While the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has halted the cadence of everyday life for just about everyone, the world is now beginning to adjust. We’re all handling the challenges of social distancing and self-isolation differently—but that doesn’t mean that we have to go it completely alone in every sense.
At Men’s Health, we’re using this period as an opportunity to build up our community and share as much useful, positive information as possible. For everyone stuck missing their typical workout routines with gyms and fitness centers closed down, we’ve done our best to provide as many at-home workout options as possible. But that’s just the start. We’re also hosting live workout sessions on Instagram with some of our favorite trainers to fill the fitness class-shaped void in your daily routine.
Bobby Maximus, former UFC fighter, fitness personality, and author of the Men’s Health Maximus Body book, hosted the latest session. Maximus makes a point to train without equipment even when he has a fully-stocked gym at his disposal—so creating an accessible session for guys stuck at home without access to gear fits perfectly to his training style.
Maximus decided to throw it back to his UFC days for this workout in order to really challenge himself and everyone following along at home. That doesn’t mean that you’ll need a pro-level stocked home gym to do it yourself, though. “I’m not into complicated, convoluted workout schemes and rep schemes and all this bullshit that people do,” he said. “Simple is often better… Simple does not mean easy.” Instead, he developed this routine as a pro athlete because, as he said, “enough is never enough” when your fitness is your job.
The 10 to 1 Ladder workout is as simple as simple gets: All you’re doing is burpees, squats, situps, pushups, and lunges. Start by doing 10 reps of each exercise, then 9 reps, then 8 reps… you get the idea. Once you finish your last set of 1 rep, you’re done. That 275 total reps, if you weren’t counting.
Bobby Maximus’ 10 to 1 Ladder Workout
Starting at 10 reps, perform a descending ladder rep scheme of each exercise
Stay up to date with our workouts every single weekday at 12 p.m. ET. Want to keep up with the sessions you’ve missed? Check out the whole collection here.
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