I received half a dozen workouts from Desiree Hodnett at Camp Gladiator last year. They are all so great I’ve had a lot of trouble deciding which one’s to put up on the site. I decided to start with this one which looks quite fun (and super tough). Thanks for sharing Desiree.

Cardio Control Workout

Equipment: Skipping Ropes, 3x whiteboards, dumbbells

There will be three groups of mixed ability for this workout. One group will be the cardio control group- the other teams will continue to work on their series of exercises until the cardio control group completes theirs. Once the cardio control group finishes you will rotate groups. Have three whiteboards with each groups exercises written on them; groups are circled around their board; when it is time to rotate just swap out each teams board.

Cardio Control Board:

Number of reps for each exercise is multiplied by total number of people in that group

1. 50 Hard Count Lateral Jax
2. 20 Forward/Backward Burpees at mat- squat jump forward, do burpee, squat jump back, do burpee
3. 50 Pushup Position Shoulder Taps
4. 50 Sagittal Scissor Jumps- like a jump lunge but not as deep and with more speed, incorporate arms into scissor action
5. 50 Mountain Spiders
6. 100 Jump Rope
7. 10 Ground Rotation Pushups- do GR and keep that knee tucked under AS you do the pushup (great for abs) then switch legs at the top
8. 20 Plank Suicides
9. 20 180° Squat Jumps

Dumbbell Board #1

Campers are working individually here- no multiplying reps by team number, they each are doing specified reps for each exercise and repeating until cardio control is done.

10 reps each

• Wide Squat with Arc Raise – palms facing out in between legs at bottom of squat; as you stand up you raise the DB’s to the side in an arc overhead forming a circle
• Pushup Pos alt Lateral Raise – if straight arm is too challenging have them go to knees or do a bent arm lat raise
• Side Lunge Rotation to overhead leg lift crunch – this one can be a little tricky at first but it’s a really good one. Hold one dumbbell in both hands, gripping the bell portion on each end. Do a side lunge to the left and rotate your torso and DB to the outside of left knee. As you step back to the start position you swing the Db to the right in a small arc, load the right leg, and lift the left leg straight up to the side as you do an oblique crunch with the weight overhead.
• Ski Jumps with Triceps Kickback – keep a squatted position, feet together and  squat jump to the side and do a kickback, alt back and forth

DB Board #2

10 reps each

• Pushup position alt row to frog press- do 2 rows from pushup position then jump feet in to a low squat, keep core tight, lift arms up and do a shoulder press. This is one rep.
• Squat Jax Flashers – sounds similar to a toyota squat jump
• Flying Jump Lunges- keep arms in lat raise position, like you are flying (bent arm for less advanced option) and do 10 jump lunges (emphasize power and not speed on these lunges)
• Wide Squat to Upright Row
• Alternating Bicep Curls (20 total)

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