8 Days
By Haydn Ellis, founder of Brutal Training

Beast ConditioningAnother part of my daily conditioning activities involves bodyweight training and hardening drills. Like all things worthwhile it is something to build up to. Do it everyday. Raoul always told us that if you’re sore somewhere train that area again, flush the lactic acid out and keep going. I have it been doing it daily. It’s not theory.

  1. Day 1 – 10 pushups, 10 sit-ups, 10 leg raises and 10 squats. Do it 10 times through for a total of 100 of each. Pushups are done on the first two knuckles with the chest touching the ground and the arms being fully extended on each rep. The sit-ups are done with heels on the ground, legs bent at 90 degrees and hands on head. Keep your feet on the ground, bum on the ground and hands on your head. The leg raises are done with STRAIGHT legs. Don’t touch them on the ground between reps and keep your hands on your belly. Just to verify, straight does not mean bent. They are different things. The squats are DEEP squats. Not Fitness First Pump Class bum thrusters. If you can’t keep your balance with your calves and hamstrings touching then use a brace for your hands. Just don’t pull yourself up.
  2. Day 2 – 20 of each exercise – 5 sets
  3. Day 3 – 25 of each exercise – 5 sets
  4. Day 4 – 50 pushups in as few sets as possible – 100 sit-ups in 1 set – 100 squats in one set (change the order now to do squats before leg raises) – 30 leg raises in one set
  5. Day 5 – 100 pushups in as few sets as possible – 150 sit-ups and squats in one set – 40 leg raises
  6. Day 6 – 100 pushups in as few sets as possible on the BLOCK to harden the knuckles – 200 sit-ups – 200 squats – 30 leg raises banging the block into your abs after each rep
  7. Day 7 - 100 pushups in as few sets as possible on the BLOCK to harden the knuckles – 250 sit-ups – 250 squats – 30 leg raises banging the block into your abs after each rep
  8. Day 8 - 100 pushups in as few sets as possible on the BLOCK to harden the knuckles – 300 sit-ups – 300 squats – 30 leg raises banging the block into your abs after each rep

Keep adding more reps, even if you have to do them in additional sets. Build the beast.