11/30/2020

Today we are going to do the FIST version of the plate workout.  So begin with joint mobility, foam roller, and dynamic movement.  Now that the weather is changing, spend a little more time warming up to heat up your engine.  Wrestling season is coming, we hope!!..

4 minutes of 30 second intervals of calisthenics (jumping jacks, mountain climbers, gorilla jacks, squats)

Use any plate you want- 10, 25, 35, or 45lbs.
20-18-16-14-12-20

presses
curls
clean and press
front squat
tricep extension
halos
axe choppers 
bent over rows

25 yd sprint

Do all of the plate exercises and then sprint. 6 full rounds of plate movements and 6 sprints.  Rest 1-2 minutes in between sets.  No longer than 2 minutes.

Cool down, have a nice day.. EL Rey always...

1/29/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a short rep and high set training session.  Take rest as needed but push yourself to just bang this out.  Ladder format today..

5 sets :

6 reps L/R Kettlebell Swings
8 jump squats (bodyweight)
4 reps L/R Kettlebell Snatch
6 clap push ups
2 reps L/R Kettlebell Heavy Clean and Jerk
4 burpees

Extra credit:
5-10 handstand push ups

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always..

11/28/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a 4 movement EMOTM training session.  5 Rounds to make it a total of 20 minutes of work.  Make sure you're getting your mobility movements in to avoid unnecessary injuries.  Have some fun and lets go!!

5 Rounds EMOTM

20 Hand to Hand Swings
14 Sit-outs
15 SEAL Push-ups
8 Double Kettlebell Clean and Front Squat

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/27/2020

 Restorative yoga with Jessica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrLkhg3fA0M

Namaste.. El Rey always... 

11/26/2020

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Today we work, and then we feast!! Although 2020 has been an extremely challenging year, there are plenty of things to be grateful for in my life.  Fun, Family, Food, and Football.  It's going to be a great day.. Think about 1 thing that you are thankful for this year, and focus on that during today's training session.  We are going to hit a Bulgarian Bag / Kettlebell team session.  Since historians can't really pinpoint when the first Thanksgiving Day was, we'll wing it. 


100
Single Clean and Jerks /
BB Snap Downs

100
Single Arm Row /
BB Hi-Pull 

100 
Reverse Lunge/ 
BB Front Squats

100 
Single Arm Swings /
BB Spins

21
BB Burpees

Cool down, have a nice day..  El Rey always..

11/25/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic  movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a brutal bodyweight training session.  There will be no weights involved.  There will be a mental test.  There are no rep limits.  Just the clock.  So push yourself until the buzzer.

All body weight

1 minute on 10 seconds off

Jumping Jacks
Push Ups
Full Sit Ups
Mountain Climbers
Air Squats
Cossack Squat
Hip Circles
Burpees 
Swimmers
Plank up and downs
Split Jumps
SEAL Push Ups
Table Top Hold 
Squat Thrust
Flutter Kicks

Max pull ups, dips, and chin ups

Cool down, have a nice day..  EL Rey always.. 

11/24/2020

Warm up with joint mobility, foam roller, and dynamic movement.  Today we are going to to do some high intensity circuit training (HIIT).  It will combine many of the areas that we have been working on this week during training especially hip and hamstring mobility, strength, and flexibility.  It is a 40-20 go for 5 rounds. Get warmed up and HIIT it!!!

5 rounds
40 seconds on / 20 seconds off

Airdyne or row sprint
Ukrainian dead lift
Bosu ball chest press
TRX pistol squat (alternating legs)
 2 handed swing

Cool down, have a nice day...  El Rey always..  

11/23/2020

Warm up with joint mobility, dynamic movement and foam roller.  Simple sequence today.  Row 2000 meters.. Turkish get ups.  Simply set your timer and go.  I like to get as many in a row as I can with one arm before I switch to singles. 15-20 minutes with no rest usually gets it done.  Row 2000 meters, Throw in some more flexibility movements at the end, and call it a day.

splits, back bridges, head and hand stands, wall walks, and gymnastic movements

Cool down, have a nice day..  El Rey always.. 

11/22/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement and foam roller.  Hard push yesterday.. Today we are going to focus on a nice easy strength circuit.  Short reps / long sets..  Take rest as needed.  

10 sets

20 yard Farmer's Carry

5 SCDL

5 Double KB Bent Over Row

5 Clap Push-Ups

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/21/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit another combo training session with the rower and kettlebells.  If you don't have access to a rower, run, bike, or use a stair climber.  Focus on consistency of effort.  Try and make each interval as the last.  This is an endurance session not a sprint.  By the same token, it is not a jog either.  

