Guest Snake McClain Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'm looking to adjust my workouts. i've been in the gym 4 days a week. wrestling on sunday (making 5). I'm doing a barbell/dumbell routine on those days in the gym and I'm thinking of finding something on two of the days that can work the whole body that will double as a cardio workout. so example mondy and tuesday I do the weighted stuff. then thursday and friday I do some body weight/kettlebell/whateverYouHelpMeWith routine. something to really give me a good thrashing from head to toe. core work. plyometrics. stuff like that but maybe stuff that uses weights as well. also i'd like to take into consideration that on the weighted days since i'd be doing only two barbell days what could i do to get the most out of that since i'd only be doing it once a week instead of twice (mon and thurs are the same workouts and tues/fri are the same like an "a" day and "b" day).would it just make more sense to do something in the morning. then do the weights at night. or vice versa? so do 2 workouts on those days? it's time to go to another level. Quote Link to comment
Waldo Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Workout that doubles as a cardio workout? Circuit trainingYou can look at the Crossfit named workouts, some of them fit this bill. I modified one of them for myself, Cindy, instead of doing 5 pullups, 10 pushups, and 15 BW squats AMRAP in 20 minutes, I did 50 pullups, 100 pushups, 150 BW squats as fast as I could with no limits on the number or size of sets (the ratio is pretty good). It pretty much hits every muscle to some degree, and is easy to add difficulty to (weighted pullups, feet elevated pushups/diamond pushups, and overhead DB squats, or....more reps).The advanced BW circuit that Steve has on NF is pretty good. Its tough. Quote currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
Guest Snake McClain Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 where did you find this workout? not steve's advanced body weight. that is good too though. totally forgot about it. Quote Link to comment
msuroo Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 where did you find this workout?These? Quote Challenge thread Link to comment
chairohkey Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Here's what I came up with off the top of my head.Barbell WorkoutsWorkout ABack Squat-3x5Press-3x8RDL-3x8Chins/Curlz-3 sets to fail/3x8Workout BFront Squat-5x3Bench-3x8Row-3x8Chins/Curlz-3 sets to fail/3x8 Quote Link to comment
Corbab Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Barbell complexes came to mind. It's a circuit of barbell/oly lifts where you complete each exercise in the set consecutively without letting go of the bar. You can't max out your weight (unless you can OHP as much as you can DL), but it's a good cardio and endurance workout that still puts some weight on you.I haven't done too many different ones, but the bear complex is a bear. Quote Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
Guest Snake McClain Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 These?that looks like it yes.Here's what I came up with off the top of my head.Barbell WorkoutsWorkout ABack Squat-3x5Press-3x8RDL-3x8Chins/Curlz-3 sets to fail/3x8Workout BFront Squat-5x3Bench-3x8Row-3x8Chins/Curlz-3 sets to fail/3x8although this is slightly different than what i'm doing it is way too similar. I would like to find something that does a bit of what i'm doing and throws in some completely new stuff. Worth considering definitely but this is basically what've been doing already. Barbell complexes came to mind. It's a circuit of barbell/oly lifts where you complete each exercise in the set consecutively without letting go of the bar. You can't max out your weight (unless you can OHP as much as you can DL), but it's a good cardio and endurance workout that still puts some weight on you.I haven't done too many different ones, but the bear complex is a bear.this...looks freaking awesome. i've never done a power clean before though....so knowing that what typically does someone use as a starting weight?Also a problem...I have an issue with back squats. i have a shoulder injury and i can't quite hold the bar proper. I am going to try this but if i can't hold onto the bar right i'll just back off and stop. which would be sad because this looks amazing. Quote Link to comment
Fakeplastictree Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 You could try the complexes on www.wannabebig.com Quote Workout Log - It may scare you. http://nerdfitness.com/community/showthread.php?9548-Fake-s-Workout-log&p=132496#post132496 Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Have you tried sandbag circuits? There's some good ones at this blog sandbagfitness. Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
Guest Snake McClain Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 You could try the complexes on www.wannabebig.comHave you tried sandbag circuits? There's some good ones at this blog sandbagfitness.these look rad especially that sandbag circuit. my goodness the challenge that would pose trying to balance...and with a filled sandbag...i could do that anywhere really. dude. that is brilliant. BRILLIANT! Quote Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Have you figured out a new routine? I got this in my feed today and the split seemed like it would fit your needs. Train like an Athlete Quote “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
Maggie May Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 love me some bear complex. haven't done it in a while though. you've got some good suggestions going here!! Quote Link to comment
Guest Snake McClain Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Have you figured out a new routine? I got this in my feed today and the split seemed like it would fit your needs. Train like an Athletejust saw this. looking at article now...love me some bear complex. haven't done it in a while though. you've got some good suggestions going here!!and yes that bear complex is sweet. problem i can't do back squats due to my shoulder so i sort of manipulate it. i love complexes. no idea how i havent' heard of them before. Quote Link to comment
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