squat thrusts

This evenings workout was a kettlebell workout using a 20kg kettlebell and my own bodyweight:

After warming up I performed: Ten rounds of squat thrusts for 30 reps and then one arm kettlebell swings 15 reps each arm. A round is one set of squat thrusts and one arm kettlebell swings done back to back with as little rest as possible between rounds, just enough to shake out your body and grab a quick drink of water. The squat thrust is a bodyweight exercise in which you squat down, get into the top position of a pushup, and then get back to up the standing position.

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For this evenings workout I ran to the local football pitch and worked through a couple of decks of cards.

Suits
* Spades = Sit ups
* Hearts = Push ups
* Diamonds = Hindu Squats
* 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.

Completed twice.

The deck of cards workout is one of my staples, they’re cheap, natural, you can do them anywhere and most of all, they’re effective. A no nonsense workout that works!

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Workout for 19th August.

August 19, 2009

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 [...]

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Workout for 29th July.

July 29, 2009

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 [...]

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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 do [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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