Osu! I don't know about 8 minutes of solid squats. In the article, the wrestler manages 8 squats in 2 minutes- granted this was his warm-up. I did something similar. My modification-keeping with the explosive movement imperative-was to do a db clean/thruster combo. I managed 27 in 8 minutes, probably could squeeze out more reps if I stuck to squats or just cleans without the overhead pressing movement.
Over the weekend I went swimming with the kids. It was their first time swimming in the deepend without flotation devices. This necessitated me treading water for a long time. That was a workout. Much respect for any water sports athlete.
The debacle in the pool and the recent discussion on push-ups in another thread got me focused on more conditioning. Today, I set the kitchen timer for 20 minutes.
-4x500m row
-4x50 push-ups
-3x20 sec bent arm hang
Nothing depletes energy stores like a fast paced row-yeah burpees come close, but just so. A single set of 50 push-ups, fresh, is no problem. After 500 meters on the erg, it is a big challenge. Each successive row and set of push-ups became ever harder tests. With just a couple minutes to catch my breath, I had about a minute to hang on the bar before time ran out. I think I'll try to do two of these work-outs a week. Remind me if I forget.
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