Decided to start logging my SimpleFit workouts here. This is just a rundown of everything I've done up till today so I have it on record.
For those wondering what SimpleFit is, check it out here - http://www.simplefit.org
6/20/2011L3D1 - 25 RoundsDecided to start on Level 3 due to my current level of fitness. I probably could have gotten in 3-4 more rounds, but I had the TV on and ended up watching a story on the morning news for a bit too long (spaced out a bit).
I had to switch to modified pull ups after 11 rounds by placing a leg on a chair. I'm not sure if this means I need to go down a level or not. I attempted kipping pull ups but started to worry I was going to pull the door frame down.
I'm confident I'll be able to get Day 2 done in under 5 minutes easily but I still plan on sticking with L3 for a while.
6/22/2011L3D2 - 4:44Did this without a single break, I misread the rules, whoops... Sounds like I might need to go up a level or two, but I'll stick with L3 through the end of the week.
This was quite a burner (probably because I never took a break ), but overall I really liked it. Threw in nice warm up and cool down routines as well.
No assisted pull ups today.
So it's looking like I need to go up a level, but expect less rounds on D1 (forgoing the assisted pull ups as suggested above).
6/24/2011L3D3 - 5:15Pull-Ups (standard) - 16 (5, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2)
Push-Ups - 33 (all at once)
Squats - 33 (all at once)
Not quite under 5:00 like I had though I may be able to do, but I did all the exercises with good form and didn't rush. The pull-ups really hammered me, ended up taking me longer than I expected, but at least I did them with good form and left out the modified versions.
Sounds like L3 is the correct level for me, I'll be repeating it again next week.
6/27/2011L3D1 - 20 RoundsDid 20 solid rounds this morning focusing on good form and doing full pull ups instead of doing modified pull ups for more rounds. I also changed my push up form to be more effective as per this article -
http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=4618348Overall, this was a better workout than the 25 rounds I did using modified pull ups.
Tomorrow is cardio day, will probably be doing Cardio Intervals from the "One on One with Tony Horton" series.