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VENTSESLAV VUTOV CUSTOM WORKOUT

Hey there Vents!  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!

MASTER WARM-UP

Description: Follow along with this video for a full-body flexibility training 10 REPS OR 10 SECOND HOLDS PER MOVE

BUTTERFLY

Description: This stretch starts by sitting with good posture. Place the bottoms of your feet together and pull them in close to your pelvis. Use your elbows/hands to push your knees down towards the floor. 

Goals: 15 second holds x 3 reps.

SUPINE HAMSTRING STRETCH

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 

WORKOUT 1

FRONT LEVER CRUNCHES

Description: Begin this move by pulling hips up with body horizontal to the floor. Lift knees away from your chest WITHOUT letting your hips fall.

Goal: 3 rounds of 10 reps

PIKE HANDSTAND WALK IN LEG LIFTS

Description: Start with feet on wall on a raised surface such as a bed or chair. You will then walk yourself in towards your feet bending at your hips while keeping your core active working to bring your hips over your shoulders without arching your back then walk back out to the plank.

 Goal: 3 rounds of 5 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: 3 rounds of 5 reps each leg

STAND SUPPORT ON RINGS

Description: Hold as long as you can attempting to keep your body as straight as possible. 

Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps

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.

WORKOUT 2

V-STAND CORE COMPRESSION

Description: Start in an L position. You will then engage your core to compress working to “kiss your knees” as you hold your hips off the floor the entire time

Goal: 3 rounds 5 reps with 5 second holds per rep

SNAKE SQUAT

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. You will then work to shift your weight back and forth between the 2 sides. DO THIS MOVEMENT FACING A WALL TO MAXIMIZE YOUR GLUTES ENGAGEMENT.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps each direction

L EXTENSIONS

Description: Hang from your pull up in a tucked up position. Straighten your knees into an L extension then return to a tucked up position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps

SWEEPS

Description: This is a great coordination move. 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 3 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

WORKOUT 3

HANGING PIKE-UPS

Description: Start in hanging with legs straight. You will then engage your core to lift your feet to the bar between your hands.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps

FORWARD ROLL TO TUCK

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

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 attempts.

ELBOW TO PIKE SLIDE WITH LEG LIFTS

Description: This moves begins in a plank on your elbows. Use your core to pull yourself into a pike position while maintaining a hollowbody spine. Then raise one straight leg then the other using your glutes. Return to a plank. 

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps

PYRAMID PUSH-UPS

Description: Begin with your feet on the FLOOR with your body in a pike position. Perform a push up assuring only your elbows/shoulders are moving but you are keeping the angle at your hips the same. 

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 push ups

SHOULDER STRETCH WITH TOWEL

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: 4 reps each arm with 15 sec holds

WORKOUT 4

PULL UP NEGATIVES

Description: This move begins with lifting yourself into a pull-up position by using a box or step of some kind. You will focus on control lowering yourself back into the full hang. Use the step to hop back up into a pull-up position again. 

Goal: 3 rounds10 negatives with at least 5 second lowering

PIKE TO TABLE

Description: Start in a pike position. You will then rotate to the table work your glutes to keep your hips up as you work your shoulder range of motion for future bridging. 

 Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps per direction

UNILATERAL MIDDLE SPLIT

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.

PLANK TO PIKE LEG CIRCLES

Description: Start in a tall plank. You will then engage your core to pike your legs towards your hands then complete circles to return to the starting plank position.

Goal: 3 rounds of 8 reps. 

N SIT SWITCH

Description: lay on your back with your legs as the video shows (in a N-sit). You will then switch your legs over the opposite direction. Hold for 10 seconds then switch back to the other direction.

Goal: 10 second holds x 5 reps each direction.

Extra Notes: keep your core intact so your lower back is not arches. Keep your lower back on the floor the entire time.

WORKOUT 5

SQUAT HIP OPENER

Description: Follow along with this video for hip flexibility training.

FROG STAND - FEET AGAINST WALL

Description: Get into your frog stand with your feet near the wall so that as you balance your feet are assisting you. Maintain a 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 3 reps per leg.

HORSE STANCE CART WHEEL

Description: Start in a horse stance, then place hands on the ground and push through the arms as you lift your legs to land on the other side of your hands. Start with KNEES BENT and build your confidence before attempting to straighten legs.

Goal: 3 rounds of 3 reps each side

VALDEZ

Description: Start in a squatted position with 1 hand on the floor and 1 hand up overhead. Rotate your torso and place both hands on the ground while also lifting hips and kicking legs around.

Goal: 3 rounds of 2 attempts each side

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 4 reps per side

BONUS MOVE

CRAB LIFTS

Description: Work to find the balance point and squeezing your glutes to lift your legs.

Goal: 3 rounds of 5 reps per leg