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August 2002
August 31, 2002
Saturday 020831
Muscle-up, 30 reps
Back Extension, 75 reps
Notes:
1. Pace at will.
2. Back Extention in as many sets as needed.
August 30, 2002
Friday 020830
Three rounds:
Body weight deadlift, 20 reps
20 inch box jump, 40 reps
1. Pace at will
August 29, 2002
Thursday 020829
Rest day
"If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today".
- Lou Holtz
A primer on VO2 max by Dr. Stephen Seiler:
http://home.hia.no/~stephens/vo2max.htm
August 28, 2002
Wednesday 020828
Front Squat 5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Run 1 mile
Notes:
1. Rest as needed to maximize loads.
2. Run for best time on mile.
August 27, 2002
Tuesday 020827
Bench Press 5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Run 1 mile
Notes:
1. Rest as needed to maximize loads.
2. Run for best time on mile.
August 26, 2002
Monday 020826
Hang Clean 5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Run 1 mile
Notes:
1. Rest as needed to maximize loads.
2. Run for best time on mile.
August 25, 2002
Sunday 020825
Rest day
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
- Muhammad Ali
Dr. Stephen Seiler on endurance training adaptations over time:
http://home.hia.no/~stephens/timecors.htm.
Notice the specificity and questionable value of secondary and tertiary
adaptations for the well rounded athlete.
August 24, 2002
Saturday 020824
Slow and Heavy
50 Sit-ups
15-12-9 reps of:
Pull-ups
Thrusters
50 Sit-ups
August 23, 2002
Friday 020823
Three rounds for time of:
15 Pull-ups
30 Wall Ball
August 22, 2002
Thursday 020822
For time:
Complete 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps of:
Pull-ups
Kettlebell swings
August 21, 2002
Wednesday 020821
Rest day
"Having once decided to achieve a certain task,
achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste.
The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense."
- Thomas A. Bennett
August 20, 2002
Tuesday 020820
How large an “X” can you generate with this progression?
1 pull-up/2 push-ups
2 pull-ups/4 push-ups
3 pull-ups/6 push-ups
…
X pull-ups/2X push-ups
Notes:
1. Work at comfortable pace.
2. Each round of pull-ups and push-ups need not be completed in single set.
3. All within one hour!
August 19, 2002
Monday 020819
Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1, reps
August 18, 2002
Sunday 020818
For time:
30 Muscle-ups
August 17, 2002
Saturday 020817
Rest day
"Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth.
To me, the function and duty of a quality humanbeing is the sincere and honest
development of one's potential."
- Bruce Lee
Great game: http://www.hooverassoc.org/hooverballrules.htm
Variations would have to include a heavier ball.
August 16, 2002
Friday 020816
Bench press 10-10-10-10-10
1000 meter Row
August 15, 2002
Thursday 020815
Hang clean 10-10-10-10-10 reps
1000 meter Row
August 14, 2002
Wednesday 020814
Tabata squat
1000 meter Row
August 13, 2002
Tuesday 020813
Rest day
“Optimal physical competency is a compromise, a balancing act;
a compromise between not only conflicting but perfectly antagonistic skills.
The manner in which you resolve this conflict defines the quality of your
fitness and is the art of exercise prescription.”
- Coach Greg Glassman
August 12, 2002
Monday 020812
Deadlift 5-5-5 reps
Three rounds for time of:
20 Squats
20 Sit-ups
20 Back extensions
Max Pull-up
Max Push-up
August 11, 2002
Sunday 020811
Push-jerk 5-5-5 reps
Three rounds for time of:
20 Squats
20 Sit-ups
20 Back extensions
Max Pull-ups
Max Push-ups
August 10, 2002
Monday 020810
Hang clean 5-5-5 reps
Three rounds for time of:
20 Squat
20 Sit-ups
20 Back extension
Max Pull-ups
Max Push-ups
August 9, 2002
Friday 020809
“Farther, longer is not fitter, is not healthier.”
- Coach Glassman
It’s been said that a picture is worth a thousand words.
In that vein, here is Garvin Smith king of the rope climb:
http://www.mikedust.com/fascinatum/2002/fascinatum-040702.html
August 8, 2002
Thursday 020808
For time:
100 Pull ups
August 7, 2002
Wednesday 020807
Hang clean 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps
Bench press 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps
Slow and Heavy: alternating
August 6, 2002
Tuesday 020806
1000 meter Row
Rest
1/3 Body weight Thruster, max reps
Rest
1000 meter Row
August 5, 2002
Monday 020805
Rest day
“Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk.”
- Henry David Thoreau
Caloric Restriction as a Mechanism Mediating Environmental Disease,
Toxicological Defense Mechanisms and the Shape of Dose-Response Relationships,
Environmental Health Perspectives 106, Supplement 1, February 1998 http://www.herc.org/news/mcsarticles/frame.htm
August 4, 2002
Sunday 020804
Push jerk 5-5-5-5-5, reps
August 3, 2002
Saturday 020803
Hang clean 5-5-5-5-5, reps
August 2, 2002
Friday 020802
Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5, reps
August 1, 2002
Thursday 020801
Rest day
“An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and
in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.”
-Thomas Fuller
Check out Rubber Composition plates and Olympic sets at York
(“Solid Rubber Disks and Sets”): http://www.yorkbarbell.com/.
You can use these on any surface, perfect for garage gym.
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