Pyramid
Work your way up and down this pyramid of reps, starting with 1 rep of each, going to 10 reps each and back down again.
1, 2, 3... 8, 9, 10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1.
Pushups
Situps
Lunges x2
Squat Jumps
Alternating Ladders
15 Burpees, 1 V-Up
14 Burpees, 2 V-ups
13 Burpees, 3 V-Ups
12 Burpees, 4 V-Ups
....all the way to...
3 Burpees, 13 V-Ups
2 Burpees, 14 V-Ups
1 Burpee, 15 V-Ups
*For and intermediate version, sub in pushups instead of burpees, or start at 12 reps instead of 15.
20 Minute AMRAP
Simple, but effective. 20 minutes, as many rounds as possible:
Run 100m out and back
10 Burpees
20 Squats
100 Mountain Climbers, then
40 Pushups
40 Situps
40 Squats
100 Mountain Climbers, then
30 Pushups
30 Situps
30 Squats
30 Lunges
100 Mountain Climbers, then
20 Pushups
20 Situps
20 Squats
20 Lunges
20 Leg Raises
100 Mountain Climbers, then
10 Pushups
10 Situps
10 Squats
10 Lunges
10 Leg Raises
10 Burpees
Legs and Abs
30 sec each, go straight through without stopping, rest 60 sec at the end and repeat. 5 total rounds.
Lunges (Jumping Lunges for Advanced)
Situps (V-Ups)
Sumo Squats (weighted Sumo Squats)
Star Crunches
Curtsy Lunges (Speed Skaters)
Bicycle Crunches
Burpees
Arm Burner
This one is simple, but guaranteed to light up your chest, triceps, and shoulders.
100 Mountain Climbers total
40 Pushups
100 Mountain Climbers total
30 Pushups
100 Mountain Climbers total
20 Pushups
100 Mountain Climbers total
10 Pushups
Strength & Conditioning
It can be hard to find true strength building exercises using just your body. The more you workout, the more those exercises (like pushups and squats) become more about muscular endurance. One way to incorporate strength into bodyweight movements is to increase the time under tension on the "negative" range of motion. That's what we're going to do with the first part of our workout:
Negative HANDSTAND Pushups
**This is an advanced movement, if you're not comfortable with this, try the PIKE PUSHUP Variation
Place your hands 6-8 inches away from a wall, with a pillow on the ground between your hands (for your head). Keeping your arms locked, kick your legs up to the wall into a handstand. With your heels touching the wall and keeping your body in a tight, straight line, lower slowly to a count of 5 going all the way to the pillow. Go slow! The slower you go, the better. Then reset, kick back up to the top and repeat.
3 sets of 5 reps, with a slow 5 count lowering phase.
Rest 1-2 minutes between sets.
For the Pike Pushup modification:
This is a great way to build the strength needed for handstand pushups. Start in a downward dog position with your arms wider than shoulder width, your back flat, and your butt high. Slowly lower your head to a count of 5 to the space between your hands, then reset at the top and repeat.
5 sets of 5 reps, with a slow 5 count lowering phase.
then:
Conditioning
21 reps each, then 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3
Burpees
Situps
Squats
Go as fast as you can.
Cardiooooo
3 circuit, 5 exercises in each. Do each exercise of circuit A for 30 seconds, going down the list 3 times without stopping, then rest for 1 minute and move to circuit B, etc.
A)
Pushups
Single Leg Hip Bridge R
Single Leg Hip Bridge L
Mountain Climbers
High Knees
- repeat 3x, then rest 1 min and move to:
B)
Pike Pushups
Single Leg Squats R (using a chair)
Single Leg Squats L (using a chair)
Mountain Jacks
Shuffle your feet
- repeat 3x, then rest 1 min and move to:
C)
Dips (using a chair)
Split Squats R (elevate back foot on a chair)
Split Squats L (elevate back foot on a chair)
Side Lunges
Burpees
- repeat 3x
3 Circuits
Repeat each circuit for 3 minutes, then rest 1 min and move to the next.
Repeat A-B-C twice for intermediate, three times for advanced!
A)
5 Pushups
10 Toe Touches
10 Squat to high knee
B)
5 Pike Pushups
10 Sprinter Situps
10 Jumping Lunges
C)
5 Burpees
10 Star Crunches
10 Star Jumps