WITHOUT A SOLID foundation, it’s just a matter of time before a structure falls down, so it’s essential to build a strong workout base before you graduate to throwing around heavy weights.

We asked Mike Stehle, co-founder of The Training Room Online in Point Pleasant Beach and Avon, NJ, for one of his favorite bodyweight routines to build strength and stability throughout your body. If you’re looking for the right foundation or you’re just looking to add strength and stability, this is the go-to routine for you.

Workout protocol and rules

  • Using an interval timer, do 15 seconds of each movement with a 15-second rest between.
  • Perform a total of 10 rounds of the following movements.
  • Do NOT go to muscular failure. Pick a rep scheme that allows you to maintain perfect form.

The 10-round bodyweight strength and stability workout

Exercise 1 – Right leg pistol squat (or assisted pistol squat)
rest 15 sec.

Exercise 2 – Left leg pistol squat (or assisted pistol squat)
rest 15 sec.

Exercise 3 – Pushups or ring pushups
rest 15 sec.

Exercise 4 – Bar row
rest 15 sec.