No Rules Training

No Rules Training


Every once in a while you have to throw all the rules out the window and get to the meat and bones of training. You have to get past all the fancy machines, all the pretty fitness mags at the stores and go back to straight caveman like training.

If you ever see diesel guys in prison or hard working men on a construction site they aren't lifting thinking about sets and reps. They aren't thinking about pre-workout meals and rest periods! It's back to the balls to the walls training. Strong man lifts, basic Olympic lifts, calisthenics along with some kettelbell training gives you a strong base to be totally strong in all walks of life beyond the walls of the local gym.

For example, I went to the local High school the other day and decided to base my whole training day around the bleachers. I started at the bottom sit facing the bleachers and put my hands on the bleachers above me..like arms length. So it was kind of every other sit and i would do 10 push-ups per sit. Every other sit all the way up. I didn't count the sits so I couldn't tell you how many push ups it was but I CAN tell you is that by the end of the day it was hundreds of push-ups. Every set I would try to use different hand positions. After reaching the top I ran up and down the bleachers for the length of a whole song on the ipod(probably about 4 mins or so). Soon after a quick breather I use the rails on the steps for different Ab drils and leg raises. I went back to the top and repeated the push-ups coming down the bleachers this time. I got the bottom and then did Jump squats all the way back up, once again every other step. After everything was done I went around the outside of the bleachers and found a nice place to put my hands to end it off with some pull-ups!!!! That was a hell of a workout and it felt great when it was done. People walking the tracks were looking at me like What in the world is he doing and some even thought I was playing for some college team:):) that's the kind of response you want from the passer by. Then you know your doing something most aren't willing to do. Im not saying abandon the great info you can find in magazines and on websites but sometimes you just have to get it done. Put the books down, back away from the t.v., shut down your myspace and get after it!!!!!!!!!!

Health is wealth,
Seanathan Quinn