Monday January 16 - Saturday January 21, 2012

Monday January 16, 2012
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
A) Dynamic Warm Up & Hip Mobility
B) Tabata Protocol Coupled Training
20/10 X 8 "rounds"
A – Squat & Tube Row Combo

B – Jumping Split Squat Slam Ball

C1 – Alternating Reverse Lunge & Hammer Curl (L & R)
C2 –Mountain Jumper

D – KB Swing

Tuesday January 17, 2012
"The heights which great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight; They, whilst their companions slept, were toiling upwards in the night." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A – Warm Up
B – 60/30 Strength/Cardio Session
60 seconds of work, 30 seconds of rest, 2 exercises X’s 2 “rounds” then 60 second rest & transition
Superset Station#1:
1 – KB Squat & OH Press
2 – Ladder Skips & Hops
Superset Station#2:
1 – 180 Degree Push Up
2 – Broad Jump/Burpee
Superset Station#3:
1 – Lunge Stance 1 Arm DB Row
2 – Side Shuffle/Mountain Climber Combo

Wednesday January 18, 2012
"People are able to wonder at the height of mountains, and the huge waves of the sea, the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and then pass by themselves without wondering at all." – St. Augustine
A – Warm Up
B – I am Spartacus…
Step 1 – Each exercise is a station. At each station, do as many repetitions as you can for 40 seconds, rest for 20 seconds and move to the next station. There are 5 stations. Perform each station twice, then rest for 2 minutes, then repeat this process again. Rest again for 2 minutes, then go to Step 2.
1 – Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat Jumps
2 – Split Stance Band Row
3 – Jumping MB Slam
4 – KB Swing
5 – Burpee/Atomic Plank Combo
Step 2 - Each exercise is a station. At each station, do as many repetitions as you can for 40 seconds, rest for 20 seconds and move to the next station. There are 5 stations. Perform each station twice, then rest for 2 minutes, then repeat this process again and then you’re done!
1 – Gallows Rows
2 – Split Stance Band Chest Press
3 – Reverse Lunge & MB Slam
4 – KB Sumo DL
5 – Kneeling Ropes Waves

Thursday January 19, 2012
"Progress stops upon satisfaction." – Mika in Finland
A - Dynamic Warm Up & Hip Mobility
B - This is going to feel a little odd...
40 seconds work, 20 seconds rest X 5 rounds = 20 minutes!
1) Tempo Goblet Squat (fast drop into squat, 3 seconds up)
2) Tempo SL Anterior Reach w/MB (3 sec up, fast down)
3) Tempo Side Plank Reach & Rotate (fast down, 3 seconds push)
4) Long Plank Hold, Plank Hold Drop Set

Friday January 20, 2012
"If a man does his best, what else is there?" – George S. Patton
A – Warm Up
B – 45/15 Endurance Circuit
45 seconds of work, 15 seconds of rest. 5 exercises X 4 rounds.
1 – Gallows Push Up/Pikes
2 – Battle Ropes Jumping Jack Waves
3 – KB/DB Threaded Lunges
4 – KB/DB 1 Arm Floor Press
5 – Lying Ham Curls

January 9 - January 14, 2012

Monday January 9, 2012
"I was born Italian and raised Catholic. I was seven years old before I realized there was a difference." - Dink Weber
A - Warm-up and Hip Mobility
B - 30/30 Training
Knee Friendly Lunge w/MB
Spiderman Push Up
1/2 Kneeling Band Row
DB Seated “V” Press
KB Squat & High Pull

Tuesday January 10, 2012
"Fear of being looked on as stupid ... is stupid." - Dink Weber
A - Warm Up
B - The Mad Minute
20 seconds of work, 0 seconds rest X 3 rounds followed by 1 minute rest & transition. 10 total cycles.
1 - Battle Ropes Complex (Jumping Jacks, Split Jacks, Seal Jacks)
2 - Bodyweight Complex (Sprint, Skips, Squat Hold)
3 - Kettlebell Complex (1 Arm Swing L & R, 2 Arm Swing)
4 - Band Complex (Band OH Press, Band Squats & High Pull, Band Hammer Curls)
5 - Push Up/Plank Complex (Mountain Climbers, Side Plank reach & Rotate L&R)

