Here are some handy resources that you can use if you’re about to work out. They’ve been curated to give you quick and easy access to podcasts, workout guides and tips. With just a few clicks you’ll have ideas on how to work out, what to focus your efforts on, and encouragement to keep your mind busy while you are working out. This is like having a personal trainer at your fingertips. Just click on what you’re interested in.
Featured Workout
This workout comes from the PTIs at the 2nd Commando Regiment, and can be found on the DPN here.
The Stiffler Regime
The Gymnasium has introduced the 'Stiffler Training Regime' which seems to have generated a following. If you think you are too busy to go to the gym the 'Stiffler' will help build up your spindly body and may even give you a chest. All you need is a torsion bar, an improvised mat and one of the many heave beams located around camp. The regime needs to be completed 3 times every working day:
- Once before breakfast
- Once before lunch
- Once before knock off
Ensure that you go through a full range of movement for each exercise. Slow deliberate exercise. As you get stronger the 'Stiffler' will evolve and will be re-published with advanced exercises and an increase in reps.
Start 'Stiffler' regime consists of:
- 30 Upright Row (Torsion Bar)
- 30 Military Press (Torsion Bar)
- 30 Bicep Curls (Torsion Bar)
- 30 Press Ups (Full Range of Movement)
- 10 Heaves (Over Grasp)
- 30 Sit Ups (Abs exercise of your choice)
Each 'Stiffler' will take no more than 5 minutes of your day!
Podcasts to listen to while you're working out
- The Cove Podcast | The Cove
- FLIX | The Runway
- The Dead Prussian
- War Stories
- Podcasts - War on the Rocks
- Lowy Institute
- BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time - Available now
- Centre for Australian Army Leadership Podcasts | The Cove
- The Voices of War
- The Military Podcaster | The Cove
