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Workout for 19th August.

by Harry on August 19, 2009

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For this evenings workout I ran up to the football pitch and worked through a deck of cards and after a quick drink, shuffled the cards and worked through the deck again. The exercises were:

Suits
* Hearts : Diamond press-up
* Diamonds : Tuck jumps
* Spades : Squat thrusts
* Clubs : Leg raises

Repetitions
* ace = 11 reps
* 2 = 2 reps
* 3 = 3 reps and so on
* Jack = 11 reps
* Queen = 12 reps
* King = 13 reps
* Joker = 25 of the previous exercise.

Using a deck of cards to workout is one of my favorite fitness tips as the workouts don’t require any equipment, can be done anywhere, are portable and are as challenging as any workouts that you could ever try. For people who are just starting with strength training a bodyweight workout using a deck of cards is often more than enough to begin with and it gives you a good foundation of strength you can build on later.

Give the deck of cards a whirl, you won’t be disappointed.

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Workout for 29th July.

by Harry on July 29, 2009

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Todays workout was a deck of cards workout.

Suits
* Spades = Bicycle Crunchies
* Hearts = Push-ups
* Diamonds =Star Jumps
* Clubs = Squat Thrusts

Repetitions
* ace = 11 reps
* 2 = 2 reps
* 3 = 3 reps and so on
* Jack = 11 reps
* Queen = 12 reps
* King = 13 reps
* Joker = 25 of the previous exercise.

I worked through the deck of cards twice for a total of 908 exercises, I know I keep banging on about it but make no mistake about it, there really are few routines that are as challenging as a deck of cards workout. Don’t rest between exercises and only have a very short rest between decks.

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Workout combining bodyweight and dumbbells.

July 15, 2009

This evenings workout was a mix of dumbbell and bodyweight exercises, If you want real fitness, fat loss and physique building results that you can use in the real world, then combining bodyweight and dumbbells is the best option. Forget about strapping yourself into some machine that has no relation to any movement you’ll [...]

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Workout for 14th July.

July 14, 2009

This evenings workout, another deck of cards workout:
Suits
* Spades = Rustys
* Hearts = Push-ups
* Diamonds =Tuck Jumps
* Clubs = Squat Thrusts
Repetitions
* ace = 11 reps
* 2 = 2 reps
* 3 = 3 reps and so on
* Jack = 11 reps
* Queen = 12 reps
* King = 13 reps
* Joker = 25 of the previous exercise.
I [...]

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No space workout.

June 29, 2009

I have 8′ x 4′ of space at the bottom of my bed in the hotel room I’m staying at this evening and thats all the workout room I need give myself a great workout.
After a quick warm up:
Squat thrusts
Stand with feet together. Squat down and place your hands on the floor next to [...]

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Circuit Training.

June 19, 2009

Studies have shown that circuit training is the most effective way to build cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance. Circuit training combining both strength and cardiovascular exercises is an excellent way to improve both aspects of your fitness at the same time.
A typical circuit has around 10 or so ’stations’ where a person completes a certain [...]

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Conditioning workout.

June 15, 2009

This workout is based on the pit workout.
After a quick warm up. 5 minutes shadow boxing, on the 30 seconds, 5 burpees, on the minute, 5 squats.
1 minute water break, then its into “blackjack” 20 press-ups, 1 squat thrust, then 19 press-ups then 2 squat thrusts and so down to 1 press-up and 20 squat [...]

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HIIT or not?

June 13, 2009

Not, I was going to make this evenings workout an HIIT workout but unfortunately I’d forgotten to charge a battery for the gymboss timer. I’d wanted to make this evenings workout bodyweight only as I’d done a kettlebell workout yesterday, since I’d also no battery for the mp3 player (I could have put a DVD [...]

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Bodyweight and dumbbell workout.

June 9, 2009

An eclectic mix of dumbbell and bodyweight exercises. Utilizing both upper body and lower body exercises at the same time. This evenings workout 9th June.
After a quick warm up:
Squats with dumbbell shoulder presses 20 reps.
Astride Jumps with dumbbell shoulder presses 20 reps.
Side squats with dumbbell lateral raises 20 reps.
Dumbbell shadow boxing, upper cuts, crosses, straight [...]

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Bodyweight and dumbbell workout

June 5, 2009

This workout is a bodyweight and dumbbell circuit. Each exercise is done for 30 seconds time with 30 seconds rest.
* Split dead lift
* Press-ups
* Shoulder press
* Plank
* Dumbbell lunges
* Mountain climbers
* Bent over row
* Side crunches
* Seated Russian twists
* One arm snatch
* Jumping jacks
* Dorsal raise
* Squat thrusts
* Sicilian crunch
I worked through this circuit twice.

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