Comments on: A Bodyweight Workout for Busy Men

By: spence

spence — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:22:34 +0000

Sounds real good. How about this: pushups,pullups,burpees,planks,crunches,pistols,and explosive lunges.

By: Dr. Harris Meyer

Dr. Harris Meyer — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:11:04 +0000

Awesome! This is so do-able.

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By: Luke - AspiringGentleman

Luke - AspiringGentleman — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:58:56 +0000

This is how I work out regularly. No fancy machines or gym memberships for me. A pair of running shoes and a bar across my door are all I need (sometimes with some free weights as well). You can work out pretty well any muscle, and most exercises naturally work multiple muscles groups at once, in contrast to the targeted machines you find at the gyms.

By: KARSAN

KARSAN — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:23 +0000

WoooooW … Nice Very Nice .. Tnx ..

By: Phillip

Phillip — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:39:48 +0000

BW exercises are under utilized in our society, exercises that used to be the foundation of fitness are not use anymore. The exercises listed here will help you develop functional strength, meaning strength you can use in the real world to control forces exerted on your body as well using your body to exert force on objects. If you have any doubt at how strong BW exercises can make you, look at elite level male gymnasts and their strength and muscular development

By: Gary Slaughter

Gary Slaughter — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:30:41 +0000

I just found a great website, bodyweightculture.com. Lots of good stuff there. It’s free to join.

I found it while researching Georges Hebert, the founder of Methode Naturelle (a precursor to Parkour). I learned about him after reading an article in the April 2009 issue of Men’s Health, spotlighting Erwan Le Corre. I have really started to get interested in functional fitness and muscular endurance, rather than “mirror muscles.”

By: Jedd

Jedd — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:56:38 +0000

The 1A, 1B and 2A, 2B are referring to two consecutive exercises done in the same set. Set 1 has two exercises – exercise A is BTR Pushups. Exercise B is Bulgarian Split Squats. The same pattern is applied for set 2 A and B.

The Tin Man exercise is not hitting one specific muscle, it is a warm-up exercise for the entire hip complex. An effort is made to keep the leg straight. In the photo the leg is not 100% straight, but the effort is made to keep it that way. With the still photography, the coach can check the form and find areas of opportunity. In this case the athlete would need to work on hamstring flexibility and range of motion as well as putting some attention to the glutes and piriformis.

Thanks everyone and good article, Smitty.

By: Demian

Demian — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:31:17 +0000

Is this workout meant to be done daily, and that’s what the 1A and 1B are for?

By: Don

Don — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:52:01 +0000

For another simple and free exercise search on “burpee excercise”.

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:32:09 +0000

@ Greg-

I’ve been looking into some military workouts. As you mentioned, they’re nice because they require little or no equipment.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:04:23 +0000

A bit over 30 years ago, a civilian version of the US Army’s minimalist, age-rated workout plan came out. Essentially, it was a daily routine that started with a warm up (some stretching and jumping jacks), and consisted of crunches, squats, “trunk twisters”, pushups and some aerobic work. The routine was part of “The West Point Diet and Fitness Book”. The book included age specific exercize routines for men and women, and included exercise routines for increasing cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and a (admittedly simplistic) diet program. The practical benefit of the regimen was that it assumed you were starting from absolute zero in terms of any physical fitness work, and phased you in over a 12 week period. Equipment needed was basically a wall, a hard armless chair, and [for the flexibilty program] some stairs. Time required depended on how far you went, but the minimum beginners’ level workout was less than 15 minutes daily.

By: Heel

Heel — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:27:23 +0000

Thank Keith. I’ve not tried handstand pushups – I just assumed they would be too difficult. I’ll give it a try.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:35:14 +0000

Keith,

If you mean 21-15-9, then yes thats a Crossfit hero work out named JT, which can be found here: http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/faq.html

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:31:00 +0000

This is a pretty cool blog! I had my boyfriend read it and he thought it was interesting. There are a lot of workouts that can be added to his daily routine so thank you for that!