Outta Here

I'm leaving for some ice climbing, so in light of that your workout will be max hindu squats in 2 minutes, followed by max pullups in 2 minutes. Complete five rounds.

The Magic 50 - by Ross Enamait

5 snatches each arm
5 swings each arm
10 burpees

5 rounds, 30-60 seconds between rounds

This one was brought to my attention by my friend, George. He said he likes to do the snatches from the ground, rather than with a pre-swing, with a 24kg kettlebell. Good luck with that ;)
Use a kettlebell, dumbbell, whatever allows you to do the workout. Have fun, and thanks again George.

Man-Makers

Grab a dumbbell, kettlebell, pillowcase filled with weight...something that you can swing.

Alternate swings with jogging:

Swing x 50
Jog 200m
Swing x 40
Jog 300m
Swing x 30
Jog 400m
Swing x 20
Jog 500m
Swing x 30
Jog 400m
Swing x 40
Jog 300m
Swing x 50
Jog 200m

Adjust the swing volume and jogging levels to your ability. The jog is a form of active recovery, not a race.

Nationality Training

Take a pair of dice and roll...That's how many minutes you are training today. Do Turkish get-ups for that many minutes, alternating arms each repetition. If you need to rest, rest...but stop the timer. Use a dumbbell, kettlebell, sandbag, barbell, rock, soup can, your wife, your husband, whatever. When you are done, do as many Hindu squats as you can in the same number of minutes.

Running!!

Run 5k. Break it up, do intervals, walk a bit, run a bit, whatever. Just do it:)
Every once in awhile you just need some good old fashioned AEROBIC activity. It's not necessarily fun, it may not feel very productive, but it's always good for you. Besides, you need to be able to move on your own two legs!

Ladders...

Barbell Side Press
3 x (1,2,3) each side

Weighted Pullups
3 x (1,2,3)

Front Squat
3 x (1,2,3)

"The PVC" - from Dan John

Dan John inspired this workout for me. It's brutal...good luck;)
With a 1.5 - 2 inch PVC pipe:

15 Overhead Squats
200 meter sprint
X 5 as fast as you can

Bring your puke buckets if you plan on really pushing this...that PVC gets heavy.

How's My Pulling?

Load a bar with your bodyweight in pounds (I weigh 165, so I would load 165lbs on a bar.

With a continuously running clock, do 1 pullup the first minute, 2 deadlifts the second, 3 pullups the third, 4 deadlifts the 4th, etc. until you can't complete all the reps in either the deadlifts or the pullups. Rest for 3 minutes, and start over. Continue like this until you can only complete 2 deadlifts or 1 pullup. Then, go home:)

20's

Turkish Get-up (Kettlebell or Dumbbell)
/ 5 minutes, alternating arms each rep

Then:

KB or DB Swing x 20
Pushups x 20
Pullups x 20
Bodyweight Squat x 20
Rest x 30 seconds

Repeat x 5

Legs?

Barbell Squat (50% of 1RM) / 8 x 4 (4 sets of 8 reps)

Pistol (one legged squat) / 5 l/r x 4 (do 5 reps with each leg, alternating each rep)

Finish with MAX Hindu Squats in 6 minutes

What's My Age Again?

For the first workout, take your age and subtract it from 100. Now do that many pushups, pullups, and burpees for time. For example: I'm 22 years old -> 100-22= 78. So I would do -> 78 pushups, 78 pullups, and 78 burpees as fast as I can. Let me know how you do.

Welcome to the Courage Corner

This blog will be a daily workout, posted by me, on most days of the week. Try the workouts and let me know how you do. Any input (criticism/praise, etc.) is welcome. I'm always learning, as are you. Some of these workouts will be "challenges" for you to try, so get back to me with your times, loads, etc. Have fun and enjoy:)