Went for a short run to warm up then did The Pit Full Body Workout in a local field, the farmer saw me toward the end of the workout and was intrigued as to what I was doing, after I had done we had quite a chat about catch as catch can wrestling, he was very knowledgeable and knew about Billy Riley and the Snake Pit in Wigan.

Originally posted 2009-04-21 17:24:45.

This evening I worked out with my good friend “Bubby”. Together we worked through “The Pit, full body workout” a fuller description of the workout can be found here. We then alternated between gloves and focus pads for 12 x 2 minute rounds working straight punches, hooks to the head and body, uppercuts etc. We followed this up with 3 x 2 minute rounds working on defensive techniques.

Originally posted 2010-11-21 20:34:20.

This evenings workout was the pit full body workout, I love this workout, its my absolute favourite no equipment necessary work along workout. You can find the full workout here.

This evenings workout was the pit full body workout, there is a full description here. Personally I think the 3 workouts on the DVD are great, don’t take my word for it though, read what others say about it:

Bottom line: If you buy this DVD and follow the workouts three times a week, you will get into great shape!

All in all the training programs are great to follow by yourself if you’re starting out, and want to improve your strength and stamina, with very little equipment.

A good dvd all round, well rounded upper and lower exercises. Good for both starters and advanced athletes.

The pit workout is available from amazon.co.uk.

Today I swam 50 lengths of the local pool, I was going to swim 100 lengths which is 2.5km or just over 1.5 mile, but at 50 lengths half the pool was closed off for lessons, I could have carried on but with everyone herded into half the pool it was a bit crowded to say the least, in future I’ll go very early in the morning when the pools laned off for adult swimming only. When I got back from the pool I did the pit full body workout.

For this evenings workout I ran to the football pitch and worked through the pit full body workout. I love this workout it can be done anywhere, gives you a good full body workout and there is no equipment needed.

I’m in an hotel this evening so decided on the pit full body workout as I haven’t done it for a couple of weeks, there is no equipment necessary and it can be done anywhere, I did the workout in the little courtyard at the rear of the hotel.

Hotel gyms have a reputation for being tiny, ill-equipped, and crowded at peak hours. Whenever I travel I always include these 3 items, my mp3 player, which has The Pit Workout converted to mp3 on it. There are 3 pit workouts, upper body, lower body and full body. I also have an eclectic selection of music for when I go for a run, a miniature deck of cards and gymboss timer. With these 3 simple tools I can workout in my hotel room, local park, beach or just about anywhere.

My suitcase also doubles as an impromptu sandbag, the hotel room chair is great for dips, hold the chair in your hands as you squat, a weight is just that, a weight. Anything that you can hold and that has weight can be used as a weight. It doesn’t have to look like a barbell and have a convenient shape in order to qualify as a weight.

If you have 6 feet worth of space, you have a place for push-ups, lunges, crunches, and the like, and the whole world is a gym if you know how to improvise.

The Pit Full Body Workout by John Hackelman (the trainer of Chuck Liddell – UFC light heavyweight champion). I converted my DVD to mp3 so I can workout on the local football pitch using my mp3 player. The Full Body workout starts off with a warm up of exercises including astride jumps, neck stretches, chain breakers, side bends and knees.

5 minutes shadowboxing with 5 sets of 30 explosive leaps and sprawls at random times during the drill.

*45 Second Water Break*

Now its time for my favourite workout “The Pit Blackjack”.

The drill involves the combination of pushups and squat thrusts.

The key to the drill is that each combination must equal 21 reps. You begin with 20 pushups and 1 squat thrust, then 19 pushups and 2 squat thrusts……This keeps going until you finish with 1 pushup and 20 squat thrusts.

*45 Second Water Break*

Triple punch drill. You get into a mid-squat position and throw 3 fast straight punches for every rep. 40 reps.

Freestyle rope jump for 45 seconds then Double Under/Sprints for 15 seconds, short break. 3 sets.

*45 Second Water Break*

Now for the Abs!

The First set involves laying flat on your back and with your arms straight over your head rising up to touch your toes and then returning to your back. 50 reps.

Second set involves placing your hands under your butt and lifting your legs up and down without touching the ground. 50 reps.

Third set, Bicycles with a 3 count per rep. 50 reps.

Fourth/Fifth set, Rustys…you get into a rowing position with your legs and back up off the ground. Again, the motion is like your rowing. 3 count per rep, 30 reps per set X 2.

Sixth set, Twists…Similar to Rustys except your twisting your body from side to side instead of front to back. 3 count per rep, 30 reps.

This concludes the Full Body Workout. Available from amazon.co.uk.