very little time to work with so on Friday I did my RKC workout at work. In fact, it was a run through of the Art Of Strength Providence DVD with my 45lbKB so it wasn’t incredibly taxing. That night however I was coaching and during the conditioning at the end of class I stumbled during a 24″ block jump and may have exacerbated an already sore lower back. As I got up on Saturday I felt sore, I was having cramping during the night so I knew I wasn’t in good shape. A few minutes after sitting down for breakfast I got that familiar searing pain in my lower back and since the last time it happened I spent 10 days off my schedule I was more than an little pissed off. So I filled my face with anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxants and it wasn’t until a couple of hours later that I realized I had over done the medication. I was pretty comatose for all of Saturday and not much better on Sunday. However, I am slightly happier to report that after Monday off for Family Day I am feeling better. I got back to mobility as fast as I could and did another chest and tricep bench workout in the afternoon after which I felt much better. It is now Tuesday and of course I am on my feet at work but my back is feeling OK. I  hope I can do a short P90X2 workout tonight and be in shape for a cardio abs workout tomorrow before coaching. If everything goes well, I should be back to normal on Thursday having dodged and enormous bullet. The last thing I wanted was to be on my back filled with painkillers on my birthday. I am sure that would have only magnified any lingering feelings of old age that I am bound to feel tomorrow…

 

Bootcamps This Week. Double Down!

doubledownFirst time ever, here are both bootcamp workouts from this week. Bodyweight on Monday and weights last night.

7.5.1 Bodyweight

10 regular pushups
10 military pushups
10 sphinx to plank step or drop
10 pushup side raise
10 pullups

10 air squats reg
10 2 way lunge front and side
10 1 leg squat knee raise
10 air squats half bounce
10 pullups

20 in and out row
20 roll to boat hold
20 bicycle with leg extension
20 arms up in and out
20 pullups

10 pushup
10 clap pushup
10 plyo pushup
10 pushup side raise toe touch
10 pullups

ONTO BOXES AGAINST WALL

10 dips legs bent
10 dips legs straight
10 dips one leg raised
10 leg lifts

10 dips legs bent
10 dips legs straight
10 dips one leg raised
10 leg lifts

regular pushups 10 decline 10 incline
military pushups 10 decline 10 incline
sphinx to plank step or drop 10 decline 10 incline
pushup side raise 10 decline 10 incline

20 Crunchy Frog
20 superman banana with vsnap
20 laying triple bicycles
20 full situps

7.5.2 Weights – The Mixup

10 curls
10 press
10 tri ext
10 high pull
10 squat

Drop sets
10 + 10 curls
10 + 10 press
10 + 10 tri ext
10 + 10 high pull
10 + 10 squat

10 lunge squats each leg
10 Thruster
10 squats
10 curl and press

x2
10 chest press
10 fly
10 pullover
10 pushups
10 military
10 Half hindu

25 crunch
20 full rainbow
15 vsnap
10 full situp

4+4+4×3
Shoulder press + squat + thruster
row + shoulder fly + clean and press
(Military pushup + kneeling extension + overhead ext) – Skipped
Curl + press + arnold curl and press

Cruelty Bonus

Burpee curl and press

Overachieving

A+reportcardsmallAfter bootcamp last week I decided to try not to take Thursday off and keep that day in my pocket in case I needed it. On reflection it was a great idea, I think I made some good strides this week back to my 232lb partial goal and I am hoping to gain some momentum to pass right by 232 without noticing.

Thursday:
Olympic Lifting. I stuck to my plan of increasing my weights slowly but surely. This time I surpassed 205 and went up to 235 with my deadlift. I know, it’s not much but I think once I make it to 300 I will cap it anyway so I am not searching for glory here!

Friday:
P90X2 Balance and Power. I have been trying to stick with at least 1 full DVD workout each week, partly because it makes sure I get a longer workout than usual and adds to my total time for the week but also because it gives me some inspiration for bootcamp. Balance and Power is a good workout if you are looking for something that is not body part specific and had some good coordination/balance moves incorporated. There is also some abs work which makes it a good all around bootcamp style workout.

Saturday and Sunday:
Bench and Free dips plus Fountain of Youth Yoga. Saturday was the first time in a long time that I set up the bench and did some old school gym workout bench presses. I wanted to see if I was still as strong as I was (I’m not!) and see if my endurance for benching is still where it used to be (it is!). I only managed to get up to 235lbs partly due to the fact I didn’t have the new bumper plates in the basement but also because I chose to ramp up slowly taking sets of 10 reps at each increment. By the end I had completed over 100 reps going from 135lbs up to 235lbs. Mixed in with the bench I was also doing free dips on my home made dip stands which added to the fatigue and therefore lightness of weight. All in all, it was a satisfying workout, and once in a while it’s good to go back to bodypart basics and make some waves! Sunday I decided since I hadn’t had a day off since Tuesday I would spend some time treating my body well and did the FOY Yoga with Tony. It’s only 40 minutes max and I have to admit I skipped the abs so it was only about 35 minutes but it was just what I needed. I got to hit 6/7 days this week and didn’t feel like a total basket case at the end.

 

Bootcamp Wednesday

We did another cardio abs type workout today, nothing too strenuous unless you actually did the whole thing!

Crunch section

25 shoulder crunch
25 crunchy frog
25 side crunch each side
25 pulse crunch – no shoulders down
10 in and out
10 ski abs
20 dog raise each side
20 kneeling lunge lift each side

5 burpee
5 burpee with 8 run
5 burpee with 8 run and 4 in and out
5 burpee with tuck jump

Bicycle section

40 laying bicycle no switch
40 ab ripper bicycles fwd and back
40 laying bicycle with switch
20 plank knees to elbow
20 plank knees cross
10 falling towers
20 kneeling half circles

Combo section x2

10 vsnap crunch vsnap
10 crunch crunch full
10 4bicycles 2 vsnaps
10 level 1 drill 4 run 2 in and out
10 roll to boat hold

20 plank jacks
10 plank jacks with in and out
10 plank jacks with in and out and knee cross
10 in and out crunches knees to elbows
10 vsnaps

5 burpee
5 burpee with 8 run
5 burpee with 8 run and 4 in and out
5 burpee with tuck jump

40 side knee raise
20 swing kicks
20 side knee with itb lift no alternating

Bonus

Up dog to down dog lift leg knee to elbow and back
Hindu pushups

Jugo Juice

menu_item_protein_big_blueWe have installed a Jugo Juice at our work location so yesterday and today I decided to try it out. Of course, being completely paranoid of any fast food outlet I wrote to the head office to find out exactly what is in the Whey Protein they use and what is in the tropical nectar which I suspected may be packed with sugar and/or HFCS. As it turns out, I got a very nice email from their head office letting me know that the nectar is in fact only concentrated fruit juices and the whey protein is basically just that, whey and little else, no sugar.

Yesterday’s fare was a Can’t Beet This (235 calories, 57g carbs, 2g protein) which I found a little earthy but invigorating. Today I was a little more adventurous given the email reply I received and went for a Tropical Protein (350 calories, 59g carbs, 21g protein ). The Tropical Protein is very good, extremely tasty and quite thick. It is certainly satisfying and makes a great bridge between an early lunch at 1130am and my workout which yesterday was 6pm and should be the same today. I can’t say I would recommend it every day, it’s a little expensive for one, but on a day when I forgot my lunch, it’s a great alternative.