Wednesday January 11, 2012
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road." - Henry Ward Beecher
A - Warm Up
B - Cardio Blast Wednesday
KB Walk & Touch X 3 Trips
Begin at one end of the "track", hold the KB at arm's length between the thighs, take a step and touch the ground with the KB, stand back up, then touch the ground. Continue in this fashion until you walk the length of the track. Walk to the other end while your partner performs their walk.
Main Program
1:00 each exercise x 2
1. Seated Hot Potato + Mountain Climber
2. Slingshot + Squat & Press
3. Row & Burpee
4. Swing & Pushup
1:00 rest between

Thursday January 12, 2012
"There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance." - Joseph Addison
A - Dynamic Warm-up & Hip Mobility
B – Adrenaline Abs 10/5 Repeats
Repeat the following 2 exercises for 5 minutes in 10 second increments followed by a 5 second transition. You will have a 1 minute rest between sets.
A1 – Pushups
A2 – 2 Points of Contact Plank Hold

B1 – DB Bulgarian Split Squat & Press
B2 – Weighted SL Hip Extension Hold

C1 – Squat Position Hold & Row
C2 – Side Plank Row Hold

Friday January 13, 2012
"Most people want security in this world, not liberty." - H.L. Mencken, Minority Report, 1956
A - Warm Up
B - Bodybuilding Boot-camp Training
30 seconds of work, 30 seconds of rest for a single exercise X 4 rounds followed by 1 minute rest. 4 exercise circuit.
1 - KB Goblet Squats
2 - SL Push Ups
3 - DB Deadlift
4 - Rows
Metabolic Finisher - Speed Punches!

Saturday January 14, 2012
"The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions." - Adlai Stevenson, speech, New York City, 28 August 1952
A – Warm Up
B – Amazing Abs, Bombshell Butt & Sexy Shoulders Workout
3 Minute Sequence Routine
DB or KB Leg Complex (Fwd Lunge, Squat, Reverse Lunge, Plia Lunge) x 5 Steps per leg
Bodysaw x 10
Suspension Shoulder Complex w/ Hip Extension x 12

Finisher - 10 Set Shoulder Burnout

Week #1 In The New Facility - Monday January 2 - Saturday January 7, 2012

Monday January 2, 2012
"Many people look forward to the new year, for a new start on old habits." – Joey Adams
A - Dynamic Warm-up and Hip Mobility
B - 30/30 Training
1 Arm DB Squat & Press
Push Ups w/4 Second Pause
Split Squat Hold & Row
MB Slams

Tuesday January 3, 2012
"The path of least resistance is only paved for the first 200 yards." – Tim Ferris
A - Warm-up
B - 40 - 20 training
40 seconds of work, 20 seconds of rest X 5 rounds
Misery Pulls
3 Push-ups & 180 Degree Rotation
SL Hip Hinge & DB Row
Side Plank Reach & Rotate

Wednesday January 4, 2012
"Setting goals is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will achieve them, and staying with that plan." – Tom Landry
A – Dynamic Warm Up
B – Workout - Cardio Band Blast (45 Minute Class)
45 – 15 Routine – 10 Exercise X 3 Rounds. 2 minutes rest between rounds
1 – Lateral Shuffle Left
2 – Lateral Shuffle Right
3 – Lateral Hop Left
4 – Lateral Hop Right
5 – Back Pedal
6 – Split Squat Left
7 – Split Squat Right
8 – Back Pedal
9 – Stationary Run
10 – Split Jump

Thursday January 5, 2012
"When you hang out with the ordinary you lose your desire to be exceptional" – Sheryl Brady
A – Warm-up
B – 30 Second Complexes
30 seconds of work X 6 exercises followed by 1 minute recovery
1 – Ab Slides
2 – Loaded Kneel & Rise
3 – Side to Side Push-ups
4 – Skater Hops
5 – SL Bent-Knee Resisted Hip Extension - Left Side
6 – SL Bent-Knee Resisted Hip Extension - Right Side

Friday January 6, 2012
“If all the crutches were laid end to end, there still wouldn't be enough for the LAME EXCUSES!” – Tom Terwilliger
A - Warm-up
B - 50 - 10 training
50 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest X 4 rounds
1 Arm KB Swing
Push-up & Pike Combo
Jumping Split Squats
Squat & Band 1 Arm Row
Reaching Plank

Saturday January 7, 2012
“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates
A – Warm Up
B – Amazing Abs, Bombshell Butt & Sexy Shoulders Workout
15, 30, 45, 60, 60, 45, 30, 15 Pyramid Interval Tri-sets
MB Lateral Lunge & Reach
Push Up Plank w/ Active Leg Hops
SL Hip Hinge & Band Pull-Apart

Well here it is...your last training program for 2011. Be sure and hit it hard and with a vengeance and always remember: it isn't so much what you do between Christmas and New Year's that makes or breaks you, it's what you do between New Year's and Christmas!

