A little Bulgarian Bag session

This morning I got up early to squeeze in a quick KB conditioning session with the focus on squats, cleans and jerks.

I planned to hit a second workout later in the day with the awesome Bulgarian Bag - an outstanding tool for high speed met con workouts!

Here's how it went: (17kg bag)

Round 1
Bag Shoulder Press 30sec
Lateral hop over bag 30sec
Power Snatch 30sec
Rest 30sec x 3 rounds

Round 2
Bag Squat 30sec
Bag Alt Rev Lunge 30sec
High Speed Row 30sec
Rest 30 sec x 3 rounds

Round 3
10 spins each way
10 push ups on bag
5 spins each way
10 push ups on bag
10 x 24" box jumps
Rest 90 sec
4 rounds

Finished with 16kg kb 20/10s work/rest x 8 rounds

All done is less than 40 mins inc warm up.

Metabolism suitably primed!

A little FYF workout in the park - Met Con Special

Had a superb conditioning workout down in a local park a short while ago.

Sun setting, warm heat, green trees, not too many people about - ideal conditions and always amazes me that people would rather go to a sweaty boring gym than get out doors in the fresh air and work out creatively.

Here's what went down:-

Met Con Hell
40kg Beast bag bear crawl drag 60 seconds
30 seconds switch over
15m battling rope slams 60 seconds
30 seconds switch over
Repeat for 3 rounds apiece.

Rest 2 minutes

Repeat for another 3 rounds of super sets this time with 45 seconds each on the weighted bear crawl/rope slam with 30 sec change over between each.

Rest 3 minutes

Double Kettlebell Complex
Clean x 1
Squat x 1
Military Press x 1
Reverse lunge each leg x 1/1
Push Press x 1
Complete 3 times through without rest.
Rest 60 seconds
Repeat for 3 sets of 3 complexes in total.

Rest for 2 minutes

Repeat again with 3 complexes through for 2 rounds
Rest 2 minutes
Repeat again with one round more of 3 times through the complex.

Finisher:-
17kg Bulgarian Bag Spins 10 reps each way
Partner 40kg sandbag shouldering (4-5 reps each time)
Swap over.
Rest 45 seconds
Complete 4 rounds.

When it was all said and done this took 60 minutes and was a brutal session. Round 1 was a total ass kicker, top end cardio stimulus.

Round 2 more strength based.

Round 3 strength/power to sap any remaining juice!

Loved it!

Today's kettlebell workout

After running two back to back days of 12 miles apiece I felt the legs could do with a day off running.

Instead I opted for a short kettlebell session which went as follows:-

24kg Kb swing x 20 reps
24kg kb dead, clean, catch, squat, press complex x 5 reps
Every 90 seconds for 5 rounds

Rest 3 min

Double 16kg kb racked step ups onto 18" box
10 reps each leg (60 sec total)
Rest 60 sec
X 3 sets

Rest 3 minutes

16kg kb snatch
1 rep every 10 sec for 60 sec
Keep bell locked in between reps over head
Then 30 sec burn set (10 reps)
Switch arms
Complete 3 rounds (9 minutes) non stop

Rest 2 minutes.

16kg Alt Renegade Row x 10
16kg x 2 double clean x 10
Rest 30sec
5 rounds.

Job done. Each round was tough in its own right. The step ups were the most intense. Great for unilateral leg strength, ideal for runners and cyclists!