4 sets 

Row, Run, Bike 500M

25 (Moderate weight Double Clean and Jerk)

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/20/2020

Yoga with Adriene.. Stress relief!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zbtKeeAa-Y

Namaste.. El Rey always.. 

11/19/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Wood chipper.  5 sets.. Kettlebell single arm movements and Bulgarian Bag combos.  This will help you continue to fine tune each movement.  Always looking for improvement.  Simple, but effective.  Take rest needed, but don't exceed 2 minutes.

5 Sets

10 Heavy One Arm Swings 5L/5R
20 Spins 10 L/R
10 Heavy Cleans 5L/5R
20 Arm Throws 10 L/R
10 Heavy Jerks 5L/5R
20 Snap Downs
10 Heavy Snatch 5L/5R

4 - 30 second battling rope conditioning periods..   

Cool down, have a nice day..  El Rey always.. 

11/18/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a ladder training session.  We will be utilizing a rowing machine.  If you don't have access to a rowing machine, use a stationary bike, elliptical, or just run.  There is always a way if you are willing.. Get after it.

Row 250M
25 Swings
20 Push-ups
15 KB Front Squats
10 KB Snatch
5 Burpee

Row 500M
(Circuit above)
Row 750M
(Circuit above)
Row 1000M
(Circuit above)

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/17/2020

Today begin with usual warm up of joint mobility, dynamic movement and foam roller. Then hit a few rounds of 30 second intervals of jumping jacks, high knees, mountain climbers, and sit outs.  We are going to do a circuit today.

Circuit 1


20 yd kettlebell shuffle ( hold bell by the horns, bottom up, get in an athletic stance and shuffle laterally)
20 bottom up press
20 lunge (10L/10R)
10 swings

5 rounds

Circuit 2


20 yd rack walk
20 yd OH walk
5 double thrusters
10 SCDL (suit case dead lift)

5 rounds 

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/16/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a kitchen sink training session.  Basically, that means we will be utilizing kettlebells, free weights, Bulgarian Bags, body weight, TRX straps, clubbells, you name it in all encompassing full body go.  Make sure you have your thinking caps on because it's going to be training by suggestion.  Similar to Love/Hate but this will be in a EMOTM format..

Cool down, have a nice day..  El Rey always.. 

11/15/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit some conditioning with the EL D Card Flip.  It is a simple workout.  Get a deck a of cards,  pick 4 exercises and each card corresponds to the amount of reps you do for that particular exercise. Today we are going to mix in body weight and the Bulgarian Bag.

EL D Card Flip

Clubs : BB Snapdowns
Spades : Push-ups
Hearts : BB Jump Squats
Diamonds : BB Press

Joker #1 : 100 Mountain Climbers
Joker #2 : 100 Flutter Kicks

Cool down, have a nice day..  El Rey always.. 

11/14/2020

Warm up with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today is very simple.  Right out of the USMC PT book.  All you need is a little time, and a pull up bar.  This is a pretty difficult challenge.  It might not seem like much at first, but 4 sets in you will start to wonder.  Of course, you will forge ahead until the work is completed.  Warm up those shoulders, lats, and legs..

5 sets of :

20 pull ups
40 push ups
60 squats 

OR 

10 sets of :

10 pull ups
20 push ups
30 squats

Cool down, have a nice day... El Rey always..

11/13/2020

Pilates with Nicole..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ps6w1TpI0U&t=164s

Namaste.. El Rey always..

11/12/2020

Warm up with joint mobility and dynamic movement.  Strength day today. One movement. Longer rest, short reps, heavier weight. Warm up that posterior chain well, dead lifts today as well as the rest of your body.  The dead lift is an exercise that you perform daily probably without even realizing it.

10 sets of 3
70% of your max (for example if your max is 100 pounds workout with 70 pounds for 10 sets of 3)
5 burpees after each set
1 minute rest in between sets

Cool down, have a nice day..       

11/11/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit two "On the Clock" segments. 20 minutes to get your heart pumping and muscles flaring.  The first is a 10 minute EMOTM couplet with swings and goblet squats.  The second is a 10 minute AMRAP.   Both will push you and get the blood flowing. Thank you Veterans.

