[Ben]

This Tuesday coming i am going on holiday (Tenerife with the family for 7 days)
Don't worry this isn't going to be a Mens Health question, and i'm not going to ask what can i do now to get me ripped. =)

But whilst on holiday i don't want to lose much strength, so i'm trying to think of things i can do to keep it from dropping.
There is a a gym there, not sure of it's quality, i'm guessing just machines, so i might spend SOME time in there.

Outside of the gym, i was thinking:

Pistols (now that i got one, i think this would be quite cool and a good chance to progress) GTG style
Pullups GTG, and weighted with my backpack etc (i'm sure i'll find somewhere!)
1 arm pushup progressions
Planks and core stuff

Then for conditioning side:

They have a pool, so i'll use that and the sea a couple times every day
Countless BW air squats, pushups
Some plyo stuff


Am i missing anything major?

[Ian]

Ben, on Oct 18 2008, 12:01 PM, said:

This Tuesday coming i am going on holiday (Tenerife with the family for 7 days)
Don't worry this isn't going to be a Mens Health question, and i'm not going to ask what can i do now to get me ripped. =)

But whilst on holiday i don't want to lose much strength, so i'm trying to think of things i can do to keep it from dropping.
There is a a gym there, not sure of it's quality, i'm guessing just machines, so i might spend SOME time in there.

Outside of the gym, i was thinking:

Pistols (now that i got one, i think this would be quite cool and a good chance to progress) GTG style
Pullups GTG, and weighted with my backpack etc (i'm sure i'll find somewhere!)
1 arm pushup progressions
Planks and core stuff

Then for conditioning side:

They have a pool, so i'll use that and the sea a couple times every day
Countless BW air squats, pushups
Some plyo stuff


Am i missing anything major?

If you've got Never Gymless, take it with you. Providing you can find a branch or something to pull up on, you can do no excuses quite easily. Handstand push ups or progressions, glute ham raise negatives (might need a family member to sit on your calves to pin you down while you do these) and maybe some hill sprints up the sand dunes if they have them in tenerife. Other than that, I think you got it covered. I'm sure they'll have DB's and a bench at the gym so you can do snatches, swings, bench press etc

[Ben]

Great shout with the handstand pushups and glute ham raises.

Never tried those before, so some gtg will help aswell =)

Nah havent got never gymless, but i'll use my imagination with hotel room objects.

Cheers Ian.

[Andy]

from memory tenerife has a big volcano - run up that bud. plenty of water - swim, you don't need a gym or equipment s*** grab your granny and bench press her.

have a wicked holiday bud

[WalkerFit]

Good opportunity to get some great nutrition too, plenty of fresh fish, oils etc. Have a great time.

[Ben]

haha Cheers guys
I'm not going to do a heavy week or exercise, going to chill, swim, eat well etc
But with some light GTG (pull-ups, pseudo planche pushups, pistols)
And some bodyweight training:

(fail to plan = plan to fail)

Day 1:
A1- 3x 1 Legged Wall Squat Sits L+R Max
B = 3x
B1- 1x Planche Pseudo pushups to max
B2- 1x Pullups to max
C1- L+R Side Planks ~90 seconds

Day 2:
A1 - ~3 minute squat hold (parrallel)
B = 3x
B1 - 1arm pushups progression (L+R)
B2 - 5x GHR Negatives
C1 - Pullup ladder/pyramid
D1 - 5x Frog Stand Max attempts

Day 3:
A = 3x
A1 - Pistol attempts L+R x3
A2 - 10x Split Squat (with luggage bag) ea.
B1 - HSPU (prog.)
C1 - Pullups (Negatives)
D1 - Plank ~2 mins

Then repeat
=)

[Chet]

Andy, on Oct 18 2008, 08:12 PM, said:

from memory tenerife has a big volcano - run up that bud. plenty of water - swim, you don't need a gym or equipment s*** grab your granny and bench press her.

have a wicked holiday bud

Lol.

Sounds like a plan to me..a chance to do some random/fun stuff in random/fun locations.

Have a great one dude.

[WalkerFit]

Forgot to say; get some cool photos of you training in some good locations!

[FK Pimp]

if you have a gym boss take that - great for random stuff

[Ben]

Cheers Chet, Chris and CFT (sorry don't know your name lol)

Nah i don't have a gymboss, but i do have some things on my phone/ipod:
-tabata
-6x30s drills
-FGB (not that i'll be using that one lol)

And yehh good excuse to get some pictures, although i'm still trying to figure out how to get videos on here =/

[RossMc]

Tenerife has some great windsurfing and surfing - spend a day paddling about and you'll be ruined for the week!
Underwater lengths of the pool will help with cardio too. Can make it more fun by throwing a coin in the pool and having to find it before you run out of air.
Have a good holiday dude

[Ben]

oo some good ideas there Ross! cheers mate, might have to make up for not having a rowing machine at home!

Anyways boys and girls, im off in a couple of hours. So good luck with your training over the next week, and i'll be back in a week, to see how you've all progressed.

take care.

[Chet]

Later dude