So you travel a ton and want to keep getting your fitness on while living the road life? Being on the road can be hell for your exercise, sleep, and nutrition habits but that doesn't mean you should skip working out while traveling just because it's tough. Here are the best workouts for the road

Blackjack

My favorite version of Blackjack goes like this:

20 squats
1 push up
19 squats
2 push ups
18 squats
3 push ups
…
4 squats
17 push ups
3 squats
18 push ups
2 squats
19 push ups
1 squat
20 push ups

Blackjack is more of a repscheme than any one specific workout. It's called Blackjack because the reps in each round add up to 21 (20 push ups + 1 squat, or 8 push ups + 13 squats). You decrease the reps in one movement while increasing the reps in the other movement and every round always equals 21 total reps between the two movements.

While traveling, Blackjack is a quick and easy way to get in a dirty ass kicking workout. Try it with a combination of any of the following movements: lunges, sit ups, burpees, double unders, push ups, squats, backpack swings, or luggage snatches.

Almost Angie

Almost Angie is another of my favorite hotel room workouts. You simply need a towel and some space on the floor:

100 push ups
100 sit ups
100 squats

Hotel JT

Another great hotel room workout, Hotel JT is a variation of one of the hardest upper body workouts in CrossFit:

21-15-9
Handstand push ups
Dips
Push ups

You'll need some space on the wall and the floor for the respective push ups, and you can complete your dips old school style by using a desk, chair, or bedframe.

Treadmill intervals

Maybe your hotel has a fitness center and you wanna get your sweat on there. Every hotel fitness center I've ever seen has a treadmill and even though the treadmill is a remnant of the dreaded "globo gym" days, it's still a fantastic tool for some tough workouts. Try these intervals on for size:

8 rounds of:
2 minutes run
1 minute walk
*aim to use your mile pace for the run portions

The Devil's in the Double Unders

If you can travel with a jumprope, your on-the-road fitness options greatly expand. Try this doozy:

EMOM 20:
Odd minutes - 45 double unders
Even minutes - 15 burpees

Double unders are also a great sub for running if you're looking to replicate some classic WODs:

4 rounds of:
2 minutes double unders
50 squats

Trust The Thruster

Thrusters are a curse gift from the fitness gods and they make everything worse better. Even if all you've got is a backpack or luggage with you, you can get your thruster on. Here's a favorite of mine:

12 rounds of:
40 seconds thrusters
20 seconds rest
*your goal here is to keep moving in a smooth, rhythmic pace throughout the entire 40 second interval.

You can also combine thrusters with pretty much anything to make a workout that'll deliver the goods:

50-40-30-20-10
Double unders
Thrusters

Use The Dumbbell, Dummy

Most hotel gyms will have dumbbells up to 40 or 50lb, which is pretty much all you need for a solid session. Check out these suggestions from Project Nomad:

42-30-18
Dumbbell snatch
Dumbbell goblet squat

You can use two separate dumbbells here, a heavier one for the snatch and a lighter one for the squats.

If you wanna get your sweat on while also getting your swole on, try this:

3 rounds of:
800m run on the treadmill
25 dumbbell bench
25 sit ups


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