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Exercise with Andy: Living Room Workout 36

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Welcome to my living room workout series! Each week, I share a workout from my personal exercise routine — and then do it in real time so you can follow along. These workouts are optional and are simply one of the many ways you can accomplish your daily exercise.

Living Room Workout 36

This week’s workout is a push-up ladder. We’ll start in minute 1 with 2 push-ups. In minute 2, we’ll do 4 push-ups. In minute 3, we’ll do 6 push-ups. We’ll keep going in that pattern up to either 10 or 12 minutes.

If at any point, you can no longer finish the required number of push-ups within the minute, just do as many as you can. If you want to track how many you did, though, be sure to have a journal or paper nearby to write down your numbers.

Also, you can scale the push-up to your needs and ability level. You can do them from your knees, you can do them using a chair, or you can do them against a wall. Whatever works for you is the way to do it!

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As always, no matter what fitness level you are right now, this workout probably sounds pretty simple, but trust me — that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

You can find the rest of my Living Room Workouts by clicking here. I recommend bookmarking that link so any time you find yourself in need of an exercise idea, you’ll have my whole library of follow-along videos on hand.

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Andy is what you’d call a modern day Renaissance Man: a former professional trumpeter who attended the Eastman School of Music; a snowboarder, mountain biker, surfer, kayaker, outrigger paddler, mountaineer, and former Marine (Gulf War veteran); a professionally sponsored adventure racer; and the oldest participant to qualify for and participate in the CrossFit Games at the age of 43.

Andy is a certified CHEK Practitioner and holistic lifestyle coach. He holds a spectrum of certifications from CrossFit and is also a Vivobarefoot certified running coach. He has trained as a Zen buddhist and graduated with a Master’s degree in spiritual psychology from the University of Santa Monica.

Andy founded CrossFit LA one of the first and most successful CrossFit training centers in the world and the first to be featured in national media. He is the co-founder of the Whole Life Challenge, Inc, currently its president, and is also a consultant and life/business coach. Andy lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Julia, and son, Dashel.