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Warm up: 10 push ups, 10 pull ups (use leg band if needed), 10 sit ups, 10 lunges, 10 Diamond push ups, and 1k row

Upper Body Chest Workout Routine:

- You will do 20, 15, 10 and 5 of your body weight Dead Lifts and your body weight Olympic Incline Press. Modify the weight if needed.

- 20 reps Dead Lifts
- 20 reps Olympic Incline Press

- 15 reps Dead Lifts
- 15 reps Olympic Incline Press

- 10 reps Dead Lifts
- 10 reps Olympic Incline Press

- 5 reps Dead Lifts
- 5 reps Olympic Incline Press

This is a timed workout, have your dead lift bar and your incline press loaded with your body weight, and spotter if needed. Post your time and what weight/modifications you used.

Beginners/Intermediate: modify your weight to fit your level

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Warm up: 10 walking lunges, 10 air squats, 20 sit ups, x 2 rounds then run 400 meters at 60%

CrossFit Workout Routine:

- Body weight squats (round to the nearest 5 LBS, beginners 50% of your body weight on the bar or less. Remember an Olympic bar weighs 45lbs) Back Squat; hold the bar behind the head

- Pull ups

- Do both each round. Here are the reps: 21, 18, 15, 12, 9 6, 3, 1

This is a timed event. Post your time!

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Warm up: 10 minutes on elliptical, 10 minutes of indoor row

Ab Workout Routine:

- 30 standing Barbell Russian Twists with 35-45lbs (Beginners use a 25lbs light barbell)
- 30 full sit ups (Beginners can do crunches)
- 30 Planks with a side lateral step; in plank position on the forearms and toes, keep your body flat with your hips tucked and step out side to side as wide as you can, with the right leg and then the left leg etc. Do 15 on each side.
- 30 Jumping Jacks with hand clap
- Do this Circuit 3 times and record your time.

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You can do this workout every third day to stay conditioned.  It’s a simple workout that really challenges the chest, back and arms.   It’s a pyramid type routine.  In it, we do 2 push-ups for each pull-up.  The goal is to see how high you can get your reps.   Because you’re dropping for push-ups and jumping up for pull-ups, your heart rate will jump as well!

Start by doing one pull-up followed by 2 push ups.  After that, each number doubles until you’ve maxed out your upper body.

Pull-up, Push-Up:

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This lower body circuit workout focus’ on leg strength and endurance!

Warm up: 400 meters run (one lap around track)

Workout Routine:
-20 front squats; Men = 95 lbs, Women = 45 lbs
-20 sit ups
-20 walking lunges (each step is 1)
-20 lying leg lifts
-20 box jumps; Men = 24″, Women= 20″

- 4 rounds advanced, 2 rounds intermediate, 1 round beginner; post your time!

Cool down: quad and hamstring stretch

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The truth is… there are many! When you think of ab exercises, what you are really thinking of, is core exercises. The core encompasses all of your abs and back strength which is vital to a healthy fit body!

Today’s core or ab workout routine will also focus on core and some of the best ab exercises isolating into the obliques, helping you achieve more definition to get those six pack abs you have worked so hard for!

Best Six Pack Ab Workout Routine:

- Standing Russian bar bell twists: Advanced -- add light weights, Beginners -- use 20-45 lb bar only

- Mountain Climbers on the Bosu: alternate; pull knees forward, pull knees to the side

- Lying Russian twists: use a light weight

- Glute Ham sit ups: Beginners -- modify or do full sit ups on the floor

- Back extensions or supermans

- Planks (30 seconds)

- Do each exercise 30 reps x 4 rounds: Post your time and don’t give up!!

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Workout Routine:

- 20 Back Extensions
- 20 Knees to Elbows: Advanced -- hang, Beginner -- standing
- 40 Double Arm Kettlebell Swings:

• 36lb. (1 pood) = for males
• 18lb. (1/2 pood) = females

- 20 Sit Ups
- 20 Supermans
- 20 Mountain Climbers

- Repeat 4-5 times depending on fitness level. Beginners may need to cut the reps in half. Let me know your time and how your core feels after!

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As a San Francisco 49er fan myself, this image known as ‘The Catch’ brings back good memories of the NFC Championship game on January 10, 1982 and the win by Dwight Clark.

With less than a minute left, the 49ers were down one touchdown and an extra point away from taking the game from the Dallas Cowboys. Six yards from the end zone Joe Montana took the snap, rolled right and as he was being charged by the defense, sent the ball to the back of the end zone where the secondary receiver, Dwight Clark, leaped higher than he ever had or ever would again, snatched the high pass, briefly lost control, regained it . . . and then we all witnessed… touchdown!

This football moment also reminds me of what my old coach used to say:
“Fatigue Makes Cowards Of Us All”

Warm up: jog 400 meters, 50 sit ups, 25 pull ups

Workout:

- 2 minutes of burpees

- Run 200 meters do 30 push ups

- Broad Jumps 200 meters, do 30 push ups

- Do this cycle 4 times as fast as you can and post your time! Beginners scale as needed. (example: cut cycles in half or reps in half)

After this workout I want you to repeat what my old coach used to say…: “Fatigue Makes Cowards Of Us All!”

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Warm up: 5 minute row, 25 push ups, 25 sit ups,  25 pull ups (use leg band if needed)

Workout:

- Row 1000 meters (keep abs tight and back straight)

- 3 minutes of burpees with a 2 minute rest, repeat 3 times. Max effort, post the total number when completed.

- Row 1000 meters (keep abs tight and back straight)

- If you are a beginner you need to scale this workout. Example 2 minutes of burpees and a 2 minute rest x 3 rounds.

After this workout I want you to repeat what my old coach used to say: “Fatigue Makes Cowards Of Us All!”

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Warm up:  jog 800 meters (or 2 laps around the track) 25 air squats, and 25 lunges

Exercises:

- 1 min sit ups
- 1 min leg lifts
- 1 min bicycle crunches
- 1 min super mans
- 1 min break

- complete the circuit for 4 rounds

Count your reps during each exercise until you finish that round. Use the break to write down your score.

Example round 1=30 sit ups, 30 leg lifts, 40 bicycle sit ups (left knee and right knee combine equal 1 rep), 52 super man. Total score 152 for that round.

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