Selter, P - Assault Bike WOD Bible! - 80 Air Assault Bike Workouts From Hell That'Ll Build Strength, Speed & Endurance (2016)
Selter, P - Assault Bike WOD Bible! - 80 Air Assault Bike Workouts From Hell That'Ll Build Strength, Speed & Endurance (2016)
Selter, P - Assault Bike WOD Bible! - 80 Air Assault Bike Workouts From Hell That'Ll Build Strength, Speed & Endurance (2016)
Thank you for the abilities you give us, for the strength and wisdom we
gain from training.
Bless the athletes, coaches, workout partners and all those who support our
training.
May the results from our training be a reflection of Your Spirit in our lives.
Finally Father, remind us that there is no failure, but only growth in the
body, mind and Spirit.
Amen
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Assault Bike WOD Bible! 80 Air Assault Bike Workouts From Hell
That'll Build Strength, Speed & Endurance
P. Selter
Copyright © 2016
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Introduction
Training Myths We MUST Dispel
The Keys To Progress
Why The Assault Bike? The Big Benefits Of Air Bike Training Revealed…
Interpreting Cross Training Workouts
Acronyms
Cross Training Base Exercises
Air Assault WODs
Conclusion
Introduction
I would like to thank you and congratulate you for purchasing the book,
Assault Bike WOD Bible! 80 Air Assault Bike Workouts From Hell
That'll Build Strength, Speed & Endurance
This book will introduce you to the many health & fitness benefits of the
Assault air bike along with a plethora of WODs (workouts) you can
implement to improve your body composition, speed, strength and agility.
These workouts range from beginner workouts that can be performed in the
comfort of your own home or backyard with an Assault air bike to epic
endurance challenges that will send you to the brink of both mental anguish
and physical fatigue – combining the Assault air bike with a plethora of
other testing exercises.
Thanks again for choosing this book, I hope you enjoy it!
Training Myths We MUST Dispel
Myth:
You Can Spot Reduce Fat
Truth:
Fat cannot be spot reduced, doing copious amounts of sit ups and side bends
will not just burn fat off your abdominals. The human body stores fat in
certain areas in an order, quite a lot of people happen to store their fat on
their thighs first, for others it’s the abdominal region. When attempting to
burn fat the same principle applies – your body will burn fat (as you
consume less calories then you burn) from certain areas of your body in
order – as everyone has a different genetic makeup. Targeted exercising will
never affect where fat is lost first, the key to consistent fat loss is a
combination of nutrition, cardio and weighted compound lifts.
Myth:
Lifting Weights Will Make You Big ‘N’ Bulky
Truth:
It is extremely difficult to pack on a large amount of lean muscle mass as a
female, those women bodybuilders you’ve seen on TV are pumped full of
testosterone and a cocktail of other supplements to look this way, not to
mention they are in a calorie surplus (intentionally consuming more calories
than their body requires).
A normal female lifting weights will get stronger muscles, but they won’t
necessarily get bigger. The simplest way to achieve the ‘toned’ look that is
so desired is to be in a calorie deficit (eating nutritious food) while lifting
weights regularly. This will allow you go burn the fat covering your
muscles, while increasing your muscle density and strength in the process.
Myth:
Cardio Is The ONLY Way To Lose Weight
Truth:
This is entirely wrong. Weight loss occurs when you are consuming fewer
calories than your body needs to maintain its current condition, a calorie
deficit can be achieved via diet alone, or by exercise – both aerobic (cardio)
and anaerobic (weighted training).
Cardio can simply be used as a tool to burn extra calories you have
consumed, but in essence if you didn’t eat those additional calories you
would yield the same results as if you did eat them, and then performed
cardio.
Myth:
One Workout Routine Works For Everyone And Anyone
Truth:
There is no universal training regime or diet that will work wonders for
everyone. Each individual has a different genetic makeup and therefore it is
a matter of trial and error. When starting a new diet or workout regime I
recommend following this for at least 1 month, during this time record your
results and then reassess, any shorter time period and you will not be able to
accurately assess your results.
