Upper Body Bodyweight Bootcamp Workout

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This past weekend was Labour Day (Labor Day for those from the USA) in Victoria so I was stuck with that conundrum of what to do when a session clashes with a public holiday.

I decided to do back to back workouts (T,W,F rather then M,W,F) and split up the body parts. This morning we did this upper body workout and tomorrow we will follow up with a Bootcamp Alliance workout called No Butts which as you can guess is lower body focused.

It’s a pretty straight forward workout (it follows the KISS principle well) as we usually have a few new people at the start of a new cycle. Here it is:

Big Guns

Goals: Muscular Endurance

Time: 60 minutes

Equipment: ConesMatsInterval Timer

Warm Up:

Suicide runs:

Set up 6 cones 5 metres (16ft) apart (25m total). Add some more cones so that you now have 6 lines.

Clients perform suicides, touching the ground at each ‘line’. On the second round have clients do 1 star jump on the furthest line, then 2 star jumps on the next and so on, On the third round do the same as round two but with push ups.

Drill 1 – 3 Person Circuits

See more on 3 Person Circuits. This is a straight line version rather than a triangle.

Split your group into 3 teams.

This drill works by having each team member perform a small 3 station circuit while competing with the other teams. One person on each team will be performing an exercise for reps, another will be performing a core exercise and the final team member will be running shuttles.

Once the first team member completes all of their reps they run forward and tag their team mate at the next line who then goes on and tags the third team member doing shuttles. The shuttle runner runs back to the baseline to perform push ups.

Tip: Use the cones from the warm up.

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Superset Style Circuit Bootcamp Workout

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As often as I can I have clients do circuits in pairs. I find two main things happen when I do this. Firstly, if one person forgets what to do at a station the other usually remembers which saves me from having to show 10 people how to do 5 different exercises each round. This means I can focus on technique and intensity over the group.

Secondly, I find that clients tend to work harder when they have a partner. Of course you must be careful who you pair them with or their mouths may get worked out more then the rest of them.

I like to ask my clients, ‘Are you here to socialize or exercise?’ Ideally, it’s good for them to do both, just not at the same time :)

Double Trouble

Goals: Strength

Duration: 1 hour

Equipment: ConesMats, Tyres, Ropes, Interval Timer

Warm Up

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Sprint warm up. Dynamic stretches.

How It Works

Split clients into 10 groups. If you have less then 10 clients see the alternate workout technique below.

In groups clients will move around the exercises in the circuit below. The way they move from station to station is a little different to a normal circuit.

To progress to the next station clients must spend one interval on both exercises at their current station.

For example: A group of clients must complete both B1 and B2 before moving onto station C. If they do B1 first they must then do B2. Another group of clients will do the opposite (complete B2 then B1). Then both groups will move to C. I hope that makes sense.

Rounds

Round 1 – 1 minute per exercise/drill, 15 seconds to change (12.5 minutes)

Rest 2 minutes. Explain rules of round 2 while resting.

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A Winner Of A Bootcamp Workout

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Firstly, apologies for the bad headline. I really can’t help myself. This workout was the winner of our recent workout competition so if you missed it, here it is again. Thanks to the NJ Fit Mom herself Jess Griffin for it’s design.

Acronym Bootcamp [AMRAP/EMOM/RPS]

Goals: Muscular Endurance/HIT

Time: 60 minutes

Equipment: KettlebellsDumbbells, ConesMatsInterval Timer

Dynamic Warm Up

4 cone drill:

Procedure: Four marker cones are placed 10 yards apart in a square configuration. The player starts by getting down in a three-point stance next to Cone 1. On the command ‘Go’, he jogs to cone 2, then shuffles (nice and low/hands out) sideways to cone 3. From there back-pedal to cone 4 and finish by turning and sprint through cone 1. Then player moves to side, does 5 inchworms and then repeats square. I run cycle 4 times per person.

Other info: The athlete must go around the outside of each cone and not knock down cone or they do 5 burpees. Each person starts when person prior hits the first cone. I also have them alternate lead leg on shuffles each time. NOTE: Diagram says sprint for from 1-2 because only picture I could find  It’s jog/shuffle/backpedal/sprint/5 inchworm repeat.

