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PHILIP PONGRATZ NEW CUSTOM WORKOUT

Hey there Philip!  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 ~45-60 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!

Form over number of reps always! Listen to your body!

WEAK LINKS
-SHOULDER FLEXIBILITY- work on stretches and bridge
-HIP FLEXIBILITY- work on stretches daily (stop if painful)
-CORE COMPRESSION- work on tuck planche and stalder
-USING MOMENTUM- work on going slow and controlled

MASTER WARM UP

Description: A great overall warm up / workout.

Either 10 sec holds OR 10 reps of each.

PUNCHES

Description: Hold a standing hollowbody position. Bounce through your feet. You can do these in place or for distance as shown in the video

Goal: 15 punches

SHOULDER FLEXIBILITY

Goal: Perform just the shoulder stretches in this video. 10-30 seconds each as warm up and up to 1 min for cool down

QUAD STRETCH

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 x 2 reps per side

HAPPY BABY STRETCH

Description: Begin by laying on your back. Grab the inside of both your feet as the video shows then pull your knees toward your armpits. Attempt to straighten your knees as much as you can.

Goal: 15 sec holds x 3 reps

PANCAKE STRETCH

Description: Sit in a middle straddle with your legs as far apart as you can with your toes pointed up. Keep your back straight and arms to your ears. Hip hinge forward to feel a stretch.

DO YOUR ROLL BACK TO PANCAKE STRETCH FOR 1 MIN FIRST

Goal: 30 sec holds x 4 reps

SPLIT PULSES

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 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: 30 seconds of pulsing

IRON CROSS

NO BOUNCING. NO PAIN

Goal: Lower down slow and controlled. 30 sec hold at bottom.

DAY 1

HANDSTAND KATA LEVEL 2

Description: 1-2 attempts each side

FRONT LEVER NEGATIVES

Description: Begin this move with your legs straight and bring your hips towards your hands like you’re going to do a pull over. You will then slowly try to lower yourself into the front lever as far as you can under control. As you lose control, flex your knees up towards your chest then reset your legs up to the bar again. 

Goal: 8 reps

HANG GLIDE

Description: Follow the video and start off slow to remain safe. 

Goal: 8 reps per side

BUTTERFLY KICK

Description: Follow the video and start off slow to remain safe.

Goal: 8 reps each side

HUMAN FLAG HOPS

Description: Start with hands as far apart as possible with both thumbs facing down. Lift top leg in the air as high as possible and kick off bottom foot attempting to lift body into the flag position.

Goal: 12 reps per side

KONG FULL TURN

Description: Follow the video and start off slow to remain safe.

Goal: 8 reps each side, you can do a roll after you land

REVERSE PRESS TO FROG AND UP

Description: Perform a handstand wall walk up with your belly towards the wall. Stack hips over your shoulders and slowly let legs slide down the wall. As legs come down, bend your elbows and allow knees to land on triceps. 

 Goal: 8 reps

PISTOL SINGLE LEG SQUAT TO RAISED SURFACE

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: 20 reps each leg

KNEELING HIP FLEXOR STRETCH

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

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 STRENGTH KATA LEVEL 4

Description: 3 attempts

1 ARM HANDSTAND KICK UPS AT LADDER

Description: This move begins in a pike with your hands on the floor. Hold onto a sturdy surface with one arm at shoulder height. Kick up into a handstand to work towards a 1 arm handstand. 

Goal: 2 handstands per side 30 seconds hold (total of 1 minute per side)

SWEEP TO SWIPE TO STANDING

Description: Follow the video to perform a sweep to swipe to standing dynacombo. Begin slowly to learn to motor coordination. 

Goal: 8 reps each side

STRADDLE BACKS ON BAR

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

Goal: 15 reps

BRIDGE PUSH-UPS WITH FEET ON BLOCKS

Description: Push up into a bridge. Weight shift towards your shoulders as far as you can. Hold the bridge as you bend and straighten your elbows to push-up.

Goal: 20 push-ups

HIP ROTATIONAL LOWER CORE

Description: Begin with your hips near a vertical obstacle (doorway, open door, tall parallettes). Use your core to bring your legs up into a pike. Raise your pelvis up using your lower core as you rotate one leg over using your obliques as the video shows. Return to the pike position then switch directions.

Goal: 15 reps each direction.

V-STAND TO STALDER

Description: Start in a stalder with hips a feet off the ground. Using your core, pull hips up and pull legs through into and L stand. Use core to pull back out into a stalder.

Goal: 10 reps

CRAB TRANSITIONS

Description: Start in a crab on 1 side. Using your core and glutes, lift your hips up and shift over to the other arm.

