The Belle, the Latino, and the 300 workout...

THIS IS SPARTA!!!

So today my usual trainer was unable to make it to the gym today.  Instead, I trained with a former bootcamp instructor who's, um, let's just say a REALLY nice looking latino...definitely some great eye candy ;)  He's really into CrossFit and participates in several CrossFit competitions so of course we had to do a CrossFit workout.  I've done some exercises that are done with CrossFit, but I had never done a whole CrossFit workout before.  And let me tell you, this ain't for the weak or unmotivated.  You've got to bring your A-game and turn on your beast mode.  

We did what is called the "300 Workout."  It's called this because some of the actors in the movie '300' used this workout to give them those bodies us ladies, who have seen the movie, will never forget.  One person made this statement about the workout, " "It's a brutal workout, starting out strong and slowing down, finishing at a crawl."  Boy, they weren't lying. 

 Every two minutes his timer would go off and I'd have to do five burpees and then pick up where I left off.  Therefore, you'd want to push yourself to go faster and try to do less burpees.  Easier said than done.  Lol.

Choice of music for this workout: Disturbed Pandora station.  Excellent choice. 

So here's the workout:

Warmup:

*20 pushups- after each push up, you walk your feet in towards your hands till you can't go any further, walk your hands out and do your next pushup

*20 squats

*20 lunges

*20 split lunges

 *crawling forward, backward, and sideways while faces up keeping your arms slightly bent to engage triceps more

*10 squats with 20lb bar behind neck

*50 yard sprint with 25lb sack behind neck

Yes, this was just the warmup.  Lol.

Workout:

*  Pullups - 25 reps

*  Dumbbell Deadlift with 25lb kettleball each hand- 25 reps

*  Pushups - 25 reps

*  Inverted crunch- while lying on edge of stretching table, reach all the way back and down until hands touch ground then come back up-15 reps

*  Run one lap around block

*  Body-Weight Squat Jumps onto 3ft box - 25 reps

*  V-Ups - 25 reps

*  Run one lap around block

*  Dumbbell Push Press with 15lb kettleball- 15 reps each hand

*  Pullups - 25 reps

*  Inverted crunch- while lying on edge of stretching table, reach all the way back and down until hands touch ground then come back up-15 reps

And let's not forget I'm having to do five burpees every two minutes.  Eventually, the burpees became something I was looking forward to.  The great thing about this workout is that you can change up the weights and reps to fit your fitness level.  It's a great workout and I am extremely exhausted from it.  I'm halfway done with training for the week.  Thank. Goodness. 

  Have a great night everyone and happy training to you all!!  :)