Arnies Army joined The (Virtual) Sword for a Murph Alternative by the name of the Abdominal Snowman. The idea was to create something that worked out the upper body but put extra emphasis on core. YHC is woefully out of shape after working out maybe 6 times in 2 months, so my sense of how difficult this workout was is a little bit skewed. Personally, I struggled with it. The following was completed by all pax:
Warm-A-Rama
- SSH x 20 IC
- IST x 20 IC
- Windmill x 20 IC
- Squat x 20 IC
The Abdominal Snowman
- 15 V-Ups w/ Coupon
- 20 Big Boy Sit Ups w/ Coupon
- 30 Mason Twists w/ Coupon (One Twist = going left and then going right)
- 50 Chest Press w/ Low Flutter (You are counting presses as reps and fluttering until you finish)
- The Hundred (Legs straight at a 45 deg angle off the ground. head and shoulders off ground. arms straight and down by your side with palms facing ground. do quick 6 inch pulses with arms/hands until you reach 100)
Run a lap of your desired distance (or don't if you're garage-bound like YHC)
- 10 Burpees
- 25 Merkins
- 30 Skull Crushers
- 40 Swings
- 100 Mountain Climbers (single-count each leg, 25 in cadence if easier to count in your head)
Run a lap (or don't)
Complete 3 sets.