I had Thursday and Friday off this past week, and due to having plans in the evening, I rescheduled my Thursday night session with Trainer to Friday afternoon. I guess the change bug bit him too, because we tried out a new workout, which he likes to do from time to time, to keep things interesting. Only I sort of had some previous idea about how tough the workout would be because he casually told me about it before.
It's called the "300 Workout", and it was the workout used by the cast of the film "300" to get into shape.
I've seen some variations to the workout while looking it up, but I believe that the standard goes something like this:
25 pull-ups
50 standard deadlifts at 135 lbs
50 floor-wipers
50 pushups
50 clean and press at 36 lbs
50 box jumps with a 24-inch box
25 pull-ups
It's also a timed workout, so obviously the faster you go, the better it is, and you mark your progress with how much time you can shave off from your last go at it.
Of course, the standard workout probably would have been a little too much for my first time, so Trainer made it a little easier for me. I did negative pull-ups for the first set, and used something called a "gravitron" for the last set. I know what you're thinking; I don't mean this:
but this:
I did the deadlifts at 70 lbs, the clean and press at 20 lbs, and the box jumps on one of those aerobic steppers with 5 steps. I also failed at doing proper push-ups about 15 reps in, and had to do the rest on my knees instead. All in all it was not as bad as I thought; what gave me the most trouble was clearly the push-ups, followed by the deadlifts. I made it through in 32 minutes, give or take, which is a great time. Trainer thought I'd get through in 45 minutes, so I sure showed him!
It's not a workout you do all the time, so we'll probably repeat it in a month or so and see how it improves. I don't anticipate him going as easy on me next time though, so I should keep that in mind!
I have been looking for them for some time to no avail, so imagine my joy! I had some this morning with almond milk, flax seed, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and an egg for protein. They're a little bland, but they do have a nice flavour too them, and the sweetness of the berries was sweetness enough so I don't have to add stevia.
It's called the "300 Workout", and it was the workout used by the cast of the film "300" to get into shape.
I've seen some variations to the workout while looking it up, but I believe that the standard goes something like this:
25 pull-ups
50 standard deadlifts at 135 lbs
50 floor-wipers
50 pushups
50 clean and press at 36 lbs
50 box jumps with a 24-inch box
25 pull-ups
It's also a timed workout, so obviously the faster you go, the better it is, and you mark your progress with how much time you can shave off from your last go at it.
Of course, the standard workout probably would have been a little too much for my first time, so Trainer made it a little easier for me. I did negative pull-ups for the first set, and used something called a "gravitron" for the last set. I know what you're thinking; I don't mean this:
It's not a workout you do all the time, so we'll probably repeat it in a month or so and see how it improves. I don't anticipate him going as easy on me next time though, so I should keep that in mind!
On to another victory of sorts. There is a little health-food store in the town where I live, and I hadn't gone in there yet, but after the "300" session I was out doing some errands anyway, so I thought I'd finally stop in. Lo and behold, sitting on a shelf near the back, were a couple of bags of this:
