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Tuesday 16 February 2010: ANIMAL CONDITIONING

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

ANIMAL CONDITIONINGToday’s workout mimics various animal movements to facilitate cardio-strength conditioning. 30/30’s – 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, repeat 15/45’s – 15 seconds work, 45 seconds rest, repeatAdvanced: 5 x 30/30 Tiger Prowl (3x forward, 2x backward)(Bend forward to walk on your hands and feet as in a Bear Crawl. Bend your [...]

Monday 15 February 2010: STRENGTH CIRCUITS

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The Little Bit of Everything… STRENGTH CIRCUITComplete as many rounds as possible in twenty minutes. A set of Pull-ups or Chin-ups(e.g. Wide, Regular, Narrow, Mixed Grip, Towel, Rope, etc.) A set of Squat Jumps(e.g. Box Jumps, Hurdle Jumps, Star Jumps, Power Skipping, etc.) A set of Push-ups(e.g. Regular, Wide, Narrow, Hindu, Divebomber, Elevated, [...]

Saturday 13 February 2010: RUN FOR DISTANCE

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

RUN FOR DISTANCEAdvanced:Run for twenty minutes.Intermediate:Run-walk for twenty minutes.Basic:Powerwalk for twenty minutes.Post results to Comments. 

Sunday 14 February 2010: REST

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

REST DAY 

Friday 12 February 2010: TIMED SETS CIRCUITS

Friday, February 12th, 2010

  TIMED SETS CIRCUITSPerform four rounds of the following circuit. Round One perform each exercise for 60 seconds Round Two perform each exercise for 45 seconds Round Three perform each exercise for 30 seconds Round Four perform each exercise for 15 seconds Rest 1 minute between each set of exercises [...]

Friday 12 February 2010: TIMED SETS CIRCUITS

Friday, February 12th, 2010

  TIMED SETS CIRCUITSPerform four rounds of the following circuit. Round One perform each exercise for 60 seconds Round Two perform each exercise for 45 seconds Round Three perform each exercise for 30 seconds Round Four perform each exercise for 15 seconds Rest 1 minute between each set of exercises [...]

Thursday 11 February 2010: 10 X 10 SPRINTS

Friday, February 12th, 2010

10 x 10 SPRINTS   Same workout for everyone today. Adjust the intensity of each sprint interval according to your individual ability. You should be out of breath after each sprint interval, but you should recover quickly enough to begin the next assigned sprint. 5 minutes – Cardio Activity(E.g. Run, Run-in-place, Jumping [...]

Thursday 11 February 2010: 10 X 10 SPRINTS

Friday, February 12th, 2010

10 x 10 SPRINTS   Same workout for everyone today. Adjust the intensity of each sprint interval according to your individual ability. You should be out of breath after each sprint interval, but you should recover quickly enough to begin the next assigned sprint. 5 minutes – Cardio Activity(E.g. Run, Run-in-place, Jumping [...]

Tuesday 9 February 2010: CONDITIONING

Friday, February 12th, 2010

CONDITIONING INTERVALSToday’s workout uses 30/30 intervals (30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest, repeat for time allotted).Advanced: 5 x 30/30 Jumping Jacks or Jump Rope 5 x 30/30 Burpees 5 x 30/30 Mountain Climbers 5 x 30/30 Squats Intermediate: 5 x 30/30 Jumping Jacks or Jump Rope 5 x 30/30 [...]

Wednesday 10 February 2010: ALT PULL-PU OTM

Friday, February 12th, 2010

ALTERNATE PULL-UPS AND PUSH-UPSON THE MINUTE   Perform a set of pull-ups or push-ups at the top of every minute for twenty minutes. Perform pull-ups on the odd numbered minutes (1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19) and push-ups on the even numbered minutes (2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20). You will perform ten sets of each exercise. The alternating pattern will allow you to do [...]