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ALFREDO DESPHY CUSTOM WORKOUT

Hey there Alfredo!  Here’s your CUSTOM TRAINING PROGRAM.  All you have to do is give commitment and a wee bit ‘o courage. Talk with your coach and the community to keep moving forward and making tremendous progress.  Just give us ~30 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!

Form over number of reps always! Listen to your body!

NINJA STRENGTH KATA - LEVEL 1

HANDSTAND KATA - LEVEL 1

FULL BODY FLEXIBILITY WORKOUT

Description:  Follow along with this video for a full-body flexibility training.

Goal:  1 round of each move, 10 second holds per move

WORKOUT 1

15-30 seconds between rounds of moves. Only take as long as it takes you to move from one position to another. 

ELBOW PIKE UPS

Description: Start in a plank position on your elbows. Using your core, slide you feet and pull your hips up to a piked position trying to stack hips over shoulders. Slide feet back down into a plank.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps

HANDSTAND BLOCK TAPS

Description: Place two blocks between where your hands fall in a handstand. Perform a handstand wall walk up WITH YOUR STOMACH TOWARDS THE WALL. Keep your core tight to not allow an arch in your lower back. With control, weight shift and tap the block with one hand then weight shift the opposite direction and tap the other block with your other hand.

Goal: 3 rounds of 3 taps each hand.

FROG STAND HANDSTAND PROGRESSION

Description: Start with hands flat on the floor. Walk feet near hands and lean knees against bent elbows. Lean forward to increase weight on hands then lift the legs to balance. Maintain that forward lean with hips stacked over your hands and shoulders and then lift 1 leg up off the elbows and return with control.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps per leg

Knees stacked on back of triceps now

STALDER KICKBACKS

Description: Follow the video to do a kickback. Goal is for you to land in a plank on your hands.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps.

FIGURE 4 PISTOL SQUAT

Description: Stand with the pole on one of your sides. Hold the leg further away from the pole out in front of you. Cross one leg over the other, and perform a pistol squat as far down as you can control with help form the pole for balance.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each leg

V-STAND LEVEL 0.99

Description: Begin in your L-stand. *Do not lose your turtle shell or compression! Squeeze your shoulder blades down and back while you begin contracting your core maximally to rock your feet up.

Goal: 3 rounds of 2 V-stand holding and rocking for as long as you can.

PULL UP NEGATIVES

Description: This move begins with lifting yourself into a pull-up position by using a box or step of some kind. You will focus on control lowering yourself back into the full hang. Use the step to hop back up into a pull-up position again.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 negatives with at least 5 second lowering

STALDER PUSH UP - 1 LEG LIFT

Description: Start in sitting with legs wide. You will then place 1 hand on each side of 1 leg. You will then lean forward working your core compression while strongly pushing through your triceps to lift your bottom. Once your bottom is off the ground, you will then work to lift the leg between your hands up and off the ground by crunching your core.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 push-ups each side

REVERSE PRESS HANDSTAND

Description: Start by performing a handstand wall walk up stopping ~ 1 foot from the wall. Use your core to keep your lower back from arching. Abduct hips into a wide V and slowly lower to the ground.

Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps

FRONT SPLIT WITH EXTERNAL ROTATION

Description: This move starts by placing the stretching leg onto a raised surface at chest height or higher. The surface needs to be on the outside of the leg so that as you lean forward you are stretching away from the midline of the body.

Goal: 30 second holds x 4 reps each leg

QUAD STRETCH

Description: This move starts in a lunge with the back leg bent with knee directly against a wall. From there you will push your lower back towards wall causing a stretch to your hip flexor and quad.

Goal: 4 reps per side with 15 sec holds

UNILATERAL MIDDLE SPLIT STRETCH

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.

WORKOUT 2

PLANK TO V PULL THROUGH

Description: Begin in a plank with hollow back. Pull your legs through your arms and out to a reverse plank.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps.

DRAGON TAILS

Description: Start by inverting your body holding onto a bar or the underside of a couch/bed. Then lower your body keeping your core active to lessen any hip bending. You then will lift your body back up to an inverted position. **You can allow your knees to bend and touch the floor if you cannot lower and return to inverted position without.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps

BENT KNEE V-STAND

Description: Begin in a bent knee V-stand with your pelvis off the floor. You will then straighten one leg at a time as the video shows.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each leg

SNAKE SQUATS

Description: Start standing with feet wider than your shoulders. Then squat as deep as you can. You will then shift towards one side then the other fully extending your leg out without lifting your hips between sides.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each direction

Try in front of mirror to get rid of the rainbow

HOLLOWBODY ROCKS

Description: This move starts by laying on your back. You will then contract your core while lifting your legs and arms just slightly causing your body to become like the bottom of a rocking horse. From there you will lift your legs up slightly to start the rock, holding your core tight throughout to ensure you keep a rounded body posture.

Goal:3 rounds of 40-50 reps

PUSHING UP TO BRIDGE WITH PARALLETTES

Description: Like we did on the zoom 🙂 NOT LIKE TO VIDEO

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 attempts

PIKE PUSH UP

Description: Begin with your feet on the FLOOR with your body in a pike position. Perform a push up assuring only your elbows/shoulders are moving but you are keeping the angle at your hips the same. Once you have mastered that, elevate your feet on a stable surface as the video shows.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 push ups

ELBOW SUPPORT PLANCHE LEAN

Description: This move starts on your hands and feet. Elbows stay straight with your knees on the back of your upper arms. While keeping your elbows straight, weight shift forward over your wrists until you can bring your feet up off the floor.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps

SPLIT PULSES

Description: Start by leaning forward and allowing your hands to reach the floor with your knees bent. Then slide your legs out to the side straightening your knees as you slide them outwards. Once you reach a comfortable split position with minimal stretching, you will gently pulse your hips up and down to give an additional stretch at the bottom of the pulse and back to resting position at the top of the pulse allowing your body weight to be partially supported by your arms. 

Goal: 3 rounds of 15 pulses

WALL SPLIT

Description: Start in a tall plank with your heels near a wall. Keep your knees straight while lifting one leg and sliding it as far up the wall as you can. Walk yourself back down into a plank.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each leg (hold the wall split for 10 seconds)

SHOULDER STRETCH WITH TOWEL

Description: This move starts in standing. You will hold the towel with 1 arm that will lift above your head causing the towel to be placed behind your back. Then with the other arm you will reach behind your back for the towel. Work your hands towards each other using the towel as a guide to bring them closer together. Use the upper hand to pull the towel slightly up to give an extra stretch to the lower hand behind your back.

Goal: 5 reps each arm with 15 sec holds