Today I did what I call the Birthday Workout again. This is a workout I've had some clients do to celebrate their birthdays and I usually do it with them. Today, in addition to the birthday boy there were 3 of us doing the workout with him. The workout consists of 6 exercises done as a circuit. On the 1st circuit the reps equal your age, the 2nd circuit the reps equal the month you were born, the 3rd circuit is the day you were born and the 4th circuit is the year you were born (there is a shorter version where you do the current year [8] instead). For example, since I'm 50 and born on 8/25/58 the reps on each of the circuits would be 50, 8, 25, 58. The exercises are kettlebell swings (I used the 20kg), squat thrusts/burpees, modified pullups/body rows, pushups, stability ball crunches and stability ball leg curls. We also walked the Beast (see below) before and after the circuits. Of course, this just wasn't enough for me so I also did about 300 walking lunges with my next client along with walking the Beast again. And since I still had some feeling left in my legs I went on an hour long bike ride after this. And add to all that 20 mins on the heavy bag.
So, what did you do today?
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- Hi! I'm Patrick Frey, your in-home, online and on-the-trail Personal Trainer, Fitness Educator, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist. With over 35 years of fitness experience, and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Sciences Association, and the American Council on Exercise, I have the knowledge and experience you need to reach your health and fitness goals. My interests over the years have included running, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic lifting, volleyball, and general health, fitness and nutrition. I've trained hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from elite athletes to sedentary couch potatoes, in everything from well equipped gyms to un-equipped homes, online, in the park and on the trails. To me, there's nothing more exciting than helping people improve their health, look better, feel better, or improve their sports performance.
7 comments:
I started out my day watching TV and playing a video game on my Wii.
I followed this up by 8 (count them EIGHT) straight hours of working. I finally finished up my day with more TV, a little more gaming, and a 30 minute nap on the couch because I was so exhausted.
Your day is just too ambitious.
SLACKER!!!
Yes, that was the point I was getting at :).
All right boys. You two are just too funny. The family who works out together stays fit together.
WOW...Pat!, this crazy workout sounds good. I'm very interested and I'm going to try it out with my guinea pig. I'll let you know ;-)
Nice idea!! a very novel concept "Birthday workout"
you find every excuse to workout and and find every excuse not to workout.
Nice idea!! a very novel concept "Birthday workout"
you find every excuse to workout and I find every excuse not to workout
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