Body weight exercise plan

I have a WOSS Trainer I got off Amazon years ago... think knock off TRX trainer. Only need a door or other anchor point.... I used to use it while I was working nights.... I'd deal out of couple of workout cards and do whatever routine it gave me.

You can find the Stack52 workout cards on Amazon, they have body weight, suspension, and yoga decks... all sorts.

Don't knock yoga as a good body weight exercise either.
 
Gave my wife the TRX setup for Christmas, at her suggestion. First thing she did was hook the anchor over a door that opened towards her, fail to even latch the door, lean back and fall. Aggravated her rotator cuff recovery and gave herself a hard knock on the noggin. I’m telling you, exercise is dangerous.

I bought a wall anchor, just gotta find a place for it. The concept is simple, I like it. Might get one for the office for quick hits during conference calls.
 
DS1911 said:
P90x has been good for a long time for us
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Agreed. When I was doing this it worked great.

You’re not gonna add a ton of muscles but you’ll trim down and harden up.

Need to get back on this after many years of strength training and then stagnating after covid.
 
NCMedic said:
Don't knock yoga as a good body weight exercise either.
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I asked my physical therapist what workout types were best to maintain flexibility and core strength for someone with bad knees and neck (arthritis and multiple surgeries). He highly recommended yoga.

I thought he was joking, until I started classes. Holy cow, that stuff ain’t no joke! I kept it up until the local gym that offered yoga classes closed because of COVID. The gym has reopened but they aren’t offering the yoga classes now. I need to find another local class.
 
JBoyette said:
I am looking for a total body workout plan that is not relying on machines, gyms, etc.

What plans do you like?
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@JBoyette shoot me your email address. I have a couple body weight plans that were put together by tactical mountain institute. Happy to send them to you. They are progressive so it's not like you have to do a thousand push-ups or burpees today. Or any day for that matter.
 
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Chuckman said:
@JBoyette shoot me your email address. I have a couple body weight plans that were put together by tactical mountain institute. Happy to send them to you. They are progressive so it's not like you have to do a thousand push-ups or burpees today. Or any day for that matter.
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Can I get in on that?
 
Average Joe said:
I asked my physical therapist what workout types were best to maintain flexibility and core strength for someone with bad knees and neck (arthritis and multiple surgeries). He highly recommended yoga.

I thought he was joking, until I started classes. Holy cow, that stuff ain’t no joke! I kept it up until the local gym that offered yoga classes closed because of COVID. The gym has reopened but they aren’t offering the yoga classes now. I need to find another local class.
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Pilates is good, too. Yoga to pop and rock instead of Buddha tones. Abs with the extreme poses.
If you want to see just how weak your core is, then take a pilates class.
 
Everyone's body works and reacts differently but I could give you some stuff to fit what you're looking for possibly. No ego here but just giving myself some credibility as I am a retired MMA fighter due to a hard freak injury and during as well as after retiring I coached for 3 years and ran one hell of a boot camp. Don't think I can PM yet but maybe I'll make a short little YouTube video or something and share it in here sometime this week if you're interested. Really loved the body weight stuff once I was hurt because weights became a no no.
 
Anyone have a good app for suggesting workouts? I do a combination of bodyweight and free weights. Some days I can get stale with workout ideas.

I tried one today that I only made it 45 seconds into setting up the app and bailed/deleted. I just want ideas. I don’t need plans and motivation and crap.
 
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JBoyette said:
I am looking for a total body workout plan that is not relying on machines, gyms, etc.

What plans do you like?
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Pushups, pullups, squats.

For the cardio, I throw a ruck on (30 lbs) and walk a few miles.
 
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9outof10mms said:
Anyone have a good app for suggesting workouts? I do a combination of bodyweight and free weights. Some days I can get stale with workout ideas.

I tried one today that I only made it 45 seconds into setting up the app and bailed/deleted. I just want ideas. I don’t need plans and motivation and crap.
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Do you have a sandbag? If so Brute Force has a WOD they email every night. Some of the workouts I do in entirety, some I just pick and choose.
 
Chuckman said:
Do you have a sandbag? If so Brute Force has a WOD they email every night. Some of the workouts I do in entirety, some I just pick and choose.
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I’ve got access to a pretty well stocked gym. Dumbbells, kettlebells, medicine balls, plates, whatever I need.

Who is this WOD you speak of?
 
Jump rope is also excellent and scales pretty well. You can up tempo, do footwork, single-leg.
 
DS1911 said:
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I knew more than a small handful of guys in the Army who got great results from that one.

I like Mountain Tactical Institute (used to be Military Athlete). I’ll concede that Rob’s “limited equipment” plans aren’t his specialty (he mostly programs for a fully equipped CrossFit gym) but he does have them. If the quality is anything like his gym plans they’re awesome, scalable, and address more than just the strength components.

To add to @Chuckman, if you can add sandbags in there, it opens up a lot of possibilities.
 
WeepingAngel said:
I knew more than a small handful of guys in the Army who got great results from that one.

I like Mountain Tactical Institute (used to be Military Athlete). I’ll concede that Rob’s “limited equipment” plans aren’t his specialty (he mostly programs for a fully equipped CrossFit gym) but he does have them. If the quality is anything like his gym plans they’re awesome, scalable, and address more than just the strength components.

To add to @Chuckman, if you can add sandbags in there, it opens up a lot of possibilities.
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We used the P90X when we deployed. It was fine for what it was.

I like MTI. I have their bodyweight foundation, bodyweight (does require some cables/bands and a couple things), and a sandbag/plate carrier plan. I use it as a menu, just ick and choose.
 
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