Mission 28

Military Calisthenics
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Day 1

Workout
    Day 1
    Get ready
    Push-ups
    Set 1 of 3
    0
    of 8 reps

    Cardio, core & bands

    Two sessions a week is what moves visceral fat fastest. Alternate them: treadmill one day, rower the next. Keep them off your Mission 28 days.

    Rounds per session
    5
    weeks 1-2

    Weeks 1-2 do 5 rounds. Weeks 3-4 do 6. After that raise the speed or the incline instead of adding rounds.

    Session A

    Treadmill

    • 1
      Warm-up
      Walk 3.0-3.5 mph, 1% incline
      5 min
    • 2
      Push
      Run 6.0-7.0 mph, or walk 3.5 mph at 12-15% incline
      60 sec
    • 3
      Recover
      Walk 3.0 mph, no incline
      90 sec
    • 4
      Cool down
      Easy walk
      4 min

    Steep incline walking hits your heart almost as hard as running with far less punishment on the knees. Use it if you have not run in years.

    Session B

    Rower

    • 1
      Warm-up
      Easy, 18-20 strokes per min, damper 3-5
      5 min
    • 2
      Push
      250 m hard, 26-28 strokes per min
      60 sec
    • 3
      Recover
      Easy paddle, stay on the machine
      90 sec
    • 4
      Cool down
      Easy paddle
      4 min

    Drive with the legs, not the back. Pulling: legs, hips, arms. Returning: arms, hips, legs. Damper 3 to 5, never 10.

    Session C

    Core · 12 min

    No crunches, no sit-ups, nothing that bends your neck. A flat-looking midsection comes from the core that holds still under load, not the one that curls up.

    • 1
      Dead bug
      Low back glued to the floor, opposite arm and leg
      40 sec
    • 2
      Bird dog
      All fours, opposite arm and leg, 2 sec hold
      40 sec
    • 3
      Plank
      Forearms, glutes tight, ribs down
      40 sec
    • 4
      Side plank
      Each side, hips high
      30 sec
    • 5
      Suitcase carry
      Each side. Any heavy thing: a dumbbell, a jug, a backpack
      40 sec
    Rounds
    2
    about 12 min

    Tack it onto the end of a Mission 28 day, or run it alone on a rest day. Two or three times a week. If you are wiped, do one round and still count it.

    Session D

    Bands · Pull

    The half your program is missing. Everything else you do is pushing. This is pulling: upper back and rear shoulders, which is what pulls your shoulders out of the slouch and makes the midsection look flatter standing up.

    • 1
      Band row
      Anchor at chest height · 40 or 50 lb band
      x 12
    • 2
      Face pull
      Anchor above head · 20 or 30 lb band
      x 15
    • 3
      Lat pulldown
      Anchor overhead · 30 or 40 lb band
      x 12
    • 4
      Band pull-apart
      No anchor · 20 lb band
      x 20
    Sets per exercise
    3
    about 13 min

    Band sizes are a starting point, not a rule. Pick the one where the last two reps are hard but your form still looks the same. If you fly through 12 clean reps, go up a band next time. That is your progression.

    How hard is hard

    Forget the heart rate monitor. During the push you should not be able to say more than three or four words in a row. During recovery you should be able to talk.

    Test day

    Test day

    Max push-ups

    One set. No stopping. Go to failure. Good form: chest to the floor, body straight.

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    Voice count and coaching
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    Rest between sets 60s
    Counting pace 2.2s
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    Band work inside Mission 28 days
    Two pulling moves at the end of each workout day
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