Comments for Black Belt Workouts http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:18:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Black Belt Workouts WOD: Card Game by John Righeimer http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/04/22/black-belt-workouts-wod-card-game/comment-page-1/#comment-64 John Righeimer Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:18:14 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=687#comment-64 Joe, thanks for the feedback in how you've used cards for workouts. Cards are a great way to change it up and make a workout hard and mentally refreshing. I'm glad you like the site and I'll continue to do my best to bring challenging workouts and share ideas that can assist those like us looking to push the limits. Please feel free to comment as you like and/or offer thoughts on good workouts. Joe, thanks for the feedback in how you’ve used cards for workouts. Cards are a great way to change it up and make a workout hard and mentally refreshing. I’m glad you like the site and I’ll continue to do my best to bring challenging workouts and share ideas that can assist those like us looking to push the limits. Please feel free to comment as you like and/or offer thoughts on good workouts.

]]> Comment on Black Belt Workouts WOD: Card Game by Joe Szczublewski http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/04/22/black-belt-workouts-wod-card-game/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Joe Szczublewski Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:18:25 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=687#comment-63 I used to do a similar work out after wrestling practices. Except jacks were 12, queens were 14, kings were 15, and aces were 25. For the exercises I used airsquats/kb swings for hearts, pull-ups and chin-ups (or kb snatches if I wasn't around a bar) for diamonds, handstand push ups for clubs, and ab/core exercises for spades. Towards the end of the season I started adding in the jokers for 40 reps, one joker being for air squats and one for kb swings. I did this at least three times a week, sometimes more if I felt up to it. I lost 5 pounds in under two weeks (after already working out two or more times a day to cut down to wrestling weight) and stamina and recovery times went through the roof. Thanks for the site, by the way. Great place to mix up my workouts or just find inspiration. I used to do a similar work out after wrestling practices. Except jacks were 12, queens were 14, kings were 15, and aces were 25. For the exercises I used airsquats/kb swings for hearts, pull-ups and chin-ups (or kb snatches if I wasn’t around a bar) for diamonds, handstand push ups for clubs, and ab/core exercises for spades. Towards the end of the season I started adding in the jokers for 40 reps, one joker being for air squats and one for kb swings. I did this at least three times a week, sometimes more if I felt up to it. I lost 5 pounds in under two weeks (after already working out two or more times a day to cut down to wrestling weight) and stamina and recovery times went through the roof. Thanks for the site, by the way. Great place to mix up my workouts or just find inspiration.

]]> Comment on Equipment for Workouts: Forget the Glitz & Go Old School by John Righeimer http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/04/06/equipment-for-workouts-forget-the-glitz-go-old-school/comment-page-1/#comment-27 John Righeimer Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:41:33 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=577#comment-27 Yes, the lot size helps accomdate certain things, like # of guy's working out, running long strides...be it tire flip, pulling sled, etc., but as you said, much of the stuff I listed does not take up too much space, much of it can be used in small spaces (e.g. my basement gym is small, but still allows for big time workouts). And best of all, although equipment costs can add up, the "old school" stuff is affordable...you could equip yourself to the max with old school stuff for under $2,000 and that's what it costs for one machine, that only does one thing at the glitz gyms. The key is to start and add equip, little by little. Some of the old school equip. is a treasure hunt, for instance, a tractor tire is free if you can find it...tire places have to pay to junk a tire, so when you find one, they're usually happy for you to take it off your hands. Yes, the lot size helps accomdate certain things, like # of guy’s working out, running long strides…be it tire flip, pulling sled, etc., but as you said, much of the stuff I listed does not take up too much space, much of it can be used in small spaces (e.g. my basement gym is small, but still allows for big time workouts). And best of all, although equipment costs can add up, the “old school” stuff is affordable…you could equip yourself to the max with old school stuff for under $2,000 and that’s what it costs for one machine, that only does one thing at the glitz gyms. The key is to start and add equip, little by little. Some of the old school equip. is a treasure hunt, for instance, a tractor tire is free if you can find it…tire places have to pay to junk a tire, so when you find one, they’re usually happy for you to take it off your hands.

