8 Count Bodybuilders – Make it rain.

 

For today we are going to talk about good old fashioned 8 Count Bodybuilders.

I actually started doing these 15+ years ago when I was in Boot Camp for the United States Navy. Eight count body builders are the original “Makin it rain on dem hoes.” What we would do in the middle of winter in -40 degree weather is turn on the heat and all 40 plus of us would get “cycled.” Cycled is a military boot camp term for getting put through intensive physical training for basically waking up in the morning (no reason at all). If you have ever seen the movie Full Metal Jacket (FMJ), you know the scene of Private Pyle and the Jelly donut. If you don’t know the scene or you do know the scene and want to see it again….well here is a treat for you.

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IayHnA0cGuc

But instead of doing push-ups like in FMJ we did 8 count bodybuilders till it rained.

Now when I say until it rained, I don’t mean until it rained outside. I mean until all of us 17~22 year old kids sweat so much that perspiration came off the ceiling. I know that is a hot and steamy scene for all the fags and women reading this. But there is nothing romantic about some fat kid from BFE drippin’ in sweat and that sweat dripping from the ceiling and into your mouth.

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All of your major muscle groups are used when doing this however…

*Be very careful when doing 8CB. Since I was in boot camp the Navy has banned doing these exercise because of the stress it puts on your knees in count #5 (The Leg Spread)*

 

Example Workout:

First you want to test yourself to see how many 8 count bodybuilders you can do until you can’t do any more comfortably.

 

1. Then you want to reduce that number by 25% and do it twice a day 3 times per week for 2 weeks.
2. After 2 weeks test yourself again and repeat the process for 2 more weeks.

You stop this exercise after 1 month because at this point your body is used to doing them and you need to change. You should ALWAYS want to confuse your muscles if you want them grow and to lose weight.

• Muffin Top Mary can do 10 eight (8) count bodybuilders until she gets tired – This is her baseline

 

• Muffin Top Mary subtracts 25% so her new number is 7.

 

• Muffin Top Mary now does 7 eight count body builders 2x per day for 2 weeks.

 

• Week 3 Mary checks her max which is now 15, so she reduces that by 25% to 11.

 

• Mary now does 11 eight count bodybuilders 2x per day for 2 weeks.

 

• Week 5 Mary now is stronger and leaner.

 

 

 

Here is a pictorial guide of how to do them.

Count # 1 – Full Standing Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 2 – The Crouching Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 3 – The Push-up Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 4 – The Down Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 5 – The Leg Spread Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 6 – The Down Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 7 – The Push-up Position

 

Count # 8 – The Crouching Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the modification if you cannot quite get all 8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count #1 – Full Standing Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 2- The Crouching Position – The goal here is to bring your knees as close to your chest as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 3 – The Push-up Position

Count # *4 – The down Position – (*) If you can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count # 4/*5 – The Push-up Position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Count #5/*6 – The Crouching Position – The goal here is to bring your knees as close to your chest as possible.

Now go know out some 8 Count Bodybuilders and get cha rain on:)

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