One of the biggest problem areas I see with young athletes and adults alike is a lack of strength with bodyweight movements.

This shouldn’t be surprising actually, since laziness and weakness is engineered into nearly every single piece of “fitness” equipment today.  Lay here, sit here, stand here.  What ever happened to using the ultimate machine, your body?

I see athletes and adults that can’t do 10 proper pushups and even a single pullup.  It drives me insane.

You simply cannot expect to perform at your best if you are not able to move and control your body in space effectively whether you’re a competitive athlete or just a weekend warrior.

If you really want to get strong practice your pushups, pullups, squats, and lunges.  A good barometer of where you are on the bodyweight strength meter is being able to perform at least 25 pushups, 5-10 pullups, 50 squats, and 50 lunges.  If you can’t hit these numbers, get to crankin’!

My session today finished with a brutal bodyweight challenge. Check it out below.

Get Strong(er) Wk 3 – Day 3

1 – Hang Snatch 5×4

2 – Bench Press 5×4

3a – Thick Rope Recline Rows 100 reps

3b – Pushups 100 reps

Here is the challenge.

Perform 100 reps each of the rows and pushups in as few sets as possible and let me know your results.

Today I finished in 6 rounds.

I need to be stronger than that.

I’m determined to improve.

Crush the bodyweight movements and you’ll be crazy strong, pack on slabs of rugged muscle, and increase your on field/court performance no matter what sport you choose.

Keep killin’ it out there.