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So I picked up a cute little gadget to spice up my training. The Nike Chisel is a sports watch that's got an interval timer. I wish my G-Shock had this feature. This Nike, which can be had for 45% off list through some of Amazon's vendors, will replace my G-Shock for training (the kitchen timer, of course, stays.)

Today I put the watch to good use. I set it up for Tabata interval training, and set my kitchen timer for 10 minutes.
-hang power cleans
-roll outs
-push-ups
I had planned on doing thrusters, but had too much weight on the db's so went with the hpc's instead. Started out with 12 reps per 20 sec work period. As I got closer to 50 reps, the number of cleans per work period diminished to a ridiculously low number. By the last set, I was down to 3 reps:48, 49, 50. Then I went into the roll-outs. The watch has a graphic countdown-bar and an audible beep to let you know when to work and when to collapse. The beeps came in handy when it came time it to do push-ups. At this point, I could not see. The sweat seeping into my eyes was blinding.

All together, I did about 50 reps of each exercise. From a conditioning perspective, I would rate this at around a 4 on a scale of 1-10. I didn't feel as though my heart was about to explode. The thing is, as easy as it seems now, I could not squeeze another rep out of myself at the time. The watch kept on beeping and I found myself asking for more time to rest.

Originally Posted by MilkManX

I do front DB squats. Its not too bad. You hold the weights on your delts and you can keep proper form. You can even do Deadlifts with Dumbells.

StrongLifts Dumbbell 5×5: Strength Training Using Dumbbells | StrongLifts.com

Osu! Thanks for the link, MilkManX. StrongLifts is a good source of info. I've referred to it in the past. It's the first time I saw that article though.

Originally Posted by BigAl

Doing any full-body exercise for time is a rough task, but with time and patience you can build up to it. I'm working on dumbbell snatches for time myself, it's a puker.

Osu! BigAl, DB snatches are cool. I prefer them to KB snatches, as I'm not confident with my ability to catch the KB, especially as fatigue sets in. I do like KB's for swings.