Outdoor workout

[shaun]

Summer is here, the sun is out, it's a good opportunity to do an outdoor workout. There are lots of exercises you can do outside, I'm thinking of designing one with pull ups (using a tree), press ups, squat jumps, sprints, and crawls. It would look like this:

5 sets pull ups
5 sets push ups
5 sets jumping squats
5 sets sprints
5 minutes of crawls

[1ufakin]

What is a jumping squat? i only know how to squat.

[Sugarhill]

Looks good. I personally wouldn't do the jumping squats, but that's just because I would be concerned about my knees on concrete or the ground. I try to keep my jumping on surfaces that have some give.

How about some suicides?

[shaun]

What is a jumping squat? i only know how to squat.

The jumping squat is an explosive exercise good for improving your power and general athleticism. You start at the bottom in a squat position and explode off the floor, jumping as high as possible. Jumping squats are also good for activation your CNS.

[shaun]

Looks good. I personally wouldn't do the jumping squats, but that's just because I would be concerned about my knees on concrete or the ground. I try to keep my jumping on surfaces that have some give.

How about some suicides?

I wouldn't do this kind of workout on concrete. When I think of an outdoor workout I think of the grass and natural surroundings.

Suicides would be a good addition. You could also do tyre flips, sled drags, farmers walk etc...

[nene5]

I don't think concrete would mix well with these. I think working out on grass would be great. Pushups and pullups would get the blood flowing.

[Sugarhill]

I have one more for you, Shaun. I saw this being done on a show and they were on the beach, but since you have a location for your workout, you can do this there. It's called the Star Drill.

Stand in the middle of an imaginary circle with a medicine ball and run out to eight different spots and back in about 18 seconds with 10 second breaks. Rep scheme should be 3-6 in a row. They looked dead tired by the time they were done and they were in the type of condition that you are in.