Today is gut check time.
As you may or may not know I LOVE BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES.
As you may or may not know I LOVE BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES.
One benefit to Bodyweight exercises is that they require body awareness. One can define body awareness literally as being aware of every part of your body at any given point in time in any given position.
Because of this more of your muscles are being used at the same time, which forces your muscles to adapt to each movement.
This increases strength, balance, core strength, muscle endurance and enhancing fat burning.
A friend pointed out a great bodyweight workout challenge online the other day. THE GUT CHECK CHALLENGE and today I am extending this bodyweight challenge to you.
It’s tough… See my time and try to beat it.
"Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
- Joshua J. Marine
GUT CHECK BODYWEIGHT CHALLENGE
MMA CONDITIONING CHALLENGE
10 Explosive Pushups – both hands must leave the ground
10 Crunches
10 Dive-bomber
10 Reverse Crunches
10 Diamond Pushups
10 Bicycle Crunches (each leg)
Perform the above for as many sets as possible within 5 minutes.
Good luck! P.S. Bonus points for whoever chugs a glass of milk before each set!
RULES
You must complete every rep with a full range of motion. With explosive pushups, both hands must leave the ground. With crunches, elbows must touch knees. With divebombers, mimic the video. YOU MUST GO FORWARD AND BACK. For reverse crunches, your knees must go at least in line with your chest. With diamond pushups, mimic the video. I don't really do those, but it seems that it may be tough to hit parallel given the motion. Go as far down as you can. With bicycle crunches, your knees must come within an inch or two of elbows if not touching. When in doubt, mimic the video.
RESULTS - Leave your results in the comment area
You must do the exercises in order. The rep and exercise you are on will determine your "score". (Ex. If you complete two full "gut checks" but only complete on rep #9 of crunches within the 5 minutes, you would post "2 full sets and finishing through 9 crunches on 3rd set" or something of that nature.
Funk
FUNK RESULTS - 2 full sets and finishing through 10 crunches on 3rd set"
ReplyDeleteAlright, I have to admit, the first time watching this I thought to myself, ha, no problem. Two full sets, easy.
ReplyDeleteWell I tried it out today and I completed one full set finishing through 10 explosive, 10 crunches, 10 divebombers and 10 reverse crunch/hip thrusts.
I'm pretty happy with that being the first time but I am far from satisfied. Good workout and test of strength Funk. Of to run 6K now. I'll keep you posted as I improve.