RPS Sprints:

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A Badass Bootcamp Fitness Test

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This year I’ve decided that along with a small test at the start and the end of each bootcamp (such as 1 minute of push ups or a 1 mile run) I am also including some recurring workouts that will pop up during the year for my bootcampers. These workouts are special in that they can be measured and repeated constantly. Here is one of the workouts.

Note: This workout is quite challenging. Be sure to provide plenty of support and motivation throughout, especially to your less fit clients.

AMRAP Test

Goals: Crosstraining/Endurance

Duration: 1 hour

Equipment: Cones, Mats

Warm Up

Spend 10 minutes with a basic warm up of shuttle runs, power skips, suicide runs, side runs and spider lunges.

How It Works

Individually, clients are to complete as many rounds as possible of the circuit below. Their time limit is 15 minutes.

Clients can perform either of the exercises options but should try to stick to their exercise choices for the entire 15 minutes.

Make sure you go through all of the exercises beforehand. Allow everyone time to practice the bear crawl both forwards and backwards.

  1. 15x Marine Pushups (alternate exercise: marine pushups on knees)
  2. 10x Burpees (alternate exercise: walk feet out rather then jumping out)
  3. 5x 5 metre forwards Bear Crawl, 5 metre reverse Bear Crawl (alternate exercise: do all bear crawls forwards)
  4. 1x 50 metre sprint to cone and back

Take scores by first taking full rounds and then taking total number of reps from any incomplete rounds. For example, if a client only gets up to 8 burpees on their last round they would get 23 reps in addition to their complete rounds.

Finisher (if time)

Tabata intervals (20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest). Alternate the following two exercises for 4 minutes. (Thanks kmoore!)

  1. Elbows to knees squat
  2. 10 seconds squat hold and 10 seconds squat pulse

Cooldown

150 metre run, 50 metre walk, stretch

Image: Reggie_Lavoie

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Tyres And Ropes

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I did this workout with my groups on Monday and they really seemed to enjoy it. It works best with a group of 15-20 campers.

If you have less, simply create a couple smaller circuits with half the drills. Take them through one circuit have a rest and then do the other.

Tyre Power 2.0

Goals: Strength/Crosstraining

Duration: 1 hour

Equipment: Cones, Tyres, Ropes, Mats

Warm up

Action Tag

Set Up

Split clients into 5-6 groups (go for 3-4 people per group). In small groups clients are to pick a station to start on. Clients rotate through stations when station 1 (tyre carry) is completed.

Stations

Overhead Tyre Carry – Pretty self explanatory, as a group clients must run through a zig zag of cones a while carrying a car or 4WD tyre. Clients should carry the tyre overhead if strong enough.

Clients dump the tyres at one end and run back to grab another. Have enough tyres for around 3 runs each.

Tyre Toe Taps – Clients perform fast feet or toe taps on the edge of a large tyre while rotating around it. Once they reach 360 degrees they must all stop, do 5 pushups together and then resume in the opposite direction.

Rope Complex – Clients stand in a circle holding a large, thick battling rope. Clients work through the following exercises without rest: 10x Overhead Presses, 10x Squats, 10x Forward lunges each leg.

The rope must not touch the ground for the entire duration of the station.

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A New Guest Bootcamp Workout

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This is a guest workout courtesy of Sean McRory.

Core/Cardio Workout

Goals: Core/Crosstraining

Warm Up:

Knee Taps (60 sec’s partner work with the idea being to tap your partners knees without being tapped yourself.)

Circuit One

3 Minute Challenge (1 min each)

Group 1: (Cardio)

  • Half Lunge (Left)
  • Half Lunge (Right)
  • Half Squats

Group 2: (Core)

  • Bike Crunches
  • Hip Raises
  • Reverse Crunches

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MMA Circuit Bootcamp

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This workout has been kindly submitted by Garry from Bootcamp Workout Ideas.

Square Bear

Goals: Crosstraining/MMA

Duration: 1 hour

Equipment:

Class Concept

Square Bear is a circuit based on MMA training moves. Mark out a square ‘boxing ring’ with cones 20m apart. Divide the group into two teams of mixed fitness levels. Team A starts in the blue corner, team B in the red corner.

