Great Bodyweight Workout for First Responders- No equipment needed

Short on time and equipment? try this great bodyweight workout.

This is a great workout option for home or the firehouse.  All you need to complete the workout is a little space and some webbing or blankets or even a broom handle to perform the "row" movements.  This is a complete workout that includes active warm-up exercises to improve mobility, core and strength exercises to improve functional strength, and a cardio interval to improve cardiovascular recovery.

The video below gives a detailed summary of the workout.  Do not skip the active movements or core exercises.   Perform each exercise and movement with good posture and maintain good control and form.

You can get a complete copy of this workout HERE.  This program includes bodyweight and dumbbell workouts along with exercise pics and tutorials, access to our FRF tracking app, coaching and nutrition guidelines.... All for FREE!

Click here to get a printable version of this workout and the FRF 28-day CATALYST Workout (for FREE)

Start with the active warm-up movements then proceed to the core/prehab exercises.  After you complete 2 circuits of each, move to the bodyweight strength exercises.  Perform 1 to 3 circuits of the strength exercises, depending on your level of fitness.  Finish with the afterburner (5-minutes of Hell Challenge) and stretch routine.  YOU GOT THIS!

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After completing 2 circuits of the active warm-up exercises (above).  Perform 2 circuits of the core exercises (below).

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Now on to the strength portion of the workout.  Perform as many reps of each exercise in a minute.  You can stop and rest at any time during the minute if needed.  Try to push yourself to improve the number of reps from workout to workout.  As soon as you complete one exercise (minute), move to the next.  The entire circuit will take 8 minutes.  If you are more advanced, you can repeat the circuit another time or 2 (2 -3 circuits).  Use good form and control each rep.  After you complete your last circuit, perform the 5 minutes of Hell challenge.

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You can create a suspension training system at home out of blankets, webbing or even a broom handle.  Click here for a quick tutorial:  https://firerescuefitness.com/2020/04/how-to-create-a-full-body-fitness-system-for-home-and-the-firehouse/

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After you complete the strength training, try this quick interval routine.

Start the interval timer and perform the first exercise crawls as fast as you can for 30 seconds.  After the first 30 seconds, switch to side to side shuffles or toe touches for the next 30 seconds; continue then with mountain climbers, burpees and then perform the wall sit (or plank).  After the wall sit, repeat a second time.  Just go from one to the next every 30 seconds until the 5 minutes is up.  Try to make it all 5 -minutes without stopping.  You can change these exercises to meet your personal preferences and equipment available.

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Finish the workout with a 4-minute stretch routine!  This looks like a long workout, but if you adhere to the short rest intervals, you can complete this workout in around 30 minutes depending on the number of strength training rounds you perform.  Give it a try!

This is just one of the workouts offered in the FREE FRF 28-day Catalyst Program.  You can get printable versions of this workout, access to our FRF tracking app, email coaching, and nutrition guides all for FREE by clicking the link below.  This program FREE program for all First Responders!  It is the least I can do to help during this uncertain time!

Click here to get access to the FREE 28-day Catalyst Workout

Please take advantage of the FREE program and let me know how else I can help you get and stay fit during this time.

Stay safe and healthy,

Aaron "ZAM" Zamzow

 

 

1 Comment

  1. Mercedes Schaffer on November 9, 2020 at 5:39 pm

    Thank you for your good article, it helps our body fitness.

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