On Friday, my buddy Garrett came over to work out. I had planned on a metcon workout, but was battling a head cold and was having breathing issues. We elected to do some strength work that wouldn’t require such frenetic breathing. Workout: Five rounds: 155# bench press – 5 reps 25# weighted pull-ups – 5… Continue reading Bench Press and Weighted Pull-ups
Author: Jonathan
Deadlifts, Pushups and Get-ups for Strength
On Wednesday I modified a previous workout, doing it for strength (rather than metabolic conditioning) purposes. It involved three movements: the deadlift, the pushup and the Turkish get-up. For those of you keeping score at home… Workout: Part 1: 4 rounds: 245# deadlift – 5 reps 25 pushups Part 2: Turkish get-ups, as many reps… Continue reading Deadlifts, Pushups and Get-ups for Strength
Skill Day at the PS.com Gym
Okay, so the Practical-Stewardship.com “gym” is actually my garage if you want to get technical, but you get the idea. On Tuesday, I had the ladies practice some more pistol squats and kettlebell rows. The pistol squats, as you’ll recall, are one-legged squats, and the rows work the back muscles. The rows are also a… Continue reading Skill Day at the PS.com Gym
Four Rounds of MetCon Fun: Clean and Press, Swings, and Dips
My workout for today got my heart pounding gave me some tired shoulders and legs. It was a metabolic conditioning (metcon) variation on a workout that I did two weeks ago. It’s great to be able to take a strength workout and turn it into a metcon workout simply by adjusting the rest, weight and/or… Continue reading Four Rounds of MetCon Fun: Clean and Press, Swings, and Dips
A Turkish Get-up Workshop
On Saturday, I taught Sonja how to do Turkish Get-ups. She learned quickly why it is so popular. It seems to use every muscle in your body and it is vey challenging. Workout: Ten minutes of Turkish Get-ups, alternating left and right after each rep. I used a 53# kettlebell and Sonja used a 10#… Continue reading A Turkish Get-up Workshop