Viking Dan spills his G.U.T.S.---literally

[Viking Dan]

All the cool kids were doing it, so I figured I had to give it a shot. :wink:

I knew there was no way I could hit the # in the time allotted, so I went for the numbers with as little rest as possible.

I hit the target reps for everything except the Squats. After 150, I just was smoked and sweating buckets.

With that in mind, the whole routine took me 76 minutes. :shame:

For those who are as OCD with math and numbers as I am, here's the excruciating details. (http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=twNEzgxH1fhOrJYhzxO4csA&single=true&gid=0&output=html)

Judging by my times, I think my new starting point would probably be:

Atlas III - 20 reps
Atlas Sit Ups - 40 reps
Tiger Bend Squats - 150 reps
Atlas Sit Ups - 40 reps
Atlas III - 20 reps
Milo is fine as it is

I think I could do the above in the time allotted and build from there.

I did better with the Squats then I thought which is surprising since I haven't done them in a few weeks.

BTW, putting the Milo at the end is absolutely brilliant on John's part.

I had a vague plan to do chin ups later in the day, but I think that would make keeping my lunch down impossible.

[Viking Dan]

Its the day after and I feel like I've been sucker punched by Popeye. Also walking is somewhat of a challenge.

I think Wednesday I'll try GUTS again with some more realistic numbers. In the meantime, I'll stick to push ups and chins.

[JoeJustice]

When I went back to Tiger Bend Squats, after a long layoff, it took me a solid week before I could walk right!! Even now, I can't do 200+ every day.

-Joe

[Viking Dan]

Considering I hadn't done them in nearly a month, I don't think 150 is so bad. The front of my thighs beg to differ though. ;)

[JoeJustice]

Yeah, those are some respectable numbers! I was curious how long it would take me to get in 300, so I did that last night; just shy of 20 minutes.

I do mine in sets of 20 with a short break between each set. The first 100 or so in this fashion is pretty easy and I tend to want to do more than 20 in one set, but by the time I'm in the 200's, 20 is looking pretty freakin' tough! :rotfl:

-Joe

[jasonmartin1967]

I know the feeling Viking Dan I busted my butt the 1st day out and then went to work . What a bad move that was !

[Viking Dan]

I basically do them on the minute until I feel myself slowing down noticably. No sense going for broke when there's a timer running.

2 days later and my abs and thighs are still screaming. Maybe I'll wait til Thursday to try GUTS again...

[Viking Dan]

OK. I couldn't wait til Thursday. This time I just did as many as I (thought) I could in the time given.

Atlas III - 20 reps
Atlas Sit Ups - 30 reps
Tiger Bend Squats - 166 reps
Atlas Sit Ups - 30 reps
Atlas III - 17 reps
Milo - 20/15

Push Ups need much work. Sit Ups I think I could have rested less than I did. Squats were on the verge of challenging.

Gory details (http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tO3nkEwIxc1HQERKRTr0A-Q&single=true&gid=0&output=html)

[Viking Dan]

This should have happened yesterday, but sometimes insomnia rears its ugly head and I'm just no good for anything for the day...

GUTS 11-14-09

Atlas III - 20 reps (13, 5, 2)
Atlas Sit Ups - 35 reps (3x10,5)
Tiger Bend Squats - 180 reps (12x15)
Atlas Sit Ups - 36 reps (3x12)
Atlas III - 20 reps (10,2x5)
Milo 35 reps

My numbers are getting better apart from the push ups. I *know* I could do more in 1 minute. Its just challenging to figure out how to manage your time when you only have 60 seconds. If I go for broke, I'll probably be spent for the whole minute.

The nitty gritty (http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tRHVKlX4jRyk5Z8bJSkhYEA&single=true&gid=0&output=html)

[Viking Dan]

GUTS 11-15-09

Atlas III Push Ups-21
Atlas Situps-40
Tiger Bend Squats-190
Atlas Situps-40
Atlas III Push Ups-22
Milo DSR-35

Everything improved except the last set of pushups(timewise at least, they were worse.) My sit ups went over a bit and I didn't get into position fast enough and basically couldn't get into a groove on them.

The small details (http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tBQRgPfvmE969nEHOFA9R4Q&single=true&gid=0&output=html)

[Viking Dan]

This really should have happened Tuesday, but life intrudes. I may just double up on the weekend to compensate.

GUTS 11-19-09

Atlas III Push Ups-21
Atlas Situps-45
Tiger Bend Squats-190
Atlas Situps-40
Atlas III Push Ups-17 :sad:
Milo DSR-35

Everything improved except the last set of pushups(timewise at least, they were worse.) My sit ups went over a bit and I didn't get into position fast enough and basically couldn't get into a groove on them.