10 Minute EMOTM
20 Swings (Odd)
15 Goblet Squats (Even)

10 Minute AMRAP

5 Jerk L
5 Jerk R
10 Sit-Up
5 Row L
5 Row R
10 Split Jump

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/10/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we're going to hit Randy Couture's grappling circuit.  It emphasizes form and utilizing a manageable weight that you can get all of your reps.  It is 8 exercises of 8 reps each for 6 sets.  Take 60 seconds rest in between sets.  Click the link below for a video demonstration.

6 rounds of 8 reps per exercise

Take 60 seconds rest in between each round 

1. Bent over row            
2. Upright row           
3. Military press
4. Good morning
5. Split squat (left)
6. Split squat (right)
7. Squat and push press
8. Stiff legged deadlift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mALKhxdSenI

Cool down, have a nice day... El Rey always.. 

11/9/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to mix bells and bags..  Killer combo session to get our hearts going and muscles pumping.  This is like peanut butter and jelly for me.. So shake off the cobwebs and get 'er done..

3 sets

Take rest as needed in between sets..  

20 spins 10L/10R / 20 kettlebell halo 10L/10R
20 jump squats / 20 kettlebell lunge 10L/10R
20 snapdowns / 20 kettlebell snatch 10L/10R
20 arm throw 10L/10R / 20 kettlebell clean 10L/10R
20 donut swings / 20 kettlebell swings

Cool down, have a nice day... El Rey always..

11/8/2020

Warm up with joint mobility and dynamic movement.  Today we are going to do 12 exercises, 12 reps each for 6 rounds.  It is going to be a long conditioning workout, so make sure that you are ready to go.  I am going to mix body weight and KB lifts.  Take rest as needed.

6 rounds of 12

12 push ups
12 sit ups
12 2 handed swings
12 body weight squats
12 dips
12 upright row
12 halo 6L/6R
12 press 6L/6R
12 split jump 6L/6R
12 ice skaters 6L/6R
12 mountain climbers
12 snatch 6L/6R

Cool down, have a nice day... El Rey always... 

11/7/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a down the ladder set 10-1. Pick 4 exercises.  Start with 10 reps and then repeat until you get down to 1 rep per movement.  Make it a full body go.  You can incorporate kettlebells, barbells, bodyweight, Bulgarian bags etc.. whatever you feel like to hit this crusher.  Get after it...

Ladder Down

10 reps - 1 rep

Kettlebell SCDL
Heavy Kettlebell Swing
BB Clean and Front Squat
Chain Push-ups or Kettlebell Chest press

Extra Credit

3 sets of 5

Dips
Pull-ups
Chin-ups
(no rest)

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/6/2020

Yoga with Esther..  Great bridge sequence.. Tough but feels great..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvCiVsER-Cs

Namaste.. El Rey always.. 

11/5/2020

Happy Burpee Day Garrett!!  Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a 20 minute AMRAP.  Built for strength, flexibility and endurance.  Grab a kettlebell, get warm, and get after it.

6 minutes Calisthenics

15 Minutes AMRAP

8 Snatch
5 Chin-ups
8 Snatch
5 Burpee
8 Thuster
5 Clap-push-ups
8 Thruster

Cool down, have a nice day.. El Rey always.. 

11/4/2020

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to have a bit of fun training.  Everyone enjoys the grab bag circuit.  Its very simple put 10-20 different exercises down on paper, and throw them into a bag.  Pick out 5-10 and you have your circuit.  You can do it for reps or for time.  Make sure that you are equitable between your strengths and weaknesses.  Always put several movements in there that you struggle with mentally and physically. So for sure there will be OH squats in mine... Have some fun and have a great training session.

Cool down, have a nice day... El Rey always.. 

11/3/2020

Warm up with joint mobility, foam roller, and dynamic movement.  Today we are going to to do some high intensity circuit training (HIIT).  It will combine many of the areas that we have been working on this week during training especially hip and hamstring mobility, strength, and flexibility.  It is a 40-20 go for 5 rounds. Get warmed up and HIIT it!!!

5 rounds
40 seconds on / 20 seconds off

Airdyne or row sprint
Ukrainian dead lift
Bosu ball chest press
TRX pistol squat (alternating legs)
 2 handed swing

Cool down, have a nice day...  El Rey always..  

11/2/2020

Warm up with joint mobility, foam roller, and dynamic movement. Today we are going to do a simple bodyweight circuit. This is the type of workout that you can do anywhere. No equipment is necessary. Full body workout. No rest..

Row 2000M or Run 1600M

5 rounds

20 push ups
20 squats
20 - 3 count mountain climbers
20 full body crunch
20 bench dips

Row 2000M or Run 1600M

Extra: work on hand stand push ups

Cool down, have a nice day... El Rey always...