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MATT MONKEWICZ CUSTOM WORKOUT

Hey there Matt!  Here’s your CUSTOM TRAINING PROGRAM.  All you have to do give commitment, a wee bit ‘o courage, and talking with the coach and the community to keep moving forward and making tremendous progress.  Just give us 45-60 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!

FLEXIBILITY ANYTIME, ANYWHERE WARM-UP

Description:  Follow along with this video for a full-body flexibility training.

Goal:  1 round at start of workout for warm-up and 1 round at end of workout for cooldown. 10 second holds per move for warm-up, 30 second holds per move for cool-down


DAY 1

NINJA STRENGTH KATA LEVEL 1

Description: This is your ninja strength kata. Work on your core and upper body control in the air for this portion of your powerbatics journey.

Goal:  3 Rounds of 3 reps

FIGURE 4 SQUAT

Description: Stand with the pole on one of your sides. Hold the leg further away from the pole out in front of you. Cross one leg over the other, and perform a pistol squat as far down as you can control with help form the pole for balance. 

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps per direction

SWEEPS - 2 HANDS FORWARDS

Description: Begin with your hands on the floor in front of you. You will shift your weight towards your stance leg while straightening out your sweep leg. Begin your sweep out in front of your body and towards your stance leg. Put your weight into your arms and “hop” your stance leg over sweep leg then continue to bring your sweep leg around your body.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 sweeps per leg

STALDER SQUAT - 1 LEG LIFT

Description: Follow the video to do a stalder squat. The goal is to be able to hold the position while lifting one leg at a time (then eventually both feet), but to begin you may need to focus on squatting and weight bearing through your arms.

Goal: 3 rounds of 6 reps.

PIKED WALL HANDSTAND HOLDS

Description: Follow along to keep progressing your handstand work. Focus on stacking your hips over and then past your shoulders to open them up.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps 

STALDER ROLLS

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps 

UPPER TRAP STRETCH

Description: Begin by sitting on one of your hands. You will lower your head (ear to shoulder) in the opposite direction then tilt your nose down towards the floor.

Goal: 1 round as a cool down – 15 sec holds x 4 reps each side.


DAY 2

POWERMOVES KATA LEVEL 1

Description: Follow this video to continue your journey into the element of powermoves!

Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps per round

BENT KNEE V STAND - 1 LEG LIFT

Description: Begin in a bent knee V-stand with your pelvis off the floor. You will then straighten one leg at a time as the video shows.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each leg.

PISTOL SINGLE LEG SQUATS

Description: Use your book shelf or table to balance to lower yourself to the floor while you keep your heel flat without your hips moving sideways at all.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps per leg

FLARES AROUND THE WORLD

Description: Work both directions here with focus of hips high and lessening the weight through your feet.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps per side 

PIKE TO TABLE

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

PIRIFORMIS STRETCH

Description: This move starts in standing. You will then place 1 leg on a raised surface causing your entire shin bone to be supported on the surface with the shin crossing your body. You will then lean forward causing an increase in stretch to the hip area.

Goal: 1 round as a cool down – 30 second holds x 2 reps each leg


DAY 3

MASTER WARM-UP

Goal: 1 round, 10 reps if reps, 10 second holds if holds

BRIDGE PUSH-UPS AGAINST WALL

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps 

FROG TO PLANCHE

Description: Begin in a frog stand position. Use your push up strength and extend your back and glutes to get your knees off your arms as he does in the video. The goal is strengthening of your back/glutes.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps

HUMAN FLAG TAPS

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps per side 

CRAB - 1 HAND PULSES

Description: Place your elbow between your belly button and front hip bone. Weight shift your body weight forward mainly onto your arms then extend both legs out behind you. Attempt to pulse your secondary arm off the ground.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 pulses each arm

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 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: 1 round as a cool down – 60 sec holds x 2 reps