Todays Workout - 301

20 Sandbag Round-the-Worlds (10 in each direction),
10 Sandbag High Pulls,
10 Sandbag Zercher Squats,
10 Sandbag Overhead Presses,
10 Sit Ups.

Complete 5 rounds and do a single Push Up after the final round (I just didn't want to call the workout  '300').

Record your time.

Train hard!

Meet Our First Sandbag Challenge Winner! Could you do it?

Gabriel from Madrid, Spain recently completed the Sandbag Fitness Bronze Challenge and won 2 of my ebooks. Plus, the honour of being the first person on the Wall of Fame! Do you think you could match or beat his performance?

This challenge is to be completed with the following sandbag weight:

Males - 40% of your bodyweight.

Females - 25% of your bodyweight.


For example, a 200lb man would need to use a sandbag weighing 80lbs (200 divided by 100 x 40).


Sandbag Deadlift x 20 reps
Sandbag Back Squat x 20 reps
Shouldering x 20 reps
Sandbag High Pull x 15 reps
Overhead Press x 15 reps
Sandbag Floor Press x 15 reps
Sandbag Walking Lunge (sandbag at chest height) x 20 reps
Sandbag Shoulder Get Up x 5 reps each side

More info about our challenges here

Todays Workout - Fight the Power

Complete as many heavy Ground-to-Overhead sandbag lifts as you can within a 15 minute time period.

Record both the weight of your sandbag and the number of repetitions you perform.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - No Easy Way Out

Complete 100 Sandbag Ground-to-Overheads.

Each time you drop the sandbag (you can rest while holding it) there's a 20 Press Up penalty.

Complete the workout as fast as you can and record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Run To The Hills (yes, that's an Iron Maiden reference)

Run 400m (hill optional),
20 Sandbag Cleans,
20 Sandbag Push Presses.

Complete 3 rounds as fast as you can.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Walk The Mile

400m Sandbag Carry (hold it over the shoulders, or above the head if you want a serious challenge!),
20 Sandbag High Pulls,
20 Sandbag Overhead Press.

Complete 4 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

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Todays Workout - Pushing My Luck

10 Sandbag High Pulls,
10 Push Ups,
10 Sandbag Overhead Press,
10 Sandbag Floor Press,
10 Sandbag Back Squats.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - The Art of Expressing the Human Body

10 Sandbag Cleans, 10 Sandbag Walking Lunges, 10 Sandbag Thruster Burpees. As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - A Bit of Everything

10 Sandbag Deadlifts,
10 Sandbag Thrusters,
10 Push Ups,
10 Sandbag High Pulls.

As many rounds as possible in 12 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Skipping Around

200 Skips,
20 Sandbag Back Squats,
200 Skips,
20 Sandbag Overhead Presses,
200 Skips,
20 Sandbag Back Squats,
200 Skips,
20 Sandbag Overhead Presses,
200 Skips,
20 Sandbag Back Squats,
200 Skips,
20 Sandbag Overhead Presses.

Complete as fast as you can.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Atlas

This workout is courtesy of longtime Sandbag Fitness follower Josh (i.e. you can blame him). It's called Atlas, presumably because after you finish it you'll feel like you've just spent the past few rounds lifting the moon. It's a real shoulder-killer.

15 Shoulder-to-Shoulder Sandbag Presses
10 Sandbag High Pulls
5 Handstand Push Ups

10 rounds as fast as possible.

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

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Toe The Line

10 Sandbag Overhead Presses,
10 Sandbag Back Squats,
10 Toes-to-Bar.

10 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Twist and Shout

5 Knees-to-Elbows,

10 Sandbag Thrusters,

50 Sandbag Wood-chops.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Sandbags Suck

100 Sandbag Thrusters,
100 Sandbag Shoulder Squats (alternate shoulders as necessary),
100 Sandbag Cleans.

Complete all reps as quickly as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Get it Done Son!

Run 1km,
20 Sandbag Zercher Squats,
20 Sandbag Push Press,
20 Sandbag Shoulder Squats,
20 Sandbag Bent-over-rows,
20 Sandbag Back Squats,
Run 1km.

Record your time.

Choose a sandbag weight that challenges you.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - It's Complex...

5 Sandbag Cleans,
5 Sandbag Push Press,
5 Sandbag Zercher Squats,
5 Sandbag Zercher Good Mornings.

Complete 5 rounds as quickly as you can - aim to complete each round without rest but you can rest as needed between rounds.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Run Forrest, Ruuunnn!

This workout is a tough conditioning challenge so be prepared to suck at it the first few times you give it a go.

Find a hill of approximately 50m. Put a sandbag that is around 25% of your bodyweight across your shoulders and run to the top of the hill as fast as you can. Walk back recovery to the start (or run if you're feeling brave) and repeat.

Aim to complete as many hill sprints as possible in 20 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

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Todays Workout - Dude, Where's Your Sandbag?!

The sandbag was ever so slightly frozen today (oh, the joys of training in an un-heated garage!) so it was bodyweight only.

5 Pull Ups,

10 Press Ups,

15 Squats,

100 Skips.

As many rounds as possible in 20 minutes.

Record your score.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - Twist and Shout

10 Pull Ups (or variation),
20 Sandbag Overhead Press,
50 Sandbag Round-the-Worlds.

Complete 5 rounds as fast as possible.

Record your time.

Train hard!

Todays Workout - A Blast From The Past

This is a workout back from the 28th August 2010 (click here to see the original).

20-1 Sandbag Thrusters and Burpees.

Start by performing 20 Sandbag Thrusters then 20 Burpees. Then move onto 19 of each, then 18 etc.

The last round is 1 repetition of each.

Record your time.

Train hard!

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