•stomach hit
•toe touch
•pushup(s)
The first rep a one pump, the second a two pump burpee, I’m laddering the number of pushups (___ pump burpees) up each rep.
This was in addition to ten sets of daily pushups, additionally, not in place of.
Ladder 1-12, ladder 1-10 or 12.
If I’m resting I’m jogging in place.
I love the soaked tshirt, the sweat – I feel great, it’d be even better outside shirtless in the sun, I’m inside the gym ending the day right with burpees.
Burpees set the world right.
Set you right.
I do them. So should you.
I’ve seen some varied individuals doing burpees, a retiree who’d been military, an obese girl looking to change that.
I hope she did. I like seeing people put in honest work.
Working out is the simplest of things, needing nothing but you and your heart.
You can do burpees daily, anywhere, everywhere.
They’re something I would’ve been well served doing consistently much younger.
As I trained I thought of bodybuilding.
I can see myself big with abs, but not doing the whole stereotypical lifestyle.
The drugs were never a possibility. I’ve never drank, never smoked, why would I do a cycle – I like being “natural” – I view it as a challenge.
I’ve went far on heart alone.
I’ve never ate clean.
I’ve been at the gym after labor shifts.
I train.
It’s what I do.
You close the gym – I’ve always got pushups.
Zero equipment. Zero training partners. I still do the pushups.
No bench press?
I put people on my back.
Or massive volume of vanilla pushups.
I’ve gotten more into bodybuilding, but my way – as it’s supposed to be, as an individual thing.
Ten sets of pushups, 20+ mantra reps per set has become the daily standard.
The volume makes me strong and lean.
I’m “cutting” solely not eating during the day, and insisting on keeping gym volume up every evening while working a physical job.
Doing so is possible, its not hard, you could be working to death in a libyan salt mine your roman overseer whipping you for not moving rocks fast enough.
Physical job, lots of upper body calisthenics, some leg work, some dumbbell work. Daily.
I look forward to the adaption.
I know it’s coming.
This progress isn’t it!
The potential is much higher.
Thus far I’ve been solid at everything.
15+ chins baked in EVERY DAY
I’m pushing enough volume, at a moderate intensity, at a decent calorie level to put on muscle while dropping fat fast.
It’s possible, but you’ve got to believe, and prior training experience helps.
I didn’t pull it off starting out.
I’m doing it now.
You’ve gotta always keep training.
The rewards are compounding.
Persistence & Tenacity