Goal: 8 transitions (4 each side)

DAY 3

FREE RUN LEVEL 2

Description: 3 attempts

ROUND OFF TO VALDEZ

Description: 5 attempts each side

ROW TO MUSCLE UP

Description: Position the bottom part of the rings at chest height. Hold the rings in a false grip. Position yourself under the rings. Perform a row squeezing shoulder blades together. Keeping elbows tight, shift weight forwards and push into muscle up. Keeping elbows tight, slowly lower self back to starting position.

Goal: 12 reps

ROCK BACK TO STALDER

Description: Start this move in a straddle with your arms between your legs. Rock backwards with legs wide and toes pointed. Then rock forwards pushing through your arms and lifting hips.

Goal: 15 reps

HOLLOWBODY ROCKS

Description: 50 rocks x 2 reps

FLARE

Description: Follow this video to work on your flare

Goal: 10 reps each direction.

SPINDLE TO SWIPE

Description: Follow the video to perform a spindle to swipe. Begin slowly to learn to motor coordination.

Goal: 2 min practice each direction.

TUCK PLANCHE HOLD

Description: This move begins with sitting on your legs with your toes pointed. You will contract your core and your shoulders to raise your hips up as far as you can. Lift both feet off the ground at the same time holding the crunch planche

Goal: 3 reps with 30 second hold each rep

SHOULDER FLEXION STRETCH

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. Hold position for a count of 10 seconds *Focus to ensure that your back doesn’t arch and the movement comes from your shoulders.*

Goal: 10 reps.

DAY 4

POWER MOVES KATA LEVEL 2

Description: 1-2 attempts per side

PULL UP PULSES/MINI REPS

Description: Pull as high as you can on your bar and pulse at your highest range

Goal: 20 reps

FROG DOUBLE LEG LIFT

Description: Start in frog. Maintain that forward lean with hips stacked over your hands and shoulders and then lift 2 legs up off the elbows and return with control. 

Goal: 10 lifts

SHRIMP SQUAT

Description: Begin with one leg behind you and your arms out in front for balance. Lower your back knee towards the floor and attempt to gently tap your knee to the floor. Return to standing, hold your balance, then perform another rep.

Goal: 20 reps each leg.

SINGLE LEG BRIDGE

Description: Start lying on your back then push up to a bridge position. Shift your weight towards your hands allowing your shoulders to open. Then lift 1 leg up at a time. 

Goal: 10 reps each leg

MEATHOOK

Description: Hanging on a pull-up bar or equivalent surface, use your core to lift your legs into a L with knees extended. You will then use your core and shoulders to elevate your hips and rotate your legs from one side to another. Once you are rotated, release the hand opposite the direction of your feet (if legs are to the right, release the left hand)

Goal: 5 reps each direction

BACK LEVER STRADDLE KICK

Description: Begin this move with your legs tucked up to your chest. Flex your shoulders and bring your body up so it is parallel to the floor in back lever position. Straddle your legs and attempt to extend at your hips to straighten your knees.

Goal: 6-8 reps

FLARE AROUND THE WORLD HOLD

Description: 5 second holds per position.

Goal: 3 rep each direction

CRAB TO WINDMILL

Description: Begin in crab. Your feet can touch the floor in crab, but goal is to have them lifted. Roll over the shoulder of the arm you are balancing on. Keep arms straight as you squeeze your obliques to complete the windmill. Try to keep the hips lifted.

GOAL IS TO LAND BACK IN CRAB

Goal: 5 reps each side

FIGURE 4 AT WALL

Description: Lay on your back with hips ~1 foot away from a wall. Place one foot up on the wall and cross your other leg over it to form a figure 4. Use your arms to push your knee away from your body. 

Goal: 15 sec hold x 3 reps each leg.

STRETCH DAY

HANG FOR TIME

STICK FLEXIBILITY

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

FEET AND ANKLES

Description: A great ankle and foot warm up / workout.

Either 10 sec holds OR 10 reps of each.

HIP MOBILITY

Description: Follow along with these videos, 30 sec to 1 min of each move under HIP MOBILITY label

POSTERIOR CHAIN STRETCH AT LADDER

Description: Stand with your back to your stall bars or similar surface. Relax your arms down by your side and hold on to the stall bar. Then perform a forward fold while keeping your knees straight.

Goal: 30 second holds x 3 reps.

BACK LEVER LEAN/GERMAN HANG STRETCH

Goal: 30 second holds x 3 reps.

PANCAKE STRETCH

Description: Sit in a middle straddle with your legs as far apart as you can with your toes pointed up. Keep your back straight and arms to your ears. Hip hinge forward to feel a stretch.

DO YOUR ROLL BACK TO PANCAKE STRETCH FOR 1 MIN FIRST

Goal: 30 sec holds x 4 reps

BONUS

PALM SPIN

Description: Follow this video to perform a palm spin. Remember you can hop on and off the box like we did on our call to get more comfortable with the movement