So, the holidays are here and you might be thinking THIS is the time and excuse to be a fat bastard. Hells to the NO, Kids!
Here is your time crunched, holiday workout. You can hit several of these all week through this hectic time of year.
Crank this simple formula that I LOVE to use:
Beginner / Intermediates can crank a 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 rep scheme
Advanced Lifters go Prison Style: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6…..1
The set up for exercises and program design are simple.
I prefer to do a full body lift coupled with a pull such as the video shown below.
Or…. Upper Body Lift + Lower Body Lift.
One workout your upper body lift can be a pushing movement such as a military press or bench press, next time make it a pulling movement such as a hand over hand sled pull, rope climbs or pull ups.
Another favorite which I’ll be doing through the week is a Bodyweight Bodybuilding Couplet for 10 minutes x max rounds:
A) HandStand Push Ups x submax reps
B) Squat Jumps alternate with Lunge Jumps x 10 reos
These density type workouts were inspired to me via Coach Reeve, who used to perform these brutal couplets for time with a goal set for total sets when he was a college wrestler. Today, he uses them to train Gridiron Gladiators at The D1 Level!
Check out this Holiday Density Workout, using keg clean & press + Mixed grip pull ups…..
Underground Strength Challenge: Hit one of these holiday style Density workouts and post a comment with your workout and how it went. Let’s see who has the most kick ass holiday workout!!
I am psyched to see what you got!
Happy Holidays!
Live The Code
–Z–
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When I first heard about Density Workouts is when Coach Ethan Reeve was describing his very own workouts from when he was a college wrestler back in the 70s. He would crank intense workouts for 20 minutes, going for maximum rounds.
The workouts would give an ass whoopin’ to ALL of us.
The Rutgers Wrestling Team is learning ALL about these Density Workouts as we crank many of our workouts based on time. It forces you to push the pace, minimize rest and in turn, mental toughness improves along with strength endurance, power endurance and muscle density.
No wimps allowed.
Below, I cranked 10 minutes of speed benching combined with mixed pulling, much of which was rope pull ups to improve grip strength.
With Density work you do not have to perform an entire workout based on time.
It can be portions of the workout.
You choose. Get UNDER the bar, in the trenches, live and learn.
Lead from the FRONT
–Z–
PS: I’ll be doing Part II of The Coach Reeve Audio Interview for The Underground Inner Circle this week.
Don’t miss it!
Recommended Resources:
Underground Strength System / Coach Ethan Reeve Audio Interrogation
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