Teams bear crawl (on hands and feet, knees off the ground) around the square clockwise, stopping at each corner to carry out a set of MMA exercises below. Team members try to ‘tag’ a member of the opposite team by overtaking them during the bear crawl transition and tapping them on the shoulder. No tagging is allowed at the exercise stations. When a team member is ‘caught’ they must get up and go for a 200m run before returning to where they left off. Score one point for your team for every person that you manage to tag and send for a run.

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Medicine Ball Bootcamp Workout

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Happy Australia Day (is that how you say it?). I hope you set the example today by eating and drinking your fill. I mean NOT eating and drinking too much.

Here’s a workout I did with my group last week. It has plenty of high intensity and dynamic exercises that I’m sure your clients will love.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s surprise!

MB Bonanza

Goals: Crosstraining/FUN!

Duration: 1 hour

Equipment:  ConesMatsMedicine Balls

Warm Up

Spend 10-15 minutes on a warm up of your choice.

Snake Time

I have access to a path that forms an ‘S’ shape on a hill near us. It is affectionatly refered to as the Snake. It takes clients 1.5 to 2.5 minutes to down and up the Snake. Try to use a run or exercise that takes roughly the same time in your workout.

Split the class into two groups. Have one group run the Snake while the other group stays and performs 45-60 seconds of the following exercises.

  1. MB Switch Push Ups – do a push up with one hand on the medicine ball, switch hands and repeat
  2. MB Squat to Press

Have groups swap once back from the run. Repeat 3 times.

Rest 2 minutes.

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A New 300 Bootcamp Workout

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No fancy intro today. Just be sure to sign up for the new forums so you don’t miss out on anything.

100, 200, 300

Goals: Muscular Endurance/Strength

Duration: 1 hour

Equipment:  ConesMats, Bands

Warm Up

Spend 1 minute on each of the following exercises:

  1. Squats
  2. X Squats – touch the ground at the bottom of the squat, reach for the sky at the top
  3. High knees
  4. Kneeling stand ups – kneel on the ground, using a lunge technique stand up, kneel down again, repeat
  5. Yoga push ups – do a pushup, go into downwards dog, do another pushups, continue
  6. Mountain climbers
  7. Push up arm circles – start in a push up position, keep your body ridged as you life one arm and make a circle, repeat with the other side
  8. Bent knee squat thursts – a squat thrust is a burpee with no jump, do not fully extend the legs at and point (keep the knees bent)
  9. Side to side squats
  10. Shake it all out – quite literally

Concept

Arrange clients into groups of 4 to 6 people (depending on fitness level of group/individuals – more people = lower fitness level). The goal of each group is to complete a circuit of 3 stations.

Each station is assigned two exercises. On the first round, each group must complete 100 reps (as a group) of each exercise on each station. Both exercises on a station must be completed before moving onto the next station. Clients can use any method they like to complete the rep total of both exercises.

Take a 2 minute drink break. That was the practice round.

Groups go round the circuit again this time completing a total of 300 reps on each exercise.

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A Nice Welcome Back Workout For Your Clients

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January is always a quite month in Personal Training and bootcamp. More than half of my bootcamp clients are still away or are busy settling back into work. To combat this we are running something different, casual classes.

Normally we run our bootcamps in 4 week blocks which is paid up front. While this is great for retention, it makes things a little inflexible during what is a busy month for a lot of people (in Australia, kids are still on school holidays).

Having the casual classes is bringing us quite a few new clients who are looking to try things out. As a result I need to ensure that  my workouts are accessible to complete beginners and 2 year bootcamp veterans.

Below is the workout I kicked them off with this year.

Welcome Back

Goals: Muscular Endurance/Crosstraining

Duration: 1 hour

Equipment:  ConesMats

Warm Up

Easy 400m-500m run. Complete a mobility warm up.

Workout

Drill 1 (based on 5 x 10)

Each client completes this drill by themselves. Clients perform two exercises back to back for a certain number of sets.

Round 1: 10 sets of 5 Push ups and 5 Squats

Round 2: 8 sets of 5 Sea Turtles and 10m Walking Lunge (~5 reps ea. leg)

Round 3: 6 sets of 5 Frog Squats and 5 Plank low 5′s (5 ea. hand)

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