Archive for July 2012 | Monthly archive page
Shouldering Sandbag Squat and Press – Holding sandbag up on one shoulder, squat and as you come back up to standing lift sandbag up with both hands and lift over head to the opposite shoulder. Then do a squat with sandbag in this shoulder and as you come up from the squat lift sandbag over again to the shoulder it started on. Squat and continue with these movements alternating shoulders that sandbag rests on each time you come up out of the squat. || Read more
Sit ups with Side to Side Sandbag Lift – Set sandbag on ground beside one of your hips to start. Lie back with knees bent and feet on floor, then sit up and grabbing the lateral handles of sandbag lift it up and over to the ground beside your hip on the opposite side. Lie back down and then sit up again and bring sandbag back up and over body to its starting spot. Continue with these sit ups lifting sandbag from side to side with each sit up. || Read more
Side to Side Sandbag High Pull – Stand with legs shoulder width apart and have sandbag on ground to the side beside on of your feet and then bend at the hip and grab sandbag by its lateral handles, lift bringing sandbag to the front and pull up high to between collarbone and head area and then bring back down to the ground on the other side, beside the opposite side foot. Repeat movements bringing sandbag back to start position and continue doing high pulls and bringing sandbag from side to side. || Read more
2 Side Lunge Burpees exercise – Stand, squat down, hands on floor and jump back to plank, do a push up and jump legs in, come up to standing. From standing position, step your right foot further out to the right side and do a side lunge, the right (outer) leg is bent and your left leg stays straight, then step back to center. Then step out with the left leg to the left and do a lunge with this leg in the same manner and then come back to your start position. This is one rep. || Read more
Ugi Jump Lunge Twist – Start in lunge position with Ugi held at stomach area just in front of you. Do a jump lunge, jumping up and switching leg positions, so that forward leg is now back and back leg is now in front, then hold out Ugi in front of you and swing it to the side of the forward lunging leg, so ball is kept parallel to floor. Bring ball back to front. This is one rep. Jump again switching feet and swing ball out to the other side, always to the same side as the forward leg and continue these movements alternating sides for each rep. || Read more
Walk Out to 2 Side Plank Dips exercise – From standing bend over at hips so hands touch floor and walk hands out to plank position, turn to side plank position, body supported with one arm and put the other hand behind head with elbow towards ceiling. Do 2 side plank dips but bringing hips down to the ground and back up twice, turn back to high plank (push up) position and then walk arms back in and stand up. This is one rep. || Read more
Cross Ugi Woodchop Squat – Start standing with feet shoulder width apart, holding Ugi up overhead to one side and in a chop motion bring Ugi down across in front of your body to the other side and low by knees, while still squatting down bring Ugi over to the outside of the opposite knee and then swing Ugi up diagonally to the and overhead while coming up from the squat. This is one rep. For the next rep reverse the movements so that after this rep you end up in your start position. Continue alternating sides for each rep. || Read more
