Warm-up:
10 Anchored squat/ hinge transition
10 Halo + extension
10 Squat (with implement)
50 Jumping jacks (touch hips/ legs at bottom, touch hands over head at top)
5 Push-up
5 Straight jump
:30 sec. unweighted hinge hold
Warm-up should leave us warm, not tired; Scale accordingly, especially if just beginning training or adjusting to this style training for the first time. Range of motion, details of each movement, and bracing are all to be practiced and applied in warm-up just as they are in the training day; Attention in one leads directly to improvement in the other.
Movements linked to demonstrations in our Movement Library; Watch and refresh- Don’t guess.
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10 rounds of:
1 Halo + max-duration extension (hips tucked, arms 100% straight!)
10 Rocking chair (implement held at chest level)
:20 sec. rest (used in no more than 5 rounds)
Assess position and possible scaling options prior to beginning. Overhead positioning and midline stability should be improving- a max-duration hold of this sort, coupled with a “Get your ass off the ground” sit-up, is a great time to safely and strategically test them out.
Take only the rest you need/ earn, and use in no more than the designated 5 rounds.
Then, 5 rounds of:
10 Halo + 2/1000 extension
5 Squat (implement held at chest level)
5L, 5R Reverse lunge (same)
:20 sec. rest (each round)
Attentive, aggressive, braced, full range-of-motion; No partial reps, no wiggling, no short-counts. Put it what you expect to get out; Demand- don’t simply request- the improvement you want.
And then:
2 x 1 minute full-effort hollow hold
Building a bulletproof “power source” will improve all elements of your physicality- and simple, hard, non-gimmick sit-ups and holds are a sure-fire way to do so. Do not make this easy- make it the opposite; It’s the insulation for your hardest efforts.
Each day will end with varied durations of hollow hold, and the cool-down is a minimum of 25 cat/ cow stretch and 100 yd. brisk walk/ exercise bike ride/ etc.
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