Welcome to USUHS Elite Fitness, a program modeled to give you a quality workout on a tight schedule.

A different workout will be posted daily and can be completed in under one hour. If you have any questions on the workouts, talk to an expert! Don't attempt any of the exercises if you aren't familiar with the proper form!

Keep track of your progress by posting to the comments.

One team, one fight!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Tuesday 6/29/10

Squat 5-5-5-5-5

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Monday 6/28/10

Conduct three rounds for time of:

800m run
50 Hip Extensions
20 GHD Sit-Ups
30 Ab-mat Sit-Ups

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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Friday, June 25, 2010

Friday 6/25/10

Five rounds for time of:

40 Double-unders (160 Single-unders)
30 Box jumps, 24 inch box
20 Kettlebell swings, 1.5 pood

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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Thursday 6/24/10

For Time:

21-15-9 rep rounds of:

Thrusters (95lb / 65lb)
Pull-Ups

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Wednesday 6/23/10

For time:

50 Wall-ball shots (24" box)
40 Double Unders (substitute 160 single unders)
30 Kettlebell Swings (1.5 pood)
20 Step Lunge waiter walk (1 pood)
10 Box Jumps (24")

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Tuesday 6/22/10

Five rounds for time of:

45 pound barbell Overhead walking lunges, 50 feet
21 Burpees

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Monday 6/21/10

Squat Clean 3-3-3-3-3

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010

Friday 6/18/10

The end is near...

10x 100m sprint

OR

10x 150m row

Rest 90 seconds between efforts.

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Thursday 6/17/10

For time:

21-15-9 Rep Rounds of:

Deadlift 225lb
Hand-Stand Push-Ups

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Wednesday 6/16/10

Conduct 5 rounds for max reps of:

1 minute Bench Press (95lb)
1 minute Ab-mat sit-ups
1 minute Row

Rest 1 minute between rounds

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Tuesday 6/15/10

For time, conduct 21-18-15-12-9-6-3 rep sets of the following:

Pull-Ups
Overhead Squat (45lb)

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Monday 6/14/10

Conduct 15 rounds for time of the following:

5 Pull-Ups
10 Push-Ups
15 Squats

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Friday, June 11, 2010

Saturday 6/12/10 - Sunday 6/13/10

Rest Days.

Friday 6/11/10

"The Chief"

Conduct 5 rounds of

3 minute AMRAP:

3 Power Clean (135lb)
6 Push-Ups
9 Squats

1 minute rest between rounds.

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Thursday 6/10/10

Find 1RM of Back Squat

Then, AMRAP 12 minutes:

7 Deadlift (185lb)
7 Burpees
Run 200m

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Wednesday 6/9/10

Bench Press

5-5-5-5-5

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Tuesday 6/8/10

Tabata Fight Gone Bad

Conduct 8 Tabata intervals (20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest) of each of the following exercises:

10 Ft Wall Ball Shots (20lb Ball)
Sumo Deadlift High Pull (75lb)
20" Box Jumps
Push Press (75lb)
Row

Keep track of number of reps (calories for row) performed in each 20 second interval. Score for each event is the one round with the lowest number of reps or calories performed out of the 8 intervals. Move immediately to the next event after finishing the 8 tabata intervals for each given event (ie no rest between events other than the 10 seconds included in the interval).

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

Monday 6/7/10

Conduct 5 rounds for time of:

15 Thrusters (95lb)
15 Burpees
400m Run

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Saturday 6/5/10 - Sunday 6/6/10

Rest Days.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Friday 6/4/10

For time:

Conduct 21-15-9 Rep sets of the following:

Clean (135lb)
Dips

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Thursday 6/3/10

Shoulder Press

5-5-5-5-5

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Wednesday 6/2/10

Conduct four rounds for time of:

800m run

Rest as necessary between efforts.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Tuesday 6/1/10

Hero #7: Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones
Los Angeles County Fire Fighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones, 34, was killed in the line of duty on Sunday, August 30, 2009 during the Station Fire.
He is survived by his wife Lori and daughter Sophia Grace, born three weeks after his death.

"Arnie"

With a single 1 pood (35lb) kettlebell:
21 Turkish get-ups, Right arm
50 Swings
21 Overhead squats, Left arm
50 Swings
21 Overhead squats, Right arm
50 Swings
21 Turkish get-ups, Left arm

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