Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers 3.0 (Almost Certifiably Crazy version)

If you haven't read "Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers . . . Oh My!" and "The Neighbors Probably Think We're Nuts (Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers 2.0)", then you should probably go read in order to catch up.  Then come back & continue to read the post below. Each time we've done this workout we have added, change, or modified something.  Ever and always raising the bar just a bit higher.  Yesterday was no exception to that.  Earlier in the week, Ted had done the workout (without me ....

How To Make A Homemade Sandbag

When Ted and I began to talk about putting together our outdoor workout (see here and/or here), one of the things I wanted for the workout was a sandbag.  I had seen several online videos and figured it would be a but kicking exercise to toss into a workout. The routine I came up with was to use the sandbag to do a circuit of 5 pushups, 5 bent over rows, 5 squat lifts, 5 overhead presses, and then run with the sandbag on your shoulders....

The Neighbors Probably Think We're Nuts (Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers 2.0)

Oddly enough, the people I work with out at the Renaissance Festival here in Minnesota tend to joke about that a lot.  With The Dueling Grounds, which is a stage combat group here in the Twin Cities, we joke about that a lot.  If you saw your neighbors sword fighting in their back yard, what would you think? Now with the Robin Hood and The Merry Men Show, add in our strange workouts to the stage combat practice. As I hinted in the last...

Tractor Tires, Cinder Blocks, & Sledge Hammers . . . Oh My!

Stop.  Remove the thought of Wizard of Oz reference from your head and re-read the title of this post with a George Takei "Oh My!" at the end. . . . there you go.  Now you may proceed with the rest of the post. Some of you may or may not have been aware of the plans that Ted and myself have had for some time now to do a strongman style workout once a week.  If you are confused, replace "strongman" with "Crossfit" . . . and you'll...

My Kettlebell Workout

I've had a few questions in regards to my workouts so I thought that I share them here in more detail. The Kettlebell workout (which I have been posting as Kettle Bell) is a workout program that has always intrigued me but most gyms that I have been at didn't have them or I didn't know enough about them.  When I finally came across a gym that had them I figured I would give them a shot.  The more I used them, the...