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JOHN SCHWARZCHILD CUSTOM WORKOUT

Hey there John! 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 ~30-60 MINUTES 3-6 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!

FLEXIBILITY

Description: Do these stretches to get your body warmed up and ready to go! 

Goal: 10 seconds holds if holds, 10 reps if reps

WRIST WARM UP

Description: Follow the video to get your wrists ready for weight bearing.

DAY 1

PULL-UPS + NEGATIVES

Description: Pull yourself up to your nipple line without using momentum. If you cannot make it to nipple line then work negatives by stepping up on a bench or step and controlling the lowering. 

Goal: 3 rounds, 10 reps

L HIP LIFT HOLDS

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. *You can use yoga blocks to help lift a bit higher at the start*

Goal: 3 Round, 6 reps of 10 sec holds per rep

BRIDGE HOLD

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 60 second hold

HORSE STANCE SQUAT HOLD

Description: Begin by separating your feet further than hip width with your arms out to the side. Squat to 90 degrees or lower.

Goal: 3 rounds of 60 second hold

PIKED HANDSTAND CIRCLES

Description: Start in a piked handstand position with feet on a raised surface. Hold your core active to keep your hips over your shoulders and hands to walk side to side on that surface.

Goal: 3 rounds, 7 reps per direction

TUCK PLANCHE HOLDS

Description: Start in a tuck planche plank position with feet on a yoga block. You will then engage your core to bring your knees to your chest without lifting your hips higher than your head.

Goal: 3 rounds of 6 reps with 10 sec holds per rep

SNAKE SQUATS

Description: Work this move as shown in the demo video. Focus on glute engagement to move side to side with glutes engaged to keep hips to not go past the line of your knee and feet each side

Goal: 3 rounds of 20 reps per side

HAMSTRING STRETCH

Goal: focus on keeping the straight leg on the ground flat to maximize your stretch, hold x 1 min each leg

DAY 2

SKIN THE CAT

Description: Pull your knees to your chest as you lift your hips to bring the hips between your arms. You will lower your hips as far as you can, but only to a level that you can return from to come back to the starting position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps

SIDE PLANK CRUNCHES

Description: Work this move focusing on keeping your pelvis over the knee on the ground as you hold the top leg at or above pelvis height to strengthen your glutes.

Goal: 3 rounds of 15 reps per side

STALDER PULSES

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, 20 reps

TRICEP FROG 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 knee cap to lean against your triceps. 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.

Goal: 3 rounds of 1 min hold

W SIT SQUAT

Description: Work this move to strengthen your hip rotators and pelvis muscles. Focus on shifting to the side instead of just backwards.

Goal: 3 rounds of 15 reps per side

SPIDER CORE PUSH-UPS

Description: Start in a plank position with feet on a raised surface. You will then complete push-ups bringing 1 knee to the same elbow as you bend, then returning the foot back to the bed into a plank position. This is 1 rep.

Goal: 3 rounds, 10 reps per side

TUCK PLANCHE SCAPULAR PUSH-UPS

Description: Start in a tuck planche position with feet on a raised surface. You will then hold that core engagement as you do scapular push-ups for your shoulders

Goal: 3 rounds of 15 reps

MIDDLE SPLIT WITH BUTT ON WALL

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 do. The wall will help you stay over your feet and not shift your weight backwards.

Goal: 1 round, 3 reps, 20 second holds per rep

DAY 3

TUCK LEVER HOLD

Description: Engage your core to bring knees to chest, then lift so they are between your arms holding your hips level with the ground. Hold this position through core and lats engagement.

Goal: 3 round, 2 reps of 30 second holds per rep

CARDIO CORE

Description: Work this routine to maximize your core engagement and endurance

Goal: 3 Rounds x 20 reps per movement

FROG TO PLANK

Description: Start in a frog stand position. Hold the frog position for a count of 3, then push through your arms and squeeze your glutes to land in a plank position. Don’t let your core sag as you land in the plank position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps

6 STEP FLARE WALKS

Description: Work this movement to increase your core and shoulder strength as well as you hip range of motion for flares.

Goal: 3 rounds, 10 reps per direction

HANDSTAND WALL WALK-UPS

Description: Get into a handstand with your belly towards the wall, core tight and back not arched. Focus on holding your core engaged to walk up and down the wall. At the top, hold your handstand for up to 1 min and alternate lifting one foot off the wall

Goal: 3 round of 3 reps

FIGURE 4 SQUAT HOLDS

Description: Cross your leg into a figure 4 position as you squat down and hold this position for the prescribed time.

Goal: 3 Round, 5 reps per side with 10 second holds per rep

CRAB HOLDS

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 30 second hold each arm

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 taps