]]> Comment on Equipment for Workouts: Forget the Glitz & Go Old School by Antonio http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/04/06/equipment-for-workouts-forget-the-glitz-go-old-school/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Antonio Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:24:47 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=577#comment-26 Man I hope my next home sit on a double lot because I'm getting a tractor tire ASAP. An a lot of that "old school" equipment you name does'nt take up much space and can be easily stored away. Man I hope my next home sit on a double lot because I’m getting a tractor tire ASAP. An a lot of that “old school” equipment you name does’nt take up much space and can be easily stored away.

]]> Comment on Black Belt Workouts WOD: Navy Seal by John Righeimer http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/03/09/black-belt-workouts-wod-navy-seal/comment-page-1/#comment-18 John Righeimer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:36:35 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=402#comment-18 Yes, very tough...we did it at Karate class and we cut it short becasue guys were dropping and we were approaching 30 minutes...had to cut to get to self-defense. I'm going to keep trying it and set my goal to complete in under 25 minutes. Also, you might want to try doing just 1/3 (pick the push-up portion or other) and do that as part of a workout. I did the pull-up portion yesterday by itself and it took me 12 minutes...my back is sore today. Whatever you do, just do...never quit and you will soon be AN USTOPPABLE FORCE! Yes, very tough…we did it at Karate class and we cut it short becasue guys were dropping and we were approaching 30 minutes…had to cut to get to self-defense. I’m going to keep trying it and set my goal to complete in under 25 minutes. Also, you might want to try doing just 1/3 (pick the push-up portion or other) and do that as part of a workout. I did the pull-up portion yesterday by itself and it took me 12 minutes…my back is sore today.

Whatever you do, just do…never quit and you will soon be AN USTOPPABLE FORCE!

]]> Comment on Black Belt Workouts WOD: Navy Seal by Antonio http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/03/09/black-belt-workouts-wod-navy-seal/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Antonio Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:49:06 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=402#comment-17 This workout is brutal..my dad knew I would'nt make it through "Hell Week" let alone hell day..Yeah I thought I wanted to be SEAL. This workout is brutal..my dad knew I would’nt make it through “Hell Week” let alone hell day..Yeah I thought I wanted to be SEAL.

]]> Comment on Over-training: Does it matter…should you care? by John Righeimer http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/02/09/overtraining-does-it-matter-should-you-care/comment-page-1/#comment-8 John Righeimer Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:03:58 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=234#comment-8 Antonio, well said...I like your idea on "reprgraming our thinking", that is good advice to endure our challenges in an out of the gym. Train hard! Antonio, well said…I like your idea on “reprgraming our thinking”, that is good advice to endure our challenges in an out of the gym. Train hard!

]]> Comment on Over-training: Does it matter…should you care? by Antonio http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/02/09/overtraining-does-it-matter-should-you-care/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Antonio Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:23:35 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=234#comment-7 I agree John..If you feel good while working out then by all means enjoy!!! The natural default mode for the brain is to quite, we must reprogram our thinking and convince ourselves to push harder when that lung burning sensation comes and say "That's a good feeling.. I think I'll continue ". I agree John..If you feel good while working out then by all means enjoy!!! The natural default mode for the brain is to quite, we must reprogram our thinking and convince ourselves to push harder when that lung burning sensation comes and say “That’s a good feeling.. I think I’ll continue “.

]]> Comment on Danny “The Bull Dog” Vizcaya in Training for Pro Debute by Gino http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/2010/01/21/danny-the-bull-dog-vizcaya-in-training-for-pro-debute/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Gino Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:39:04 +0000 http://www.blackbeltworkouts.com/?p=96#comment-2 Congrats Congrats

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