I‘ve been reading a few articles lately that got me really jazzed up to go and train out-doors to bring a bit of change to my usual routine. Posts like Strength Training vs Bodybuilding, Elemental Exercises with Matthew McConaughey and a few of the videos on youtube I came across, as well as the Underground Strength Manual.
That all reminded me of the 300 workout (particularly the tire flipping in the video on Gym Junkies) that I’d looked into when the movie 300 came out. This is what I’m talking about:
The “300 test” was designed as a one time test for the actors in the movie as Mark Twight explains here. It wasn’t meant to be a workout in itself. It was meant to be a benchmark to test oneself.
This is the 300 challenge:
25 x Pullup
50 x Deadlift
50 x Pushup
50 x Box Jump
50 x Floor Wiper
50 x Kettlebell Clean & Press
25 x Pullup
Total = 300 reps.
The rub is that you have to do all that as fast as you can with 20 minutes being the benchmark for a pass.
So here is the challenge I set for myself today – to go one week completing the 300 challenge every day in as short a time as possible. Starting today. I’ll keep you updated with my progress.
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