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DYLAN THOMAS CUSTOM WORKOUT

Hey there Dylan!  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!

FLEXIBILITY

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)

WRIST MOBILITY

Description: Complete this daily to work your wrists for mobility and strengthening

Goal: Complete each move with 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 1

HANDSTAND KATA LEVEL 2

Description: 1-2 attempts

HANDSTAND MINI HOLD

Description: This move starts by kicking up into a handstand. The goal is to stack your hips over your shoulders while making sure your core remains contracted. Then lift one leg off the wall with good control then bring your second leg off the wall and hold the handstand.

Goal: 3 rounds of 2 handstand holds for as long as you can hold it

L STAND ROCKING

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 1 V-stand holding and rocking for as long as you can.

BRIDGE FOR SHOULDERS

Description: Push up into a bridge with your feet on the wall. Weight shift onto your hands while pushing your chest up to the ceiling to work on opening your shoulders.

DO AT YOUR STALL BARS ON LEVEL THAT IS CHALLENGING

Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps with 15 sec holds

STRADDLE BACKS

Description: Keeping legs wide, use core to lift hips while legs go outside of arms. Slow controlled descent back to starting position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps

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 2

NINJA KATA LEVEL 2

Description: 1-2 attempts

SINGLE LEG SPLIT PULSES

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!

PRE HANDSTAND TOE TAPS

Description: Begin in a straddle with your palms flat on the floor at shoulder width apart. Keep your hips lifts as high as you can as if you were about to lift into a press handstand. Tap each toe to the back of your wrists. Once the gets easy, weight shift forward onto your hands and attempt to tap BOTH feet at the same time.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 tap sequences

REVERSE PRESS

Description: Work to bring hips over shoulders for as long as possible

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps

Extra Notes:  You might not hit all 5 reps, that’s ok!  It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!

V-UPS TO V STAND

Goal: 3 Rounds, 10 reps 

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

CALF STRETCH ON BLOCK

Description: This move starts by placing the front of your foot on a raised surface with your heel hanging off the edge. Keeping your knee straight, slowly lower your heel toward the ground causing a stretch of the calf.

Goal: 30 sec holds x 4 reps each leg

DAY 3

POWERMOVES KATA LEVEL 1

Description: 1-2 attempts

LUNGE TO HANDSTAND KICK-UPS

Description: Follow this video to work your ankle, pelvis, core and shoulder control. 

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps per leg.

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

STALDER LEG EXTENSION ON BLOCK

Description: Start in sitting with your hands on a block or similar item with legs wide. You will then place your hands in between your legs. 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 straighten both legs.

Goal: 3 rounds of 1 rep/lift with 10 extensions

STALDER KICKBACK

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

YOU CAN GO FROG TO STALDER AND THEN KICKBACK IF YOU’RE FEELING SPICY

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps.

HANGING L ROTATIONS

Description: Hanging on a pull-up bar or rings. Use your core to lift your legs into a L position with your knees as straight as you can keep them. You will then use your obliques to rotate your legs from one side to another.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each direction

FROG SINGLE LEG LIFT

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 3 reps per leg.

HIP TWIST STRETCH

Description: This move starts on your stomach. Keep your chest on the floor while you rotate a foot toward the opposite shoulder opening up your hip. 

Goal: 15 sec holds x 2 reps each leg.

BONUS

C STAND

Description: Start with your elbows on the floor and feet behind (modified push-up position). You then will kick-up your feet to the wall allowing your back to arch while keeping your legs bent. *Be sure to look down at your hands as you complete this move.

Goal: 3 rounds of 2 reps with 30 second hold 

BENT KNEE CRAB LIFTS

Description: Place your elbow between your belly button and front hip bone. Weight shift your body weight forward mainly onto your arms then attempt to lift both knees off the floor.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 attempts each arm

BRIDGE FEET HOPS

Description: Start lying on your back then push up to a bridge position. Shift weight into you hands and come up on your toes. Explode off your feet to hop both feet off the floor.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 hops

HANDSTAND FEET LIFTS FROM BLOCK

Description: Begin in a pike handstand with your feet on a block. Weight shift forward onto your handstand until you can press your legs up into a handstand using your glutes. Attempt to hold the handstand as long as you can. Have a wall behind you for safety if you over-balance like in the video, but try to lower your feet back down to the block in a controlled manner.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps.