300 Inspired Ultimate Sandbag Home Workout

Jon-Erik Kawamoto personal trainer

To be honest, I’m sick of writing workouts for myself. It’s tough to stay motivated because I try to re-write the workout while doing it!

Today, I decided to do a pre-written workout that became popular in 2007, the 300 workout, inspired by the movie 300.

Jon-Erik Kawamoto Personal Trainer

This is the original 300 workout:

Pull Ups – 25 reps
Barbell Deadlift with 135-lbs – 50 reps
Pushups – 50 reps
24-inch Box Jumps – 50 reps
Floor Wipers – 50 reps
Single-Arm Clean-and-Press with 36 lbs Kettlebell – 50 reps
Pullups – 25 reps

As you can see, the entire workout consists of 300 total reps.

It’s been a long week and I didn’t want to go to the gym today, so I created my own version using my 30-kg Ultimate Sandbag and chin up bar.

Here is my version:

Pull Ups – 25 reps
Ultimate Sandbag High Pull – 50 reps
Pushups – 50 reps
Squat Jumps – 50 reps
Floor Wipers – 50 reps
Ultimate Sandbag Push Press – 25 reps
Ultimate Sandbag Bent Over Row – 25 reps
Chin Ups – 25 reps

jon-erik kawamoto fitness coach

Here is the version of the Floor Wiper I did – lie on your back with the Ultimate Sandbag just above your head. Hold the neutral grip handles and straighten out your legs. Lift them off the floor together and bring them at a diagonal toward your left hand. Return them to the starting position and then lift them toward your right hand. That is one rep.

You can set your timer and complete the entire workout as fast as possible. That way, the next time you attempt this workout, use the same weight and see if you can beat your time. I call these time trial sets.

Good luck!

Let me know how you do,

-JK

PS. Don’t have an Ultimate Sandbag?

Get one here: https://jkconditioning.com/USB

photo credit: Σταύρος via photopin cc

Keir McIsaac

Personal Strength Training by Thomas King

I recently turned 40, and I have been training at JKC since the summer of 2020. My partner Michael had already been training at JKC, so it came highly recommended. We had set up a home gym at the start of the pandemic, but needed to mix it up after the first lockdown. JKC differs from other gyms because of the personalized workouts. Jon, Thomas and Craig are great at challenging me to do more than I would on my own.

Jodi Dodge

Personal Strength Training by Jon-Erik Kawamoto

Carly Wallwork

I’m 30 — started at JKC Aug 2016. I moved to NL to open lululemon and we chose Jon as one of our store’s ambassadors, did one workout and have raved about it ever since! The JKC team can adapt a workout no matter what the situation — injuries, new goals, you name it! The trust and expertise can’t be matched!

Lloyd Hussey

I started at JKC in January of 2014 and I’m 67 years old. When I had my Initial Assessment, I knew – almost immediately – that Jon knew what he was doing and what he was talking about. I was overweight, out of shape, and in serious need of someone, like Jon, who could get me back on a fitness/conditioning routine that suited me, my age, my less than acceptable physical condition, my sometimes intermittent RA, and my need for a structured, consistent and yet flexible training and conditioning program that would work for me.

Fundamentally, if I made a choice at all with respect to JKC – it was to continue to come back each week. I have not been in a lot of gyms. To be honest, they used to intimidate me. What makes JKC different is their approach to each and every one of their clients. Jon and Thomas – and now Craig – tailor each training regime to the particular needs of each client. That ensures that the training regime will suit each client upon the start of training and changes as the client improves. It adjusts for any physical setbacks such as injuries and it adjusts for success. It is just that simple.

It is also the consistent encouragement that comes from Jon, Thomas and Craig. That voice that comes to you while you are in the middle of a particularly difficult set – rear-foot elevated split squats comes to mind immediately – that says “good job” or “keep it up” or “just a couple more reps.” To know, in that moment, that you are not alone and the trainer is paying attention to what you are doing. That is priceless for me.

Lee Wicks

I had virtually no real experience using weights and felt intimidated going gyms. I avoided gym-goers using free weights, especially when hearing that loud crash, as they would drop weights to the floor. I thought this was to show everyone around them that they owned that area and that I shouldn’t go anywhere near! So I guess I just wanted to learn how to lift weights safely in a gym environment.

I spent over 18 years in the British Military, so I got to use some nice gyms. 99% of my time and experiences in those gyms was spent doing cardiovascular workouts, because I could just jump on a treadmill, plug in my head phones and do my own thing! JKC is different, because they have given me the confidence to use free weights and equipment that I had feared for years. Their demonstrations and knowledge is impeccable and I thank them for their continuous belief and support they show me at every session.

See All Reviews Write a Review