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Hey there Don! Here’s your custom program. All you have to do is a little each day with commitment, a wee bit ‘o courage, and talking with your coach to keep moving forward and making tremendous progress. We will give you the explicit instructions to follow to maximize your training while keeping you from injuring yourself. Just give us a couple minutes each day of solid effort and you’re going to skyrocket your training. Thanks for being part of the community and we’re looking forward to everything you’re going to achieve!
Description: Follow this video for a cervical flexibility warm-up that can be done nearly every day of the week. Only do moves that do not cause pain (stretching discomfort is normal, pain is not!)
Goal: Complete each move with 10 reps (if reps) or 10 second holds (if holds)
Description: Follow this video for a full body flexibility warm-up that can be done nearly every day of the week. Only do moves that do not cause pain (stretching discomfort is normal, pain is not!)
Goal: Complete each move with 10 reps (if reps) or 10 second holds (if holds)
Description: Complete this daily to work your wrists for mobility and strengthening
Goal: Complete each move with 10 reps
Description: Complete this daily to work your hip mobility
Goal: 3 reps per side with 10-15 second holds per rep
Description: This move starts by leaning forward and allowing your hands to reach the ground with knees bent on the ground. Then slide 1 leg out to the side, straightening your knee as you slide it 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: 1 Round, 3 minutes per side with 30 seconds stretch, 15 second rest
Extra Notes: You might not hit 3 minutes per side, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: You will start sitting on the floor with legs straight, hands on either side of your hips. You will then lean forward as you push strongly through your arms contracting your triceps to lift you hips as you engage your core to support your hips lifting
Goal: 3 rounds, 8 reps
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.
Description: This move starts with arms holding onto pull-up bar. You will allow your legs to bend slightly with some weight through your arms working to hold your shoulders active and hold legs up if able.
Goal: 3 rounds of 20 second holds per round
Description: Begin by laying on your back. Grab the inside of both your feet as the video shows then pull your knees toward your armpits. Attempt to straighten your knees as much as you can.
Goal: 15 sec holds x 3 reps
Description: Start standing with feet wider than your shoulders. Then squat with 90 degrees of bending at hips and knees. You will then shift towards one side then the other without lifting your hips between sides.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps each direction.
Extra Notes: You might not hit 30 seconds, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: Hanging on a pull-up bar or equivalent surface, use your core to lift your legs into a crunch, knees to chest. You will then use your core and shoulders to rotate your knees from one side to another.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each direction
Extra Notes: You might not hit 5 reps, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: Start in a piked plank position. You will then lift 1 leg behind you as you hold your core active. You will then complete push-ups as seen here.
Goal: 2 rounds of 16 reps (8 per side).
Extra Notes: You might not hit 16 reps, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: Start in a tucked planche position with toes touching the floor. From there you will lift your core and hips off the ground.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps
Extra Notes: You might not hit 8 reps each round, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
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.
Description: this moves starts in a piked position with your arms and legs straight. You will transition into a plank then drop down to your elbows. Come back up into a plank on hands then back into pike.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps.
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
Extra Notes: You might not hit 10 reps, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: This move starts laying on the ground on your stomach with your arms overhead. With your palms facing down, raise your chest up off the floor into a superman, then perform a lower trap slide (like you’re doing a jumping jack). Return your arms to the overhead position, then lower your chest back to the floor.
Goal: 3 Rounds of 10 reps.
Description: Start in hollow body. Then transition to tuck and then to v-up.
Goal: 2 rounds of 10 reps
Extra Notes: You might not hit 10 reps, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: Lay on your back with hips ~1 foot away from a wall. Place one foot up on the wall and cross your other leg over it to form a figure 4. Use your arms to push your knee away from your body.
Goal: 15 sec hold x 3 reps each leg.
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: 10 reps for as long as you can hold.
Extra Notes: Put a pillow down by your head for if/when you lose your balance forwards 🙂
Description: Grab onto support and transition to kneeling human flag position. Engage core and hold. Bottom hand can be flat on the floor and knee can be on the floor
Goal: 2 rounds of 8 reps each side
Extra Notes: You might not hit 8 reps, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: Begin in an elbow plank holding your hollowbody. Slides your feet towards one elbow to get an oblique crunch. Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each side.
Extra Notes: You might not hit all reps, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: You will stand in front of a wall and work to walk your hands down before returning to standing.
**ONLY WALK DOWN AS FAR AS YOU CAN SAFELY RETURN TO STANDING**
***DO NOT TWIST OUT OF THIS MOVEMENT. COME UP WITH BOTH ARMS TOGETHER TO BETTER ENGAGE YOUR CORE AND PROTECT YOUR BACK***
Goal: 3 rounds of 7 reps
Extra Notes: You might not hit 7 reps, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: Start in a shoulder width (or slightly wider) standing middle split with butt to wall. You will then work to bend forward as demonstrated here to eventually get your elbows to the floor.
Goal: 3 Rounds, 30 second holds per round if warm, or 15 pulses per round if cold
Description: Begin close to a sturdy object or wall. Place feet up while keeping knees straight. Use your core and arms to lift and hold your hips off the floor. Adjust feet as necessary. Then squeeze your quad (front of thigh) to lift one leg off the wall.
GOAL: 3 rounds of 5 lifts each leg.
Extra Notes: You can use your bench
Description: Hang from your pull up in a tucked up position. Straighten your knees into an L extension then return to a tucked up position.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps
Extra Notes: Pull your shoulders away from your ears
Description: Start laying on floor with 1 leg bent so toes are touching wall and opposite leg straight with heel against the wall. Then squeeze your glutes strongly to lift your hips up evenly. Then slowly lower hips to touch the floor. *Focus to keep hips level so no rotation occurs. Picture a level laying across your hips. Don’t let the level dip when lifting up.*
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps per leg.
Description: Begin by separating your feet further than hip width with your arms out to the side. Squat to 90 degrees or lower and hold for 3 seconds.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps
Description: Start either sitting or laying on a flat surface. You will then squeeze your thigh on one side. While holding that quad active you will then lift the leg at the hip on the side you are keeping the quad active. *Slowly return the leg to the surface and relax the knee between each rep.
Goal: 15 reps per leg