This morning, my good friend Mark and I worked out together. The focus of the workout was conditioning, yet it was truly a full body workout and a surprisingly challenging one at that. In the spirit of some of the exercises and the intensity that went into it, we named it 'Clydesdale' training.
There are three parts to this workout, with brief rest periods in between the exercises. The first exercise we did was car-pushing. For those who have yet to try this, it is a great challenge for both strength and cardio. We took turns pushing the car (in neutral gear) and managed to do three full loops around the block. Although not depicted below, it's best to have one person steer while the other pushes, then switch places as you fatigue. Check it out:
Alex pushing the car (1)
Mark pushing the car (1)
Alex pushing the car (2)
For part 2 of the Clydesdale training, we brought our kettlebells outside and each did 100 overhead swings (24kg) and 50 snatches (16kg).
Alex doing an overhead swing
Mark doing an overhead swing
Alex doing a kettlebell snatch
Mark doing a kettlebell snatch
For the third and final part of Clydesdale training, we used the battleropes. With a laptop showing an online stopwatch (as seen in the links on this blog), we did 10 minutes. Each of us did 30 seconds of high-intensity work with the battleropes, followed by a 30 second rest, switching back and forth. With the battleropes, we did waves (amazing cardio), slams (great plyometric/explosive move) and side-to-sides.
Alex doing waves with the battleropes
Mark doing slams with the battleropes
Wow - what an intense workout! Each part had its unique challenges. The car-pushing was a fantastic strength and cardio exercise, where your quads are burning and you are gasping for breath. The kettlebell work was dynamic and targeted our cores. Finally, the battleropes were unexpectedly tough - it was amazing how hard 30 seconds of 100% intensity can be, especially when you repeat it after only 30 seconds rest! It was a great training session and lots of fun to workout with Mark again.
- Alex
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