300/365 300 Workout in Honor of 300th Post

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

Wow! This is the 300th post! Can you believe we've come this far? Just 65 more beloved posts. This is quite possibly as exciting as Oprah's last episode. I jest!

In honor of the 300th post, here is the work out that the guys from the movie 300 used to get ripped and ready:
Pullups - 25 reps

Deadlifts with 135 lbs - 50 reps
Pushups - 50 reps
24-inch box jumps - 50 reps
Floor wipers - 50 reps
Single-arm Clean-and-Press with 36 lbs Kettlebell - 50 reps
Pullups - 25 reps

The following video shows the order and a brief demonstration of the 300 work out.

Certainly this is a bit ambitious. Feel free to turn it down a notch. You could cut all the reps in half or modify the exercises to ones you are more comfortable with. The article in Men's Health Magazine that I got this from offer solutions. Have fun!

In health,

Lauren

282/365 Spring Workout: Pull Muscles

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

I'm very excited for next Wednesday when I get to measure my girth, body fat %, and weight! Until then, here are the two pulling muscle workouts that I used on Mondays and Thursdays. Remember, pull muscles include your trapezius, rhomboids, latissimus dorsi, posterior deltoid, biceps, pronators, and supinators.

Mondays
Seated rows
Single arm dumbbell rows on bench
One legged posterior deltoid flys
Bow pulls with cable (pretend like you are pulling a bowstring back)
Hammer curl (thumbs point up)

Thursdays
Lat pull downs
Squatting rows (use a cable)
Pronated Curls (thumbs point inwards)
Posterior deltoid flys on ball

When I first started out, I was only doing 2 sets of 8-15. The next week I progressed to 3 sets of 10-12. Once I felt comfortable doing 12 and felt like I could do more after, I moved my weight up. Next, the push muscle exercises...

In health,

Lauren