That is the only way that I can describe the Art of Strength Newport Workout. Absolutely Brutal; yet, amazing.
This morning, I got up to hit the kettlebells and decided that I would do Newport on Monday and Friday and the Ropes Gone Wild Workout on Wednesday. Let me tell you something, Newport is a rocking workout. The amount of cardio conditioning required to get through that thing is simply staggering.
I figured I was getting into decent shape. Heck, I ran a half marathon this past weekend; I can’t be that out of shape can I? Sure am… Wow. I could barely get through a few of the rounds. I took a ton of breaks mid set, and just about ran out of gas during the crazy push-up round. All of that withstanding, I did finish, including the two bonus rounds. I finished with the 5 minute snatch test and knocked out 100 snatches with the 16kg bell at the end of the workout. I’m pretty proud of that part.
I am actually looking forward to Friday. Now that I know what is coming my direction, I can gear up for it a little more and prepare to knock it out. Adding Newport in as a normal part of my workout routine is really going to up my core strength which is never a bad thing!
Oh yeah, that Snatch -> Get-up -> Windmill thing… Simply awesome. I loved it!
