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SARAH SOMES NEW CUSTOM WORKOUT

Hey there Sarah!  Here’s your CUSTOM TRAINING PROGRAM.  All you have to do give commitment, a wee bit ‘o courage, and talking with the coach and the community to keep moving forward and making tremendous progress.  Just give us 45-60 MINUTES 3-5 days a week to skyrocket your results!  Thanks for being part of the community and we’re looking forward to everything you’re going to achieve!

ANKLE WARM UP

Description: Follow along with this video for ankle mobility training.

WRIST WARM-UP

LAT STRETCH

Description: Sit on your feet and lower your hips down to your heels.  Walk your hands out as far as you can. Then while keeping your booty on your heels, walk your hands to the left as far as you can. Then walk your hands to the right. 

Goal: 10 second holds x 4 reps each direction.

DAY 1

BEAR FIRE HYDRANT KICKS

Description: Begin on your hands and knees (quadruped position) and then hover your knees off the ground. Tighten your core to keep your trunk as immobile as possible. Lift one leg out to the side as far as your hip will allow. Picture a glass of water sitting on your lower back. Do not let the water pour out. Then kick your knee out as straight as you can. Slowly return to a quadruped position without letting your core rock.

NEW PROGRESSION: HOVER KNEES OFF GROUD IN BEAR POSITION

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps per side

PUSH UPS ON ELEVATED SURFACE

Description: Follow the video to perform a push-up on an elevated surface. Keep your elbows close to your body to target your triceps more. Remember, your chest should go toward your hands.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps.

FROG STAND HOLD

Description: This move starts by placing your hands on the ground flat in front of you slightly wider than your shoulders. You will then bring your feet close to your hands to allow your inner thigh near your knees to lean against your elbows. From there you will lean forward to lessen weight on your feet until you can lift BOTH FEET up off the ground.

Goal:  3 rounds of 3 reps for as long as you can hold.

BRIDGE AT WALL HANDS ON BLOCKS

Description: Start lying on your back then push up to a bridge position with your hands on blocks to take some pressure off wrists. Shift your weight towards your hands allowing your shoulders to open. 

TAKE 2-3 BREATHS AT THE TOP

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps. 

SINGLE ARM BLOCK CRUNCH

Description: Begin on your back with your knees bent. Crunch your upper body and place a yoga block or similar sized object between one elbow and knee. Keep your lower back pushing into the floor as you bend and straighten your other arm/leg bringing elbow to knee.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each side.

PLANK GLUTE EXTENSIONS

Description: This move begins in an elbow plank while maintaining a hollow body core. Keep your leg straight as you lift it using your glutes. Do not let your lower back arch.

Goal: 3 rounds 8 reps each leg.

Extra Notes: You might not hit 8 reps every round or even do all 3 rounds, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!

BUTTERFLY

Description: This stretch starts by sitting with good posture. Place the bottoms of your feet together and pull them in close to your pelvis. Use your elbows/hands to push your knees down towards the floor. 

Goals: 15 second holds x 5 reps.

DAY 2

CHIN UP HOLD AND NEGATIVE

Description: Palms facing you, get in to chin up position on the bar. Hold at the top and then lower as slow as you can to hanging position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps with 10 second hold at top and slow lowering to bottom

HANDSTAND KICK UP

Description: Begin in a pike with one leg suspended in the air. Kick your suspended leg up while hopping off your planted foot while you shift your weight into your hands. Land with the foot that was originally planted.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 kick ups each leg.

ELBOW PLANK SIDE-KICKS

Description: Focus to not arch your back and hold your weight stable through your 3 limbs on the ground

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps per side 

Extra Notes: You might not hit 8 reps every round or even do all 3 rounds, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!

PIKE TO TABLE TURN

Description: Begin in a pike position. Rotate your body and shoulders to come into a table top position. Focus on keeping your hips up throughout and do not let your bottom drop. Rotate back into a pike position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each way

CRUNCH PLANCHE HOLD FEET ON BLOCK

Description: This move begins with sitting on your legs with your toes on a raised surface and pointed. You will contract your core and your shoulders to raise your hips up as far as you can while keeping your feet on the raised surface.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps with 10 second hold

FIGURE 4 DIPS

Description: Begin with your hands on an appropriately high surface to do chair dips off it. Cross one leg over the other into a figure 4. Perform a tricep dip maintaining your elbows as close to your body as you can.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps.

SUPINE HAMSTRING STRETCH

Description: This stretch begins while laying on the floor. Bring one knee to your chest, and then straighten that leg. Keep your back flat against the ground. You should feel a strong stretch in the back of your thigh. 

Goal: 1 round, 4 reps each leg x 30 second holds

DAY 3

UNILATERAL MIDDLE SPLIT

Description: This stretch begins in a quadruped (on hands and knees) position. Place one leg out to the side. Walk your foot out as far as you can go. You should feel a stretch on the inside of your thigh, groin, and possibly hip joint.

Goal: 30 sec hold x 4 reps each leg.

HANGING CRUNCHES

Description: Hanging on a pull-up bar or equivalent surface, tuck your knees to your chest then return to fully straight position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 crunches.

UNILATERAL STALDER PULSES

Description: Start sitting with legs spread wide into a split position. Rotate your body towards one leg. Place your hands on either side of your leg with your palms flat onto the ground. Focus on lifting one leg at a time. *You will need to be sure to hold a strong quad contraction and to point your toes to help the quads maximally engage.*

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 pulses each leg

YOGA BALL LUNGES

Description: Work this move as shown in the demo video. Focus on upright posture, core engagement and glute engagement.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps each leg

Extra Notes: You might not hit 10 reps every round or even do all 3 rounds, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!

CRUNCH PLANCHE TO PIKED HANDSTAND

Description: This move begins with sitting on your legs with your toes on a raised surface. You will contract your core and your shoulders to raise your hips and then straighten your legs keeping your core active working to bring your hips over your shoulders without arching your back.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps

LOWER CORE BENT KNEE LIFTS

Description: Push your lower back into the floor and keep your core engaged like this throughout. Raise your heels up off the ground. Keep your legs at a 90 degree angle as you use your core to perform a reverse crunch. Lower your feet to the ground between reps. 

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps.

KNEELING HIP FLEXOR STRETCH

Description: This move starts in a lunge position. Then you contract your abs to lessen the arch of the lower back and lean forward allowing your hips to open. Focus on not allowing your back to arch as you lean forward. 

Goal: 15 second hold x 4 reps each leg