Bodyweight Push Pull Legs Week 1

I am starting with a bodyweight exercise routine with the intent of complimenting my barbell training and replacing HIIT workouts so that I can build strength and have a workout program that I can do anywhere. Replacing HIIT will last until mid March or April. 

These workouts will also serve me well during race season. I did it today and it got me moving and hopefully built some muscle but did not kill me in my first day back in the gym after a grueling race on Saturday. 

I am starting from the beginning with his basic program. This lasts 10 weeks and week 1 & 2 are supposed to be done in ladders. So, I do sets of 1, then a set of 2, then a set of 3, etc until I don’t think that I can do higher. Then I work the sets in decreasing order. 

Some of these exercises were very easy and more time consuming than worthwhile. Since I am going to give the program a chance, I will do any easy exercise up to a pyramid of 10, then eliminate it from future workouts and replace it with something harder or just spend less time on the routine and more time of burpees. 

Warm Up: 

• 50 Jumping Jacks (http://youtu.be/dmYwZH_BNd0) 
• 40 Body Weight Squats (http://youtu.be/QKKZ9AGYTi4) 
• 30 Crunches (http://youtu.be/1V4RXxLHNCY) 
• 20 Pushups (http://youtu.be/Eh00_rniF8E) 
• 10 Burpees (http://youtu.be/O7_TBHno0Os) 

Push / Pull / Legs Ladder 

• Push Ups - Ladder to 6 
• Reverse Lunges - Ladder to 10 **eliminate 
• TRX Rows - Ladder to 6 
• Alternating Single Leg Romanian Deadlifts - Ladder to 10 **eliminate 
• Seated Dips - Ladder to 10 **eliminate 
• Pistol Squats - Ladder to 4 
• Pull Ups - 6 total ** really need to work on these 
• Swimmers - did not have time 

Notes / Results: 

• Time: 70 minutes
• Weight: 197