Ever wondered how to lay out an outside skirt board when building stairs? This was one of those processes that was a trade secret when I started. I’ve had a few variations on this over the years, but this is my favorite way to go! This method is the Britches Method.

No-Equipment Hinge to Y, T, W, A, and Back
It's easy to add mild resistance if you'd like.

Perform the exercises in order.

Step Up
20 total; 10 per leg

Plyo Jump
15 jumps

Toe Taps
30 total; 15 per leg

Lateral Step Down
30 total; 15 per leg

RFE Split Squat
30 total; 15 per leg

Knee Tucks
20 reps

Hip Thrusters
15 reps

Depending on how much you want to seat, take on this park bench bodyweight leg blast for between 3 to 5 total rounds.

Step 1: Buy a smaller chicken.

My favorite way to establish a guideline is to use a 2-ft.-long piece that’s coped accurately and a 2-ft.-long square-cut piece. Fitted in the corner, the coped piece locates the square piece at the correct projections, and you can mark the top and/or bottom. The longer pieces take into account more of the wall and ceiling conditions than small gauge blocks.

Note: the project in this video is a down-and-dirty job-site project for when you need a crosscut sled in a pinch; if you have the time, tools, and materials to build something more refined, read the article “Build a Tablesaw Crosscut Sled” from Fine Homebuilding issue #180.

A bench hook minimizes the need for vises or clamps, allows you to make quick cuts and the more sophisticated hooks make quick miters easy. We modified our simple bench so that hooks stop fence is shorter than the platform to help prevent tear-out on your work piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYG6OGGqcU

The Workout
Do this as a circuit. In weeks 1 and 2, do each move for 30 seconds, then rest 15; do 3 rounds. In weeks 3 and 4, work for45 seconds, then rest 15; do 4 rounds.

1. Two-Step Getup
2. Ab Runner
3. Weighted Hollow Hold
4. Side Plank Leg Lift
5. Inverse Crunch

Conditioning Finisher

1. Renegade Row
2. Dumbbell Swing