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Form over number of reps always!
Description: follow this video for your foundation kata
Goal: 2-3 reps
Description: Follow along with this video for a full-body flexibility training.
Description: Follow the video to get your wrists ready for weight bearing
Description: This move starts in a plank position. You then will complete circles at your shoulders where the movement is initiated by the shoulder muscles. Focus on holding your core tight to keep a rounded posture to support your back.
Goal: 10 reps each direction
Description: Start in a tall plank position with core engaged. Perform scapular protraction and retraction while keeping elbows straight.
Goal: 10 reps
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.
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
Description: Begin standing with your back to a wall or door. Move your feet ~3 inches away from the wall then walk them out into your middle split as far as you can go. You will then lower your upper body down to your hands, or even elbows if you can. The wall will help you stay over your feet and not shift your weight backwards.
Goal: 30 sec holds x 3 reps.
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.
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 8 reps each direction
Description: This move starts in a tall plank position with your feet close to the wall. As you walk your hands backwards towards the wall, walk your feet up the wall. Use your core to keep your lower back from arching.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps.
Description: Begin in a plank with your feet on sliders or socks on a smooth floor. Use your core to pull your feet towards your hands into a pike as steep as you can go. You will then separate your feet into a straddled pike, then circle your legs around back into a plank.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps
Description: Start lying on your back then push up to a bridge position. Shift your weight towards your hands allowing your shoulders to open.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps. *If you get dizzy, keep your neck up to where your eyes looking at the ceiling.*
Description: Start sitting with legs spread wide into a split position. Place hands between legs flat onto the ground. Working to keep the hands flat on the ground, contract your core to cause your pelvis to tilt backwards causing your legs to lift off the ground. *You will need to be sure to hold a strong quad contraction and to point your toes to help the quads to maximally engage.*
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps with 10 second hold
Description: Pull as high as you can on your bar and hold it for the prescribed time.
Goal: 3 reps for as long as possible building up to 1 minute of total time
Description: Hanging on a pull-up bar or equivalent surface, tuck your knees to your chest then return to fully straight position.
Goal: 30 crunches total
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
Description: Begin in a plank on your hands. Step your feet one at a time until the are next to your hands as the video shows. Lower your booty into a deep squat. Step your legs back into a plank. Goal:
3 rounds of 8 reps
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 30 seconds.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps
Description: This move begins in a frog stand. Then perform a “push-up” type movement with your arms as you kick your legs backwards into a tall plank. Assure your core is intact to keep your lower back from arching.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3-5 kickbacks
Description: Begin with your arms out infront of you to assist with counterbalancing. Balance on one leg with your other leg held out in front of you. Slowly lower yourself via pistol squat to a raised surface of appropriate height (edge of bed, couch arm, couch seat). No falls or flops so make sure the raised surface is the right height for you.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps.
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 10 reps (5 each way)
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, 3 reps with 20 second holds.
Description: Do as many pull ups as you can then transition to negatives with 5 second lowering
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps
Description: Begin kneeling on your knees with your hands on rings or an appropriately height surface. Perform a tricep dips as deep as you can with the least amount of weight through your feet.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps
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
Description: Begin in a hollowbody pike with one leg elevated behind you. Lower the top of your head towards the floor as deep as you can go.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 push ups. Switch elevated leg after 5 reps.
Description: Start in the horse stance squat (hips and knees at 90 degrees.) Twist 90 degrees to one side, then complete bending the knee to the floor. Goal is to keep the stance narrow to allow the back knee to land at the front heel.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps per leg.
Description: This move starts sitting on the ground, legs straight, feet pointed. Then, with no momentum, lean forward, and use your core and triceps to lift as powerfully as possible to lift your bottom. Focus on holding your core tight to keep a rounded posture to support your back and your shoulders forward.
Goal: 3 Rounds of 10 reps
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.
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: This move starts by lying on your back with your legs straight. You will then lift 1 leg at a time doing circles with that leg being sure to keep the circles even and not rotating your hips away from the ground to compensate for any tightness. *Each rep includes a clockwise and a counterclockwise rotation.
Goal: 3 Rounds, 5 reps per leg per round.
Description: Begin in a chin up (palms towards you) grip then shift your weight to your opposite hand while you change your grip to a pull up (palms away from you) grip. Repeat going in the opposite direction. That is one rep.
Goal: 3 rounds of 3 switch grips
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
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.