12/23/2024

Happy Birthday Mom!!  Thank you for all of your lessons. Work hard, do your best, be honest and trustworthy.. Most of all "Be kind to everyone you meet.." Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit an 10 exercise chipper.  After each movement, perform 10 burpees.  This is a tremendous way to pack a ton of volume into a short span of time.  So push hard and enjoy..

10 burpees after each movement 

20 Squats
20 Swings
20 BB Spins
20 Sit-Ups
20 Sit-Outs
20 Jerks
20 Snap Downs
20 KB Cleans
20 Push-ups
20 SCDL

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

12/22/2024

 Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a combo circuit to continue our Christmas theme workouts.  Make sure you grease the joints and get ready to HIIT it. Multiple Rounds of sprints and power moves.

Max Rounds in 30 Minutes 

Even Rounds

Row/ Run / Bike 500M 

10 Snatch L 

10 Snatch R

Odd Rounds

Jump Rope 1 Minute

10 C&J L

10 C& J R

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

12/21/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a single kettlebell flow.  Make sure that you choose your bell wisely.  Once we start, there will be no rest until you finish the sequence on both arms.  Get loose and get after it.

3-5 Rounds

10 SEAL Push-ups
Then go through this flow 5X before switching arms
Row
Swing
Clean & Jerk
Snatch
Squat
OH Lunge

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

12/20/2024

 Yoga with Charlie.. Hip Opening release..

Namaste.. El Rey and Manny always.. 

12/19/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Santa is making his list and checking it twice.  Make sure not naughty and for sure be nice.  Climbing in out of the sleigh, carrying all of the toys to the good girls and boys, and sliding down all of those chimneys is easy for Santa, but I think he trains to stay ready..  :-)..

Santa Bootcamp 

5 Rounds

10-20-30 yard Farmers Walk (suicide style 10yd up and back 20 up and back 30 up and back no rest)

20 BB Thruster / 20 Jump Squat combo

20 3 count Mountain Climber / 20 Plank Up Down combo

50 Battle Rope Waves

20 Walkout / Push up combo 

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

12/18/2024

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 and Manny always

12/17/2024

Warm up with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to do a 20 minute go with as many rounds as possible.  I like these because you really can push yourself.  Just you against the clock.  Of course, we don't sacrifice technique and form to get the reps.. Make sure that you  are doing things the correct way to avoid injury.

25 minutes AMRAP

500m row
10 BB Jump Squats
10 BB Spins 5L / 5 R
10 Push-Ups
10 SnapDowns  

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

12/16/2024

"Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day. And then the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches plus two." 

Today we are going to hit a kettlebell strength/endurance session.  Full body go.  45 seconds on / 15 seconds off will add a bit of HIIT to it. 

Figure 8 / static hold

2 handed Swings

Clean and Jerk L

Clean and Jerk R

Goblet Squat 

Romanian Dead Lift L

RDL R

Halos

Hi Pull L

Hi Pull R

Sumo Deadlift

Bent Over Row L

Bent Over Row R

Chest Press L

Chest Press R

Hip Thrusts

Russian Twists

Full Sit Ups

Snatch L

Snatch R 

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

12/15/2024

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

20 Minute AMRAP

25 Yard Sled Drag (Modification: Farmer's walk)

20 Sledge Smashes L/R (Mod Kettlebell Axe Choppers)

20 Single Arm Clean and Press 10L/10R

20 Tactical Lunge

20 Push-ups

20 Swings 10L/10R

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

12/14/2024

 Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement and foam roller.  Today we are going to HIIT another Christmas themed training session.  The 8 reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh are tough and in tremendous shape to haul all of those gifts to everyone.  They land and take off constantly!! 

* Rudolph - Row 5,000 M *

5 Rounds 

Dasher - 10 Deadlifts

Dancer - 10 Dumbbell Shoulder Presses

Prancer - 10 Pull-ups

Vixen - 10 V-ups

Comet - 10 Double Kettlebell Cleans

Cupid - 10 Chest Press

Donder - 10 Dips

Blitzen - 10 Burpees

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

 

12/13/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit some crazy 8s.  8 rounds of 8 reps of 8 exercises...  Great strength and conditioning go.. We will utilize kettlebells, bodyweight, and Bulgarian Bags.  It is a bit of a kitchen sink training session.  So get after it.  Make sure that you don't sacrifice form for speed. Bring the heat!!!! 

8 rounds

8 Double kettlebell cleans
8 Clap Push Ups 
8 BB snap downs
8 Ab wheel
8 Jump Squats
8 Double swings
8 BB arm throw
8 Double kettlebell snatch

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

12/12/2024

Today we are going to perform the 12 days of Christmas with the Bulgarian Bag... You perform it like the song.. 1st day 1 Jump squat.. 2nd day 2 Upright row 1 Jump squat.. etc..
On the twelve days of Christmas my true love gave to me..

12 Snap downs
11 Push ups
10 Shoulder presses
9 Hammer curls
8 Spins 4L / 4R
7 Good morning bends
6 Arm throw 3L/3R
5 BB Burpees
4 Lunges per side
3 Clean and front squat 
2 Upright Row
1 BB jump squat

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

12/11/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today is super simple. One full body exercise that really taxes the central nervous system.  All you're going to do is st the timer and go.  You can pick your time limits.  I like to do one long set of continuous singles after I have completed 5 on each arm with out switching.  Drum roll... Turkish Get Ups.. This is Steve Cotter's variation on the basic movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGRBvom4Zrw

20 minutes of TGUs..

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

12/10/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement and foam roller.  Today we are going to keep the Holiday theme going with the SANTA workout.  Not an original idea but I thought it looked pretty fun, and of course we will put the FIST spin on it as well.  Put on some Christmas music and get after it.

5 Rounds No Rest 

10 Reps of Each 

The S.A.N.T.A. session

S = Snapdowns

A = Ab wheel

N = Narrow Squats

T = Trap Bar Dead Lifts

A = Arm Throws

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

12/9/2024

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 and Manny always.. 

12/8/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a 20 minute AMRAP training session.  Pick 6-8 movements to formulate a circuit and get after it.  Today we are going to utilize bodyweight and a single kettlebell. Get a good warmup.. Its cold outside..

20 minute AMRAP

10 2 Hand Swings
10 Kettlebell Jump Squat
10 OH Lunge
10 Sit-outs
10 Pushups
10 Snatch

4 minutes ABs

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

12/7/2024

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.  Flags at half staff.  Take a moment to remember all of the men and women who serve our country, and our community.  Warm up with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today is very simple.  Swings, swings, and more swings with a small burpee chaser...   Heavy, medium, and light.  Timed and reps.

Heavy
5 sets of 8 reps of 2 handed swings
2 burpees after each set of 8
Medium
5 sets of 12 reps of 1 arm swings
2 burpees after each set
Light
2 sets of 3 minutes of 30 second intervals of Left arm, Right arm, & 2 handed swings

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

12/6/2024

 Animal flow yoga.. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ODLlKauk3s 

Namaste.. El Rey and Manny always.. 

12/5/2024

Warm up with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to put multiple Bulgarian Bag together movements to make one rep.  It will be a challenging flow that will tax the grip and force the entire body to work as we push through 50 reps.. Enjoy.. 

1/2 Deck of cards warmup

Black cards are jumping jacks
Red Cards are Cossack squats


FIST BB Blaster

50 Reps

1 Rep includes in succession:

Spin L / Spin R
Snap Down
Power Clean

Front Squat
Press

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

12/4/2024

Warm up with joint mobility and dynamic movement.  Today we hit the FIST version of the "Bear" workout. This link is the FIST version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_320cMZN1Q&list=UU8VDfkhpvg5F4ZqhCmqlV0Q&index=5&feature=plcp It involves multiple movements to make one rep.

FIST Bear

10 rounds of 5 per side 

We use 1 kettlebell

1 Rep includes in succession:
swing
clean
front squat
snatch
over head squat

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

12/3/2024

Warm up with joint mobility, foam roller, and dynamic movement.  We are going to use just body weight today.  A simple circuit, but very effective full body workout.  Try and get as many rounds as possible in the 15 minutes.  Rest as you need it.

Set your timer for 15 minutes amrap 

5 chin ups
10 seal push ups
5 tuck jumps
5 pull ups 
20 Cossack squats
30 jumping jacks

1 Mile Run finisher

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

12/2/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a single kettlebell training session. All you need is a single kettlebell.  2 minutes of work broken down into 30 second intervals with 30 seconds rest to follow.  Get your timer set and get after it.

2 Minutes on / 30 seconds off
Each interval is 30 seconds

Set 1
Hand to Hand Bent Over Row
Single Arm Dead Clean

Set 2
Hi-Pull
Front Squat

Set 3
Alternating Dead Snatch / Press Combo
Close Grip Push-Ups

Set 4
Put it all together for a massive flow.. All singles

Hand to Hand Row / Single Arm Dead Clean / Hi-Pull / Front Squat / Dead Snatch / Press / Push-up Flow for 3 minutes.

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

12/1/2024

Warm up with joint mobility, foam roller, and dynamic movement.  Today is FIST family member Uncle Bs birthday.. 58 + 1 burpees to start to make it a steady 58.  So in his honor we will be doing one his favorite workouts.  It is the El Rey Snatch workout.  15 seconds of work 15 seconds of rest for (50) sets.  Try and get max reps in 15 seconds.  Rest.. Then switch arms.  Lots of volume.  So make sure you are all warmed up and ready to go.


15 seconds on / 15 seconds off
50 sets

single arm snatch
(moderate weight)

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

11/30/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit an old school strength training session.  5x5 heavier as you go up in sets.  Rep range remains the same.  This is a great you go / I go session. You can utilize your partner to push you and make gains..  Get 'er done..


5x5

T-Bar Rows
Ukrainian Dead Lift
Weighted Step Ups 
Zercher squats
Weighted Pull-ups
Seated shoulder press

Cool down, have a nice day..  El Rey and Manny aways.. 

11/29/2024

Morning Yoga with Adriene.. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMu6OKF5Z1k&t=402s

Namaste.. El Rey and Manny always.. 

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!!! Today we work, and then we feast!! 2022 has been a very tough year, but there are still 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 100s session.  Since historians can't really pinpoint when the first Thanksgiving Day was, we'll wing it. 


100
Single Clean and Jerks 

100
BB Snap Downs

100 
BB Reverse Lunge

100 
Single Arm Swings 

100
BB Spins 

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

11/27/2024

Warmup with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to hit a Kitchen Sink endurance training session.  Bodyweight, Kettlebells, and Bulgarian Bag all in one session.  1 minute of work followed by 15 seconds of rest for 3 rounds.  Great strength, grip, and conditioning go.  Work out those kinks and get after it.

1 minute on / 15 seconds off
3 Rounds

2 Handed Swings
SEAL Push-Ups
Squat Thrust / Sit Out combos
Figure 8 Static Holds
BB Clean and Front Squat
BB Lunge / High Knee combo

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

11/26/2024

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 and Manny always.. 

11/25/024

Warm up with joint mobility, dynamic movement, and foam roller.  Today we are going to do a simple workout.  All you need is a jump rope, your own body weight, and a kettlebell.  Jumping rope is one of the sneaky hard exercises that really forces your whole body to work.  If you can't jump rope for a sustained period of time, do jumping jacks instead. Try and do this with as little rest as possible.

10 rounds

1 minute jump rope
20 snatches 10L/10R 
10 push ups
20 suitcase lunges 10L/10R

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