It was recently brought to my attention that I tend to take pictures of people when they are at their worst point in a workout.  Maybe they’re about to hurl, pass out, fall down a hill, unable to move from the fetal position, or whatever… It usually seems like a Kodak moment to me.   But, I guess I need more balance – for one member in particular.   Don’t ever say I never did anything for you!

Tonight was the glorious return of Big Joe!  He was treated to an intense 15 minute cardio session and did a short workout with DB Snatches and BB Hang Cleans.  Ben and Dave did the same workout I did earlier that morning – The Sandbag Complex.  The one we used was as follows:

6 Shoulders (alternating sides)

6 Lunges (each leg)

6 Bent over rows

6 Squat Cleans (Zercher style)

Repeat 6 times.   - A “Handicap Bar Day” today is certain.

It should be noted that we use a rubber mulch sandbag.  Many of the other complexes you see online are done with a MUCH smaller sandbag, usually filled with sand and they have easy-to-grip handles for comfort.  They might still be the same weight, but obviously, sand has a higher density than rubber mulch.  This means that our bag is roughly the same size of a heavy punching bag (24″ x 36″) and infinitely harder to handle.  I prefer my homemade rubber mulch bag over the smaller commercial sand models.  After each complex, you literally feels as if you have been in a ground and pound fight due to the fact that the object you’re moving is comparable to the size of a torso.

Judy was put through a brutal workout of Burpees, Squat and Press, and Pullups.  She then completed a finisher of 100 medicine ball slams as fast as possible.

BIG JOE!