Thursday 29-11-07 – Basic Ladders

I thought I better do some kind of workout, so I decided to do some ladders.  These were more for strength than conditioning, although by the end I was sweaty and my heart was beating fairly hard.

For those who don’t know what the ladder system is, it is starting with 1 rep, resting for the time it takes to do 1 rep, then doing 2 reps, resting for 2, and keep going up until you can’t go any further.  This is great for adding to your max number of a certain exercise you can do consecutively.  For my rest, I found it easier to say 1 rep = 1 second rest.  So if I did 5 reps, I had 5 seconds rest.

I found out during the session how weak I was, especially my arms. Well, I have room to improve!

Thursdat 29-11-07 – Basic Ladders

• 50 Jumping Jacks
• 10 Pushups
• 10 Squats

• Pushup Ladder – 1, 2…7, 8 = 26 total
• Squat Ladder – 1, 2…17, 18 = 171 total
• Diamond Pushup Ladders – 1, 2…5, 6 = 11 total

Main Target

• Pushup Ladder 1-10

Full Throttle Conditioning Has Arrived!!

Well, it’s arrived, and only after 3 days! How the postal service can be this fast I don’t know, but I’m not moaning.

I was planning to have today as a rest day, although in a minute I am going to do a short workout. I was planning no just relaxing, watching TV or playing some PC games. Instead, I watched the hour-and-fifty-minutes long DVD. There’s a quick review below, although it’s really just a brief summary of the DVD. For more info, check out Ross’s website. There’s also a lot on the forums about the DVD, so be sure to check them out!

It was great! I admit I didn’t take everything in, bit it’s split into lots of categories chapters, and I’m certain I’ll be re-watching some of them very soon. I’m yet to read the book, although I’m going to start it tonight.

Ross covers LOADS of conditioning aspects, with many different exercises shown my him, most of them with little or no equipment. He also talks about routine creation and some of the theories behind different routines and exercises. Topics covered range from the jump rope (with different techniques explained), burpees (and variations), other bodyweight exercises, explosive exercises, dumbbells, sandbags, kegs, water balls, sprinting and lots more. Yeah, the DVD has a lot of stuff!

Put simply, this is one of the best sources for conditioning info available. And for £18 (delivered to the UK), it is INCREDIBLY well priced. I really do recommend you get it. And no, I’m not affiliated in any way with Ross, apart from he has helped me in so many ways I feel I deserve to promote his excellence.

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