You may have noticed that I haven't been posting much about my workouts over the past month or so. I've been doing the Never Gymless 50 day plan with Cindy. Well, it's more of a 60 or so day plan. We've added a few extra rest days here and there so we can work in some of the Kung Fu conditioning classes. 20-30 minutes of jump rope intervals plus an ICT of Hindu pushups and squats is quite a conditioning workout.
I haven't wanted to post the workouts from the plan since they are part of the book and it didn't feel right putting those out in public. If any of you are interested, then I highly recommend Never Gymless*. It contains much more then just a workout routine. It has detailed background and details on hundreds of bodyweight exercises including variations on each ranging from basic to advanced. In addition there is a wealth of information on how to setup a full program to meet your goals including both nutrition and workout plans. I've read it several times, and I still pick up something new just about every time I take a glance through the pages. There is an incredible amount of information packed into this book.
I'm at the end of the 4th 5 day cycle in the 10 cycle plan. I've followed a similar one week plan using similar workouts and also done some of the workouts in the text with good results. I wasn't expecting the effects of doing the 5 day cycles of interval training, max strength, enhanced interval and explosive strength training with the workouts from the book. The combination of the two is really powerful, and the only way that I think I can sum it up is it really leaves you 2 options, get stronger or die. I'm leaning towards getting stronger, but sometimes I'm not sure I'll make it.
I'm already noticing changes in my body composition, strength and endurance**, and I haven't been able to complete a full set on many of the conditioning routines. It's a great challenge and it's only 15-20 minutes at a time in my backyard or bedroom. Cindy and I are doing it together and it's great that we don't have to go somewhere leaving someone behind to watch Luke, we can workout together like we used to do kung fu together in the old days.
*I'm the guy doing the exercises in the first part of the interview linked to on that page, a few months after I got the book and started working some of the exercises into my routine. Please don't take the exercises in the packages as an indication of what's in the book, I was just starting and Jason focused on just the principle of DIY workouts. If you want some examples check out the videos on Ross' site.
**I've noticed it with Cindy too. She's looking really good 
. Though she told me that she bounced up after one of her Kung Fu conditioning classes and danced over one of her friends prone recovering body chanting Ross' 50 day plan, Ross' 50 day plan.