Myth:
Men And Women Need To Do Different Exercises
Truth:
Men and women do not need to train differently, however you will still find
to this day most personal trainers will put women through a light dumbbell
circuit and spend a large portion of their training time focusing on cardio,
meanwhile a man will be told to focus more specifically on compound
exercises such as the bench press, pull ups, squat and deadlift.
In order to achieve a toned, lean physique as a female it is highly
recommend you perform these major compound exercises. As stated earlier
you will not instantly gain muscle as you are led to believe.
Levels of estrogen, testosterone, genetic makeup and calorie consumption
play the main role in muscle mass, not the actual weightlifting itself.
Myth:
Eating ‘Bad’ Foods Will Make You Fat
Truth:
False, there is no such thing as a ‘fattening’ food. Weight gain is achieved
via the consumption of excess calories, it does not matter what source these
calories from – if you consume 300 calories more than your body needs to
maintain its current state you will gain weight, your body cannot tell
whether these 300 calories came from an apple or a chocolate bar therefore
it is irrelevant.
Myth:
Lifting Weights Magically Makes Fat Turn To Muscle
Truth:
False, muscle and fat are 2 completely different substances – it’s like
comparing apples and oranges. Muscle cannot turn to fat and fat cannot turn
to muscle. If an individual stops lifting weights their bodyweight may stay
the same while their percentages of muscle and fat change (decrease in
muscle mass as it is not being utilised which is required to maintain, and an
increase in body fat as due to a decrease in muscle the body is no longer as
efficient at burning calories).
Myth:
High Reps Are The Key To ‘Toning’ Your Muscles
Truth:
False, high repetitions increase the endurance of the muscle, while lower
repetitions focus more on increasing the strength of the muscle. Both of
these can be used to add lean muscle mass and burn calories in order to
tone, this is achieved by reaching temporary failure (fatigue) on each of
your sets if you are aiming to achieve this in a smaller number of repetitions
you will require heavier weight, if you intend to do high repetitions you will
use a slightly lighter weight.
Myth:
Longer Workouts Product Greater Results
Truth:
A solid workout should last between 45 minutes and an hour. If a normal
workout for you greatly exceeds this timeframe, you need to step back and
take a look at how you’re spending your time in the gym – more often than
not, those individuals that brag about spending hours at the gym spend half
of their time gossiping and catching up with fellow gym-goers and therefore
have rest periods that are simply too long between their sets. A shorter,
more intense workout is not only more efficient time wise, but will also net
you better results. The key is to exhaust the muscle via hypertrophy, so
allowing along amount of time for your muscles to recover between sets is
counterproductive (unless you are specifically training for strength).
Myth:
You Should Lift As Heavy As Physically Possible
Truth:
When lifting, most beginners tend to pick up the heaviest weight they can
possibly lift and struggle to pump out several bad repetitions expecting to
see results. It is imperative that good form (technique) comes before weight;
you should be selecting the heaviest weight that you can lift with correct
form for the prescribed number of repetitions. Trying to use weights that are
too heavy with bad form is a recipe for disaster – you are at a high risk of
injuring yourself, which will ensure you are out of the gym for an extended
period of time. On top of that risk, if the weight is too heavy for your
muscles you will end up using momentum to help – swinging or bouncing
the weight on each repetition. When you begin to ‘cheat’ on repetitions by
swinging or bouncing the weight, the tension is taken completely off the
muscle, therefore, the muscle isn’t stimulated. No stimulation = no growth.
Myth:
Sit-Ups Are The #1 Key To Shredded Abs
Truth:
Fat cannot be spot reduced. Everybody has a set of abdominal muscles –
whether they are defined or not comes entirely down to your body fat level.
