SOME MORE BAD IDEAS

 

 

Currently working on an update/new edition of the Book of Bad Ideas and wanted to share some of them for those of you looking to take on some new challenges.

 

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**CLUSTER BOMB**

Inspiration from wherever we can get it

 

EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute), do Kettle Bell clusters (a clean into a thruster).  In between clusters, do burpee chins (a burpee where you jump to the chinning bar, do a chin up, then land back into a burpee).

 

Either go for a predetermined amount of rounds and see how many burpee chins you can do OR set a set amount of burpee chins and try to beat time.

For the cluster, I've found doubles with 60lb bells or triples with 45s work well.

 

**SNAKE HANDLER MASS**

You most likely will at the end of this

 

3 movements

Front squat for triple

Log Viper Press for 4

Burpee chin for 5

 

Get as many rounds as possible in 50 minutes.  For weight, I used 225 on the front squat and 135 on the log.

 

**SPARTAN DOOM**

I don't care how cheesy it is: it will always be awesome

 

60 minute workout.  EMOM, for the first 20 minutes, do 5 chins and 3 Devil Presses (DBs or KBs).  Next 20 minutes, 5 chins and 4 Devil Presses.  Next 20, 5 chins and 5 Devil presses.

I was using 50lb DBs for the devil presses.

 

**LEVEL UP**

Oh my god I love this

 

40 minute workout.  Do 4 box jumps, then 1 log viper.  Next round, 4 jumps and 2 log vipers.  Keep adding reps to the log viper press.

I used 135 on the log.

 

**TABEARTA**

Adding bears to anything is a recipe for awesome

 

Using the tabata protocol (20 seconds on/10 seconds off), do Bear Complexes with a barbell loaded to 95lbs.  I did this as a 40 minute workout where I got 2 complexes per round for the first 20 minutes, then 1 per round for 5, 2 per round for 5, 1 per round for 2, and 2 per round for 8.

 

I'm using 95lbs here.

 

**BURPMUDA TRIANGLE**

You'll definitely get lost in this one

 

3 movements, tabata intervals

 

KB swing

KB cluster

Burpee chins

 

Go cluster-chin-swing-chin-cluster-chin, repeat.  Again, you can set a set amount of chins or go for a set amount of rounds.

 

I go with 40kg for the swing and 45-60lbs for the cluster.

**MONUMENT TO NON-EXISTENCE**

Still gives me chills

 

20 rep squat straight to 20 rep deadlift to KB Fran to keg grace to stone to shoulder

 

Basically, start with the 20 rep squat/deadlift superset and just keep adding stuff to it.  It's name comes from Final Fantasy 6, and it's a riff on a SUPER long boss fight where there are just more and more stages to fight.

 

I was using 3 plates on the bar for squats and deads, 45lbs for the KBs, and a 155lb keg. 

**PROWLER THOUGHTS**

That about sums it up

 

I've done this a million different ways, but this was the final evolution of my prowler workouts for 50 minutes

 

KB front squat triples-carry the bells 60 paces--run back to start-low handle push the prowler to the KBs-front squat triple-carry 60 paces-run back to start-low handle push prowler to KBs-front squat KBs triples-front rack carry KBs 60 paces back to start-run back to prowler-high handle push it to KBs-front squat triples-front rack carry 60 paces-run back to prowler-backwards drag prowler to start

 

That's ONE round.

I load a total of 90lbs on the prowler, and used 45lb KBs.

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ENJOY!