Week B1

I am numbering the weeks of this log with the prefix “B” because this is my second time getting fit. (If I had known I would fall off the fitness wagon, I would have prefixed the weeks of my first log with “A”. On the other hand, if I had known I would stick with it for four years, then neglect it for almost as long, I don’t know if I would have started in the first place.)

SimpleFit, Level 1, Day 1

Monday, May 30, 2016

As many rounds as possible (AMRAP), in 20 minutes, of:

1. 1 Pull-Up
2. 2 Push-Ups
3. 3 Air Squats

Rounds: 35

SimpleFit, Level 1, Day 2

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

The workout for Day 2 is five rounds of the three SimpleFit exercises. These are timed and done as quickly as possible (with good form). A rest interval of two minutes is presecribed between rounds. The total time exercising is recorded. (Resting time is not included.)

Level 1, Day 2 consists of 5 rounds of:

1. 2 Pull-Ups
2. 6 Push-Ups
3. 10 Squats 

Time

• Round 1: 30s
• Round 2: 28s
• Round 3: 28s
• Round 4: 28s
• Round 5: 29s 
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• Total: 2m23s

SimpleFit, Level 1, Day 3

Saturday, June 4, 2016

The workout for Day 3, is a single round of the three SimpleFit exercises, but with many more reps than the Days 1 and 2. They are done as quickly as possible (always with good form) and any rest taken (there's always rest!) is included in your time.

Level 1, Day 3 consists of 1 round of:

1. 10 Pull-Ups (6-3-1)
2. 21 Push-Ups (15-3-3)
3. 21 Squats (21)

(The numbers in parentheses show how I broke up the total number of reps into smaller sets.)

Time: 2m44s

The SimpleFit program has a ladder built right in. The number of reps increases as one moves up the ladder. (The number of rounds never changes.)

The time achieved on the Day 3 workout is the metric for moving up the ladder. If one's time is less than five minutes, one moves to the next level. My time today, bumps me to Level 2!