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Hey there Matt! 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 ~45 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 is more important than reps! You might not hit all reps or even do all rounds, that’s ok! It may start small but will build each week to continue to maximize your gains. You got this!
Description: Put your foot on a round foam roller with your other leg straight in the air. Perform hip bridges using your glutes for power. put a ball in between your knees in order to get the adductor active.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each leg.
Description: A great overall warm up / workout. Either 10 sec holds OR 10 reps of each.
Goal: 10 sec holds x 3 reps
Description: Follow along with this video for a hip flexibility training.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps.
Goal: 3 rounds 10 alternating elbow extensions
Description: Start sitting on floor with legs out straight and toes pointed. Position hands on floor in front of hips trying for near middle of the thigh. Lean forward and give a strong push with your triceps and shoulders downward to lift your bottom. HOLD the V-stand and lift one leg at a time. Do 10 reps of one leg before switching legs.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps each leg.
Description: Begin by practicing this movement on the wall to understand the hand placement.
You will externally rotate the hand in the direction you are going TOWARDS (so if you’re going to go left down the wall, rotate your left hand outward).
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps each direction
Description: Perform a clean tricep push up then weight shift your pelvis towards your feet. Try to extend your arms fully tucking your butt towards your heels then return to the top of the push up. Repeat.
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps each side
Description: Start in a horse stance squat. You will then give a bit of a jump and cross your legs then jump again and land in a horse stance squat.
Goal: 3 rounds of 20 secs
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: 15 second holds 4 reps per side
Description: Go into a middle split with your hands on the floor. Try to stack your shoulders under your hips as much as you can. Lift up onto your toes and hold for 5 seconds.
Goal: 15 second holds x 5 reps
Description: This move starts in lunged position. Place one leg in front of you like in the video. You will then lean forward causing an increase in stretch to the hip/buttock area.
*Be sure to keep your chest up and hips pointed forward.*
Goal: 30-60 second holds x 2 reps each leg
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 10 reps per leg.
Description: Lie on your back with your feet on the wall. Push your lower back into the floor as you crunch your upper body up. The goal is to touch your hands to the wall without using momentum.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps.
Description: Start with hands above your head and in a forward bent position with hollowbody spine. Perform lunges switches by jumping and alternating lunges with knees bent at 90 degree angles
Goal: 3 rounds of 20 sec
Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps.
Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps
Description: This move begins on your back with your legs in a straddle. Maintain the straddle as you use your lower core to raise your legs up and towards your head as far as you can without using momentum.
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps.
Description: Do this move on your rings
Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps
Description: Begin in a hollow back plank and maintain throughout. Have your feet on something that will slide on your floor – socks, oven mits, hand towel, etc. PULL yourself with your arms forward.
Goal: 3 rounds of 4 laps of the longest available hallway
Description: This move starts by leaning forward and allowing your hands to reach the ground with 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 groin 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: 4 reps with 15 seconds of pulsing
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. When you have reached as closely together as you can, use the upper hand to pull the towel slightly up to give an extra stretch to the lower hand behind your back.
Goal: 3 reps each arm with 15 sec holds
Description: Start standing with hands on a surface waist height or higher. Then walk feet backwards and bend at hips to allow the shoulders to open.
*Focus on making sure your back doesn’t arch and the movement comes from your shoulders*
Goal: 4 reps of 10 second holds.
Extra Notes: If you feel more of a stretch in the back of your thighs rather than your shoulders/back/chest – bend your knees! 🙂
Description: Grab behind your ankles and straighten your legs into a pike position. Use your core and hold tight compression.
Description: Begin by separating your feet further than hip width with your arms out to the side. Squat to 90 degrees or lower.
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.