Day 63 & 64: Getting Up

Friday’s not gonna keep me down so Sat and Sun I did the following:
Strength Circuit (Sat)
(2 minutes rest between each set)

Pull Ups: 3 x 2 sets
Calf Raises (dumb bell and bucket): 10 x 3 sets
Decline Push Ups: 10 x 3 sets
Chin Ups: 3 (just for the hell of it!)
Core…

Sit Ups: 10 (5 sec hold)
Plank: 1:30

Strength [...]

Day 58: Strength

I switched my strength and rest days this week as I slowly recovered from a week of poor sleep and new exercises.
But I hit todays strength goals with extreme vigour and my morning routine was upgraded with a mini circuit of pull ups, chin ups and push ups.
The Main Strength Circuit (3 times)

Pull Ups: 2
Ankle [...]

Day 13: Another ICT

Well here we are into the 3rd split of my programme and it starts with a 20 minute ICT workout I adjusted from Ross’ books.  I think it was No.9.  Anyway it involved the following:

10 Burpees.
10 Chinnies
10 Squats
10 Push Ups

Repeat until 20 mins is up.  My arms packed up part way through so my burpees [...]

Day 7: ICT

Integrated Circuit Training.  I don’t mind admitting that for most of the past 6 days I’d been dreading this workout.  My first ICT workout almost made me throw the contents of my stomach all over the bathroom walls.
Having said that I’d started to notice a general feeling of well being, more agility and mobility.  A [...]

Day 4: EIT

Stands for Enhanced Interval Training and I went into this after doing 3-4 hours of weapons training when our Soke paid a visit from Japan.  3-4hrs of throwing a bo and bokto around made me realise how much conditioning my shoulders needed.  The 70+ yr old Soke was fresh as a daisy throughout but I [...]

Day 1: ICT

The first day of my new 50 day training programme.  Spit, sweat, snot, agony and even blood!!  I decided to do this for several reasons and this first day really tested my resolve.  Having now got Ross Enamaits three training books and DVD I’m diving into this full whack.
So I start with the Integrated [...]