The abdominal region will begin to become visible for males at around the
10% body fat mark. In order to have a completely ripped abdominal region
with oblique and serratus definition you will need to have a single digit
body fat reading. Training your abdominals will increase your overall core
strength and will deepen the cuts between your abdominal muscles, BUT
you will not get abs by doing sit ups or any other ab exercise – this is
completely body fat related.
Myth:
Your Diet Should Contain Little To No Fat
Truth:
Dietary fat is essential to our bodies. Fats are linked to testosterone
production and brain function as well. In fact, individuals that consume a
larger amount of fat are less likely to develop depression. Fats are also
known to regulate hormone levels as well as blood glucose and insulin
responses. If you are struggling to gain weight, fats can play a major role in
your diet as a gram of fat is comprised of nine calories (as opposed to the
standard four calories found in both protein and carbohydrates). Fat can be
used effectively to increase your overall caloric intake with ease. Instead of
adding two cups of broccoli to your diet, throw in a tablespoon of organic
peanut butter instead!
Myth:
Rest Days Are For Suckers
Truth:
Rest days are for winners.
If you’re smashing a WOD every single day, or multiple times a day in the
case of the elite and addicted athletes! You’re not going to be allowing
yourself time to sufficiently recover.
Insufficient recovery leads to a number of different things, none of them
being good!
Decreased performance, mood swings, plateaus and sudden stalls in
progress and increased susceptibility to injuries and strains.
Ensure you are taking rest days as necessary along with performing active
recovery on training days (such as contrast showers, foam rolling etc.)
The Keys To Progress
Focus On Lifting Heavy!
As mentioned in the above myths section you will not get bulky from lifting
heavy, instead you will burn more calories and promote lean muscle
strength gains.
Perform Compound Movements (Forget Isolation)
Instead of focusing on isolation exercises like tricep extensions and bicep
curls for your arms perform major compound lifts such as squats, deadlifts
and bench press. Each of these exercises targets a whole variety of muscle
groups and will completely transform your physique. As you exert a lot
more energy when performing these exercises you will also burn a
substantial amount of additional calories.
Lift In A Variety Of Rep Ranges
Don’t limit yourself to a certain repetition range, mix it up from time to
time and exercise to exercise, for example:
5 – 8, heavy weight
8 – 12, medium weight
15 – 20, light weight
Variety Is The Spice Of Your WODs
Over time our body adapts and finds a more efficient way to perform the
exercises you routinely perform. It’s essential to mix up your workouts from
time to time, this can be achieved by changing your number of sets and rep
ranges, changing the order of your exercises or by switching in and out new
exercises.
As the air bike does not have resistance settings like a rower, treadmill or
spin bike there’s no way to beat the air bike… the harder you pedal the
more resistance you’ll generate.
The air bike will always win but your cardio capacity will vastly improve
by regularly going to war with your assault air bike!
This makes the bike a fantastic tool for boxers, runners and athletes of many
different disciplines.
Excellent For Athletes Recovering From An Injury
The air bike promotes blood flow and movement of all limbs – when not
pedalling flat out the air bike is excellent as a recovery tool or warm up.
Builds Mental Toughness
Pushing through the pain and into unchartered territory will become
common practise for you each and every air bike workout.
Endurance is 90% mental, your body WILL be able to complete those last
few calories on the bike, your body WILL be able to crank the speed up that
bit higher for the last 30 seconds on the bike…
It’s only your mind that’ll tell you no.
When we stop it’s because we’re mentally weak, our mind convinces us its
time to take it easy, it’s time to slow down.
As you build mental toughness you’ll start to ignore this voice – you’ll start
building mental toughness which translate to improved performance and
discipline both inside and outside of the gym.
No Gimmicks
There’s no stupid technique, protocols or fads when it comes to the air bike.
The air bike is an old school piece of training equipment that’s tough and
has stood the test of time because it gets results.
Provides A Great Baseline Cardio Workout
Distance, speed, time, calories – there’s a huge number of different
programming options and metrics that can be used when determining your
air bike workout.
