Bodyweight 500 (and 100) / COVID routine
Okay, so I skipped the 300…and the 100, but I’ll get to those pretty soon. Fine…damn it…I’ll include the 100 here as well (because it’s similar to the 500). Overall this will be a short post. We already did the bodyweight 200 with the explanations of everything. I’ll just briefly rundown the exercises since they’re exactly the same. Essentially you’re doing more reps. Don’t complain, I’m just giving you options…some might prefer the 200 and others may have more time for the 500.
Bodyweight 500 and 100
This one, is again, from Men’s Health. The Bodyweight 500, is an excellent workout you can do 3 times/ week. Preferably mon/wed/fri or tue/thurs/sat…that way you can have a rest in between. If you’re going to the park, you have almost everything you need (missing a swiss ball…we’ll substitute). With the reps for the 100 in brackets, the routine is as follows:
- *50 (20) Pushups
- *50 (20) Prisoner Squats
- *25 (10) Jumps/jump squats
- *25 Stability Ball Leg Curls
- *50 Stability Ball Jackknifes
- *50 Step-Ups
- *25 Pullups
- *50 (20) Forward Lunges
- *50 (15) Close Grip Pushups
- *50 (10)Inverted Rows
- *50 Squats
- *25 (5) Chin-ups (see below for videos of exercises)
Okay, so if you don’t have a swiss ball, you can substitute the leg curls with wall sits (for your hamstring) and replace jackknifes with planks (for your abs). If you are home and don’t have a chin up bar, buy a cheap doorway bar.
Forward Plank
Use a chair or park bench for step ups. Now, if you can’t get through the 100, don’t even attempt the 500. The 500 is for someone who is already in good s
hape. Try the 100, then the 200 (maybe the 300) and progress to the 500. The 100 leaves out the squats, stability ball exercises, step-ups and pullups. The key here is repetition, with no rest between reps. You could rest between exercises for a minute or so but keep to a minimum and work up to doing the whole set without a break (at least for the 100). Don’t forget to like and share (sharing is caring and…liking, let’s me know it).
Videos of selected exercises
Prisoner Squats
Jump Squats
Stability Ball Hamstring Curls
Stability Ball Jackknifes
Step Ups
Pull Up/Chin Up
Forward Lunges
Inverted Rows
Close Grip Push Ups
P.S. The Healthy Goat attempted the bodyweight 500 (No, he never went through the 100, 200 0r 300) and collapsed in exhaustion after the first 3 exercises. Let me tell you, it’s not a pretty sight to see a sweat drenched, heavily panting goat with his tongue sticking out of his mouth. Especially in those upscale gyms where people don’t sweat (they glisten). Much to the consternation of the other gym members, he pushed his way into the crowded elevator as they headed to the 1st floor. The Healthy Goat can’t seem to remember ever seeing an elevator empty so quickly…maybe they were late for something.
Prisoner Squats from BodyWorks Lifestyle on Vimeo
Wall ball squat image used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
Chair Step-Ups from Nicholas Rians on Vimeo
Pull Up VS Chin Up from Jim Diehl on Vimeo
SexyLegsWorkout from Laura McDonald on Vimeo
Inverted Rows – Overhand Grip from OneResult on Vimeo
Close-Grip Pushups from Dennis Heenan on Vimeo
I’m glad I read your blog post. I’ve been looking for a routine that doesn’t demand special equipment.
I’m going to bookmark it and will start with the 100 routine tomorrow.
I do go the gym 2 or 3 times a week but I do mostly aerobic exercises. Do you think it would be a problem to do the 100 routine on alternate days?
Glad you found it. As for alternate days, no I don’t think it would be a problem at all. Try it, see how you feel and take it from there. Let me know how it goes.
Cool post I really enjoyed this! I was in shape, been a few months since I worked out, no excuses to follow haha… this routine seems like a great way to ease back into getting fit again, I´m going to definitely start with the 100 and build up! Great that you have the videos too so I can do the exercises correctly..
Thanks again and all the best to you!
Nathan
No problem. Enjoy!
haha I like the way you wrote that, no ‘complex’ words, which a lot of sites use when describing health and fitness, you used words that I can understand.
Thanks for that, only suggestion is as a reader and a visitor, your site is a bit too darl, maybe make the headings and the link a different color than cherry red, possibly orange, since it’ll pop out more with what you have it as the background color.
Looks like a great routine. I have a question though-do you take a break in between exercises or do you just push right through so it becomes a real high intensity session and is over an done with as soon as possible? I have a PT background and over time I have come to realise that the hard and fast exercises which include strength are the best for over all health, not just fat loss, and if you can get in an out in under 30 minutes all the better!
For the 500, you could take a rest as needed between exercises. For the 100, you go straight through without a rest period.