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[jpmbujutsu]

In my quest for complete conditioning I've started working on body weight exercise and giving up the weights for a little while.
Here is a sample of one of my new routines.
Burns like hell.
1 minute exercise no stopping ( if possible )
30 second rest
Then repeat down the line.
16 Rounds
Hindu Squats
Bear Crawls
Knee Huggers
Push Ups
Lunges
Crab Crawls
V Ups
Hindu Push UPs
Side Lunges
Aligator Crawls
Side Crunches
Decline Push Ups
Calf Raises
Sit Up Twist
Medicine Ball Push Ups

Try it let me know how ya did.

[Rawhide]

I haven't done any of it yet, but I will say it did make me cry to read it !

[Sgt. Fitness]

Looks good.  Personally I've found that as I fatigue it's hard to keep track of where I am if the circuit has many exercises or if the rep scheme requires too much calculation (i.e. a pyramid).  So if I feel like doing a long chain of exercises I do it one time and keep the reps high, & if I want to do a repeating circuit I keep the circuit simple and do more cycles. 

Sgt. Fitness
www.sgtfitness.com

[Hock]

yup

[rasdj]

I'm a big fan of bodyweight exercises but this is making me cry just thinking about doing it. i'll give it a try (any substitutions for the medicine ball push ups, i'm lacking a medicine ball).
generally, however, i like to keep the circuit small so i don't have to think too much when my muscles are screaming.

[Dawg]

I like to use the end of a heavy bag I keep on the floor for ground work. I also occasionally use a cinder block. However, the more stable the platform is, the easier the exercise becomes and you lose the balance developing benefit of using the medicine ball.
I like to use the cinder block if I'm alternating from side to side:
1) Get in standard push up position on cinderblock or heavybag.
2) Reach out with your right hand; with right hand on ground, explosively perform push up.
3) As you perform the push up, instead of pushing straight up, push up and to your left.
4) As you go over the cinderblock, replace left hand on cinderblock with right hand while reaching out with left to the ground.
5) Repeat as needed.

I try to move as quickly from one side to the other as I can.

As for the rest of the routine...Holy Cow!!!

[rasdj]

Jim, that is one evil routine. i made seven rounds 1min each and then form seriously deteriorated on 8 and i quit.  and that is really what it ended being I QUIT. this was as much mental as physical. i'll keep at it though.
ouch i hurt

[whitewolf]

Hey Dawg-is that how you got all the scars on your  chin -as for conditioning-try  this-pick up your punching bag put it on your  shoulder and run up a firestair well a few floors-when you get winded walk  back  down and go  again-that gets the heart rate up  there -at least  for old el lobo  blanco-

[Dawg]

Whitewolf,
Hasn't anybody ever told you that chicks dig scars?

We pick up the heavy bag and do sprints and slams, but no stair work.

I like the idea. We have some steps in the stadium at our local track; maybe I can talk the guys into trying to run up those with a heavy bag thrown across our shoulder. Sounds like fun! We'll add a couple of rounds of Jimbo's routine (there is no FREAKIN' way I could do 16 of them!) just to ensure we leave some puke behind to mark our territory.

And we'll do it just because el Lobo Blanco said so!

[grlaun]

Jim:

Per your instructions:  Is that 1 minute PER exercise with a 30 second rest or is it one minute to perform the whole set?

[jpmbujutsu]

Do the exercise for the alloted time.
Then rest.
It could be any length of time for the exercise depending on your level of fitness.
The same goes for the rest.

[Dawg]

I'm a little confused myself (so, what's new?)

As I working this up, I realized:
15 exercises done for one minute per exercise, with 30 seconds of rest b/t sets = 22 minutes, 30 seconds per round. 16 rounds would take approx. 360 minutes, or 6 hours.
Is my math screwed up, or I am missing something that's painfully obvious to everyone else, as usual?
I really like the way these exercises are laid out; I'm looking forward to doing this routine this weekend, with a couple of sets of stadium stair runs thrown in just for good measure. I would like to keep the workout between 60 to 90 minutes in duration.

So, where am I screwing this up?

[jpmbujutsu]

1 min round
30 sec rest
It's actually 15 rounds typo.

1 min Hindu Squats
30 sec rest
1 min Bear Crawls
30 sec rest.
etc.

15 min of actual training
4.5 min of rest

19.5 min time.
I think that's right?

Look I'm good at breaking things. Period!!!!!!
If I mess up give me some slack.

[Dawg]

Thanks for the clarification!
I thought the entire routine was a circuit you performed 16 times in a row for over three hours straight. After watching a few of your videos, I wouldn't put it past you!
So, I'll try for three sets and keep it under an hour, best that I can.

I have to look up a few of these exercises; lookin' forward to trying this soon!
Thanks again!

[grlaun]

Thanks for the clarification, Jimbo!  I'll be putting that little treasure in my Conditioning class next week!  Ha!  I think I'm gonna drop the 30 second rest between each and do two of the exercises to gether for 2 minutes THEN rest 30 seconds:

2 Minutes
Hindu Squats + Bear crawls (alternating between each every 30 seconds)
30 Second rest

2 Minutes
Knee huggers + Pushups (alternating every 30 seconds)
30 second rest

That oughtta get 'em winded!

Thanks for idea!