20 calories, 2000m, 20 seconds… many metrics, many workout options,
many means of tracking progress.
Low Impact (Easy On The Joints!)
Unlike the treadmill there’s no impact whatsoever with the air bike! This
makes the air bike fantastic for those that encounter issues with joint pain,
strains and soreness.
Sprinting up and down stairs or performing copious amounts of box jumps
and jump rope every week will take its toll on your joints and ligaments due
to the pressure and impact they’re subject to.
The air bike does not put your body through any of this – you’re seated and
driving through your arms and legs to move the air bike, no impact
whatsoever making it a sustainable form of cardio that won’t subject you to
the long list of issues associated with high volume high impact cardio
options.
Compact
Can’t get to the gym? No worries – if you’ve got an air bike you can
perform a workout anywhere! In the comfort of your own home, in a
carpark… where ever.
Technique Is Easy To Grasp
The air bike and rowing are often compared, don’t get me wrong – the C2
rower is a killer conditioning tool for endurance, toughness and cardio
capacity but there’s one factor most don’t consider when comparing these
two pieces of cardio equipment.
That’s technique.
It takes a lot of time, practise and coaching to dial in the correct rowing
form.
In the process lower back strains, shoulder injuries and decreased moral are
all too common when attempting to grasp the technique of the rower.
The air bike does not have that level of complexity associated with it when
it comes to technique.
It’s merely a matter of adjusting the seat, seating your desired workout on
the LCD and pedalling your ass off!
Interpreting Cross Training Workouts
WED 161126
Six rounds for time of:
20 cals air bike
125lb thruster, 12 reps
Analysis:
Wednesday 161126 – this workout was published on Wednesday, the 26th of
November 2016.
Six rounds for time of: 20 calories on the air bike, 125 pound thruster for 12
reps – this WOD consists of 2 exercises, a 20 calorie cycle and a 125b
thruster, you are to complete 6 rounds of these exercises in the fastest time
possible (use a timer to record so you can compare your score to others).
The complete workout would look like this:
Warm up (don’t forget to stretch and warm up before beginning, it is crucial
to avoid injury)
Start timer
Stop timer
Acronyms
On the following pages you’ll find 80 air assault bike cross training
workouts that’ll build your fitness, test your mental toughness, exercise
your comradery and give you a sense of accomplishment and fulfilment
upon completion.
Assault Bike WOD 1
21-15-9 (reps/calories)
Calories on the assault bike
Burpees (reps)
Calories on the rower
30 KB swings
Assault Bike WOD 7
4 Rounds for time
100m sprint
20 push-ups
11 Burpees
11 Calories on the assault bike
10 Burpees
10 Calories on the assault bike
9 Burpees
9 Calories on the assault bike
8 Burpees
8 Calories on the assault bike
7 Burpees
7 Calories on the assault bike
6 Burpees
6 Calories on the assault bike
5 Burpees
5 Calories on the assault bike
4 Burpees
4 Calories on the assault bike
3 Burpees
3 Calories on the assault bike
2 Burpees
2 Calories on the assault bike
1 Burpee
1 Calorie on the assault bike
1200m Row
50 seconds rest
40 seconds rest
30 seconds rest
20 seconds rest
10 seconds rest
10 Dips
10 Push-ups
10 Calories on the assault bike
I hope you enjoy the plethora of workouts the Assault Bike WOD Bible!
80 Air Assault Bike Workouts From Hell That'll Build Strength, Speed &
Endurance has to offer you!
By following these workouts on a regular basis you’ll develop not only a
strong, flexible, functionally fit body that’ll be ready to tackle any situation
life throws at it but also an unbreakable mindset and confidence to match.
Whether you’re looking to get a competitive advantage in your sport or just
to increase your mobility, strength and health these workouts are the
answer.
I hope you enjoyed reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.
P.S