PT - Bodyweight Only Training

[larfive]

NDD,
Roger. I am doing exercises with body weight alone. I used to be your typical muscle bound ripped from hell type of guy living in the gym and taking supplements to keep my size and wanna be good looks.

That all came to a screamig halt on the day I went to RIP and I didnt have the endurance to keep up on daily events. If it didnt involved running or any aerobic exercise I was fine. But once we ran it was a very painful effort to keep up.

After a serious wake up call by the evil christian himself Jeff Struecker, I decided that ENDURANCE is the only way to be the best in this line of work.

Here is a sample of my daily workout:

Mon-Fri Rope climb, 5mile swim 30miles a week
Tue-Thur 20-35mile bike ride, 500 Pushups,200 Abs, 50pull-ups
Wed and Fri 5(xcountry) and 8(road) mile road march
Mon,Wed,Fri M3,W5,F7 mile runs
Sat rest
Sun Very light work outs

Keep in mind it took some time to come to this level. Little baby steps is what Ive learned to get to where I am now. Im now 165, 10% body fat, and I have strength AND ENDURANCE. I feel a hell of alot better than I did at 180 muscle bound.

My strength comes from climbing the rope with a 18pound weight belt(pre-scuba sadistic training...thank you V Allen)
and concentrated pull-ups nice and slow. Pushups are done with perfect form for time not repettion. Someone once asked me how many pushups and situps can I do in 2min, my answer was I never knew because I always did them for time.

Running trails also has its advantages with BDUs. You are carrying about 8-10lbs in addition to your own body weight which makes you work that much harder. Ive seen the difference when I run chicken road, or plank in just my black nylons. Hauling ass because Im so use to running in BDUs.

Overall, since I have given up the gym I have found exercising with my body weight alone has increased my strength, endurance, and most importanly my overall health.
LarV