Pretend I wrote something really witty here instead of linking to a spreadsheet filled with tedious numbers. (http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t75vPz9Xho99eEFyx3APUOQ&single=true&gid=0&output=html)

Pushups are a near-impossible(for me) time management challenge (for me.) If I only gun for 25, it still only leaves me 10 seconds for a breather in the middle of it. I can hit 21 pretty consistently on the first round, but maybe I'm better off just grinding them out for the whole minute.

Situps were a bit better on the first round.
Squats were the same, but I finished them a little faster.

I don't think I can handle doing GUTS daily (yet) but I do intend to practice as many Atlas 3s as I can squeeze into a minute each day. I think with practice, I can get a consistent 25 at least.

[Viking Dan]

GUTS 11-22-09

Atlas III Push Ups-22
Atlas Situps-40
Tiger Bend Squats-200
Atlas Situps-40
Atlas III Push Ups-18 :sad:
Milo DSR-35

Crunching the numbers (http://public.sheet.zoho.com/public/viking_dan/guts-11-22-09?mode=html)

[Viking Dan]

Didn't do GUTS today. I do some kind of workout everyday, just not GUTS. I've been playing with Tabata a little bit this week, since its a kissing cousin to what you have to pull off in GUTS.

For those who don't know, Tabata is 20 seconds of maximum effort followed by 10 seconds of rest---done 8 times in succession! :shock:

For most of the upper body work, I couldn't make it past 4 rounds. Once I'm only getting singles off its probably a good idea to stop.

Chin ups - 9 6 3 1
Atlas III - 11 8 3 4
Atlas Sit Ups - 9 9 8 8
Dips - 7 5 3 3
Atlas Sit Ups - 9 8 7 7 5 4 6 5 (this went all 8 rounds.)
Liederman Push Ups - 13 10 6 5 1
Furey Squats - 15 15 14 13 11 11 11 12 (102 in 4 minutes, more or less the pace I'd have to maintain for GUTS over 12 minutes)

More Liederman push ups, Atlas Sit Ups and pull ups at a relaxed pace.

Tomorrow I'll take another stab at GUTS. I love GUTS, but I'm just nowhere near able to do it justice(yet.)

[Viking Dan]

GUTS 11-22-09

Atlas III Push Ups-21
Atlas Situps-43
Tiger Bend Squats - 195
Atlas Situps - 43
Atlas III Push Ups-19
Milo DSR-35

Somehow I got confused and thought the squats ended at the 15 minute mark, not 16, So I should have been able to crack 210 on these. :frown: Oh well. Tomorrow is another day.

Pushups are giving me no end of frustration.

Details (http://public.sheet.zoho.com/public/viking_dan/guts-11-27-09?mode=html)

[Viking Dan]

Chin ups - 3 x 10 (throughout the day)
Pull Ups - (7 6 6) (throughout the day)

Tabata "Fun"

Atlas III - 12 9 3 in 1m26 (faster, but not fast enough for GUTS)
Atlas Sit Ups - 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 in 3m50s
Liederman Push Ups - 14 11 6 4 in 1m50s (this REALLY sucked. The last rep was a "whole body" rep)
Furey Squats - 15 15 15 14 11 12 12 13 in 3m50s
Atlas Sit Ups - 10 9 7 6 6 8 4 5 in 3m50s

Dip 25 dips in ladder fashion 1-5 then 1-4. 1 rung every 30 seconds.

Various isos.

16 hindu push ups. Bedtime!

[Viking Dan]

11/30/09

Tabata Style

Chin Ups 10 6 3 2 in 1m47s
Military Push Ups 13 11 7 4 in 1m47
Atlas III Push Ups 11 8 4 3 in 1m50
Atlas Sit Ups 10 9 9 7 6 6 6 7 in 3m50s
Furey Squats 15 15 15 15 15 13 12 13 in 3m50

Pull Ups 4 3 3 3 3 in 2m39 *not really tabata*
Dips 5 5 5 5 in 3m15 *not really tabata*
20 Hindu Push Ups just for the hell of it

Atlas Sit Ups 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 in 3m50s

Various Isos

[Viking Dan]

12-1-09

(before work)
Chin Ups 10 8 8 no particular time limit
Military Push Ups 15 15 15 ditto

(after work)

Chin Ups 4x5 4 3x3 in 5m5s
Atlas III Push Ups Ladder from 1 to 11 reps in 10m55 *66 total reps*
Atlas Sit Ups 10x10 on the minute in 9m26
Fuey Squats 40 30 30 in 4m21

41 more chin ups throughout the evening
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