Looking to get ready for the ski season? Here are 30 bodyweight workouts that you can do to prep for opening day on November 19! There are a variety of movements, time domains, and rep schemes to challenge yourself and make the most of the shoulder season. The links will provide you with a movement demo video or some helpful tips to perform them. You can do all 30, cherry-pick, or choose a few each week to toss into your regular workout routine. I generally suggest 3 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 1 day off for a productive week of training. This allows for intensity while still giving you time and energy for your activities outside the gym. Buckle up! More tips on getting ready for ski season can be found here.
Term glossary:
AMRAP — as many rounds as possible
EMOM — every minute on the minute
OTM — on the minute
If you are unable to run you can sub the run for 2 minutes of jump rope or mountain climbers.
Day 1:
AMRAP (as many rounds as possible); 12 minutes
- 12 Burpees
- 9 Squat Jumps
- 6 V-up (watch example video here)
Day 2:
4 Rounds
- 3 Wall Walk or 30 Plank Shoulder Taps (watch example video here)
- 20 Sit Up
- 400m Run*
Goal: Sub 12 minutes
*If you are unable to run you can sub it for 2 minutes of jump rope or mountain climbers.
Day 3:
AMRAP 9 minutes
- 60 Lateral Hops
- 10 Burpee Broad Jump (watch example video here)
- 1 minute Plank Hold
Day 4:
6 Rounds
- 400m Run
- 50' Bear Crawl (watch example video here)
Goal: Sub 14 minutes
Day 5:
3 Rounds
- 30 Plank to Squat (watch example video here)
- 30 Burpees or Burpee Over Something (watch example video here)
Goal: Sub 15 minutes
Day 6:
5 Rounds
- :45sec Plank
- :20-:30 seconds each Starfish Plank (watch example video here)
- 12 each Bulgarian Split Squat (watch example video here)
- 20 Superman
Day 7:
Chipper!!!
- 200 Lateral Hops
- 80 Good Morning (watch example video here)
- 60 Pike Compression or Lying Leg Lift (watch example video here)
- 50 Burpees
- 40 Alternating Lunges
- 30 High Knee Tuck (watch example video here)
- 20 Hand Release Push Up (watch example video here)
- 10 Dips
Goal: Sub 25 minutes
*For the good morning move, find something to hold. A backpack filled with books to a moderate load would be perfect. If you don't have anything for weight, do them unweighted on a tempo (3 seconds down, 3 seconds up).
Day 8:
On the 3 minutes, for 21 minutes
- 400m Run
*If you are unable to run, sub out 25 burpees on the 3 minutes
Day 9:
EMOM (every minute on the minute) 6 minutes
- Minute 1: Max Squat Jumps
- Minute 2: Max Push Ups
*Go Immediately into the next 6 minutes EMOM
EMOM 6 minutes
- Minute 1: Max Jumping Lunges (watch example video here)
- Minute 2: Max Dips
Day 10:
4 Rounds
- 400m Run
- 12 Burpee Broad Jump (watch example video here)
- 12 V-ups (watch example video here)
Goal: Sub 15 minutes
Day 11:
5 Rounds
- 15 each Single Leg Glute Bridge (watch example video here)
- 20 Alternating Mountain Climber (watch example video here)
- 20 Cossack Squat (watch example video here)
- 20 Hollow Rocks (watch example video here)
Day 12:
AMRAP 20 min
- 400m Run
- 20 Air Squat
- 20 Hand Release Push Up
- 40 Alternating Toe Taps (watch example video here)
Goal: 4 Rounds
Day 13:
30-20-10
- Inverted Shoulder Tap (watch example video here)
- Diamond Push Up (watch example video here)
Goal: Sub 9 minutes
Day 14:
5 Rounds
- 15 Dragonfly (watch example video here)
- 10 Burpee + Vertical Jump (watch example video here)
- 1min Plank Ups (watch example video here)
Goal: Sub 12 minutes
Day 15:
10 Rounds
- 10 Hop Up (watch example video here)
- 10 Alt. Lunges
- 50 Lateral Hops (watch example video here)
Goal: Sub 15 minutes
Day 16:
Buy In/Cash Out- Buy In: 800 meter Run
- 42-30-18: Alt.V-Up (watch example video here)
- 21-15-9: Burpee
- Cash Out: 800 meter Run
Goal: Sub 12 minutes
Day 17:
4–5 Rounds:
- 10 Bulgarian Split Squat + :10 seconds Hold at Parallel (right) (watch example video here)
- 10 Bulgarian Split Squat + :10 seconds Hold at Parallel (left)
- :20 seconds Oblique Dips + :20 seconds Hold (right)
- :20 seconds Oblique Dips + :20 seconds Hold (left)
- 10 each Single Leg RDL (watch example video here)
- 20 Superman
Day 18:
5 Rounds
- 10 each Lunge to High Knee or Step Up (watch example video here)
- 10 Plank to Push Up (watch example video here)
- 400m Run
Day 19:
For Time
- 50 Plank Ups (watch example video here)
- 100 Air Squats
- 200 Jumping Jacks
Day 20:
4 Rounds
- 4 Progressive Burpee Complex (watch example video here)
- 400m Run
Day 21:
AMRAP 12 minutes
- 12 Lunge, Lunge and Squat (watch example video here)
- 18 Sit-Up
- 24 Lateral Skater (watch example video here)
Day 22:
3 Rounds NOT for time
- 400m Run
- 10 Burpee Broad Jump (24/20) (watch example video here)
- 10 Squat Jumps
Day 23:
OTM (on the minute) x 20 minutes
- 8 Squat Jumps and 8 Burpees
*These movements are completed in the same minute. If you fall behind, try lowering the reps by 2 or 3 on each minute.
Day 24:
3 Rounds
- 400m Run
- 21 Straight Leg Sit Up (watch example video here)
- 15 Hand Release Push up (watch example video here)
Goal: Sub 15 minutes
Day 25:
4 Rounds
- 15 each Split Curtsy Lunge
- :30 seconds Bent Knee Hollow Hold (watch example video here)
- 10 Steps Forward Bear Crawl (watch example video here)
- 10 Steps Backwards Bear Crawl
- 10 Steps Each Lateral Bear Crawl
Day 26:
AMRAP 15 minutes
- 16 Alternating Lunges or Step Ups
- 16 Lateral Skater (watch example video here)
- 12 Dragon Fly (watch example video here)
- 70 Lateral Hops (watch example video here)
Goal: 4+ Rounds
Day 27:
For Time
- 40 Plank to Push Up or Table Row (watch example video here)
- 80 Jumping Jacks or Jump on to something stable like a box or bench
- 120 Air Squats
Goal: Sub 18 minutes
Day 28:
3-6-9....15
- No Push Burpee
- Wall Plank (watch example video here)
- 300m Run
3 of each exercise the first round, 6 the next round, 9 the following and add three each round until you get to 15.
Goal: Sub 16 minutes
Day 29:
EMOM 20 minutes
- 7 Lunge, Lunge, Squat (watch example video here)
- 12 Hollow to Tuck (watch example video here)
Day 30: YOU MADE IT! Finish up strong.
Run/Burpee- Run 200m
- 20 Burpees
- Run 200m
- 18 Burpees
- Run 200m
- 16 Burpees
- Run 400m
- 14 Burpees
- Run 400m
- 12 Burpees
- Run 400m
- 10 Burpees
- Run 600m
- 8 Burpees
- Run 600m
- 6 Burpees
- Run 800m
- 4 Burpees
- Run 800m
- 2 Burpees