Todays Workout - 10's

10 Sandbag Overhead Press, 10 Sandbag Back Squats, 10 Knees-to-Elbows. 5 rounds.

Men aim for a 40kg sandbag; women aim for 20kg.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Sandbag Hill Sprints

Todays workout comes directly from the new "Complete Guide To Sandbag Training", due out this coming friday. I'll be releasing a discount code for Sandbag Fitness followers so you guys will get the eBook at 50% off for the remainder of January.

Carry a sandbag to the top of a 40-60m hill, perform 10 Sandbag Back Squats and then carry the sandbag back down to the bottom of the hill. Dump the sandbag and repeat the hill sprint, remembering to do your squats at the top of the hill. Repeat this process until you have completed 10 hill sprints (5 loaded and 5 unloaded).

Men aim for a 30kg sandbag; women aim for 15kg.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Squats

10 Press/Push Ups, 15 Sandbag Back Squats. As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.

Men aim for a 40kg sandbag; women aim for 20kg.

Record your score.

Train hard!

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Ps. Please don't let Sandbag Fitness down by not giving your all.

New Year Motivation

It being the new year, social media posts have been awash with various motivational images, sayings and pearls of wisdom. But I read a statistic that 97% would have given up on their new year's resolutions by the end of January - pretty depressing stuff huh?

We live in the information age (some would say over-information) so it can't be that people don't know what to do - lift heavy stuff from time to time, move a lot and eat an un-processed diet. Seems pretty simple to me.

So what's going wrong?

I'd say this is almost entirely due to one thing - failure. More specifically, fear of failure. How many people will say "this year is different!" or "nothing is going to stop me this time!"

I actually think that this is the problem. We, as a society, seem to be fearful of failure - it's like a black mark on our record. But is this really true? Look at some examples of true failures:

• For decades, the legendary Babe Ruth held the record for most strikeouts in Baseball
• Albert Einstein did not learn to read until he was 7 years old
• Michael Jordan was cut from his high school Basketball team

And the list goes on.

We tend not to remember these people for their failures because they managed to succeed - they stuck at it and kept going no matter what happened. And, perhaps, in spite of what happened.

Most people, when faced with failure, give up straight away. And this is particularly true of health and fitness.

So, my advice to you, is to embrace failure. It's one step closer to success. Learn from it and move forwards. You'll probably not achieve exactly what you want to during January (and that's ok), but you've got another 11 months in which to keep working hard.

And remember, the biggest failure is to never have tried.

Sandbag Training Workshop

I'll be running a Sandbag Training Workshop on Thursday 19th Jan at Crossfit Bath in the UK. Tickets are available with an Early Bird Discount for a limited time only - buy now.

What Will You Learn?

• All of the key sandbag exercises
• How to make your own sandbag
• How to use a custom-made sandbag
• Sandbag strength workouts
• Sandbag conditioning workouts

Who Is This Course For?

• Personal Trainers
• Strength Coaches
• Fitness Instructors
• Athletes - especially those in contact and combat sports
• Anyone with an interest in health and fitness

Book your ticket now

Todays Workout - 15's

15 Sandbag Zercher Squats, 15 Sit Ups, 15 Sandbag High Pulls. 5 rounds.

Record your time.

Train hard!