300 workout

[backtobaseball]

For my training session today, my personal trainer Andrew had me try the 300 workout. The goal is to do -- as fast as you can -- 50 pullups, 50 135lb deadlifts, 50 pushups, 50 24" box jumps, 50 "wipers" (alternating-side leg raises) while holding 135lbs above your head, and 50 35lb clean and presses (25 with each arm). You can rest whenever you

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[brec]

I'm pretty sure I can beat 23:21.

That's days::hours, right?

[backtobaseball]

If you're including recovery time, then that would be great!

[joemstar]

That's pretty impressive! Can you mix up the order or do you have to do 50 pullups straight? I think I'm still in the 8-10 at a time range. Wouldn't be as bad if I could scatter them throughout the half hour.

[backtobaseball]

In the 300 workout, you do 25 pullups at the start, and 25 pullups at the end. You can rest as often as you like within each set, but you need to complete 25 pullups at the start before you proceed to the 50 deadlifts.

8-10 standard pullups for someone your size and age is great!

I think this is a modification of the 300 workout, but my trainer had me do a horizontal form of pullup. He placed a bar on a rack about 30" off the floor. I grabbed the bar, got my body straight with knees bent at 90 degrees. Then pull up to the bar keeping my body straight. It's a lot easier, because the most vertical pullups I've done is 7 or 8, and I was able to do the first 25 of these without a break.

[backtobaseball]

By the way, based on how long it took to recover, the box jumps were the toughest on my body. Because of my knee injury, I haven't done any plyometric work since June. My calves and quads were still a bit sore yesterday (four days later). If I had given it more thought, I would not have done the 300 workout until after a few weeks of box jump training.