I'll see you next year!
Steve
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Day 1
A) Warm-up well
B) Sprint & Push-ups Routine
In an open area, like a field, parking lot or track, sprint for 15 seconds or about 100 yards. Immediately upon finishing your sprint, drop to the ground and perform 10 STRICT (body straight, hips tight, elbows near your side, reach for the ground with the chest) push-ups. Recover by walking back to the starting point. Upon reaching the starting point, immediately repeat the sprint/push-ups combo.
Do this for 10 to 15 rounds.

Day 2
A) Warm-up well
B) 3 Minute Leg Routine
You will perform as many repetitions as possible in a continuous (non-stop) 3 minute routine broken into 20 second increments.
Here's what to do:
A) Start a timer or watch a clock and then:
B) Perform Jumping Squats for 20 seconds
C) Perform Squats for 20 seconds
D) Perform a Squat Hold (drop into a full squat position and hold) for 20 seconds
Repeat these 3 exercises every 20 seconds until 3 minutes (3 rounds) have been completed. Recover for 2 minutes before going to the next routine.
C) Today's Routine
Perform the following 5 exercises in a 12, 10, 8, 6, 4 repetition format, whereby you will do each exercise for 12 repetitions (left AND right where merited), then 10 repetitions, then 8 and so on until 4. Here are the exercises. Click the link for a video demonstration of each.
SLDL and reach with Medicine Ball (or light weight)
1 Leg Elevated Push-up
Bent Over "Y" Raises
Single Leg Hip/Thigh Extensions (L & R)
Reaching Planks (L & R)

Day 3
A) Warm-up Well
B) Bodyweight "500" Routine
Perform 50 reps of each exercise for the following 10 exercises:
1) Prisoner Squat
2) Push-up
3) Mountain Jumpers
4) Strongman Crunch (25 L & R)
5) Dumbbell RDL to Reverse Lunge
6) T-Stabilization (25 L & R)
7) Walking Lunges (50 L & R)
8) Bench Dips (Keep your back next to the bench, like in the video)
9) Squat Jumps
10) Hip/Thigh Extension on toes (25 L & R)

Final Week of 2011 - Monday December 19 - Thursday December 22, 2011

Monday December 19, 2011
“To carry a grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.” – William Walton
A – Warm-up
B – 30/15 X 4
30 seconds of work, 15 seconds of rest X 6 exercises then 60 second rest & repeat
Walking MB Lunge & Lateral Reach
SL Deadlift w/ DB
Band Resisted Hip Walk
Strongman Crunch
Spiderman Pushup
KB Swing

Tuesday December 20, 2011
“Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.” – Stephen Covey
A - Dynamic Warmup & Hip Mobility
B – Adrenaline Abs 10/5 Repeats
Repeat the following 2 exercises for 5 minutes in 10 second increments followed by a 5 second transition. You will have a 1 minute rest between sets.
A1 – Pushups
A2 – Bird Dog Plank Hold

B1 – 1 Arm DB Clean & Press
B2 – SL Hip Extension Hold

C1 – Jumping Squats
C2 – Side Plank

Wednesday December 21, 2011
“Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought.” – Albert Szent-Gyorgi
A - Warm-up
B - 50 - 10 training
50 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest X 4 rounds
Walking KB Swing
Push-up, Body Saw & Pike Combo
Jumping Split Squats
Band Squat & Row
Long Plank Hold to Plank Hold

Thursday December 22, 2011
“Thus I reel from desire to fulfillment and in fulfillment languish for desire.” – Goethe
A - Warm-up and Hip Mobility
B - 30/30 Training
Knee Friendly Lunge w/MB
Alternating Grip Pushups
High Knee Skips
Burpees
Surfer Jumps with Heel Touch