Why do people spend so much time at conventional gyms looking in the mirrors? Why do people like to read their magazines while riding their elliptical machines? Why do people spend more on workout outfits than they do on getting qualified instruction?
Megan and Sam do their situps while Larry works his headstand leg raises.
No classes tonight!
Why do we lose the ability to get up off of the ground? Is the decline into helplessness inevitable with age? Can we do something to prevent it? Does falling have to be a death sentence or can we learn to fall with grace and recover with ease?
*To perform a JumpStick start by squatting down and roll backwards into a Candlestick then roll forward back into the bottom of the squat as you stand up out of the squat jump up and throw your arms up over your head.
Practice your Handstand Push-ups on parallettes. If you cannot do full push-ups, then work on slowly doing "negatives." If you do not have parallettes, then use some thick books to raise your hands off the floor.
In this workout you move from each of five stations after a minute.The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. This is a five-minute round from which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. On call of "rotate", the athletes must move to next station immediately for best score. One point is given for each rep.
With a continuously running clock do one Ring Dip the first minute, two Ring Dips the second minute, three Ring Dips the third minute... continuing as long as you are able.
Once again, thanks to all those friends that have made it class this week. There is no class on Leonard Street tonight (or any Thursday night). Please show up for the Friday night painstorm!
Sandbags are great tools for functional training.
3 Rounds For Time:
15 Sandbag Halfmoons*, 25% Bodyweight (Left to Right and Right to Left is one rep) 15 Knees to Elbows
Please post your time to the comments.
*Begin with a sandbag lying flat on the ground at one side of your feet. Squat and twist to grab ahold of it, lift and accelerate the bag up and overhead, lowering to the opposite side of your feet. Attempt to maintain as close to a neutral spine position as possible.
For Time: 50 Squats with a sandbag on the right shoulder 25 Turkish Situps with a sandbag on the right shoulder 50 Squats with a sandbag on the left shoulder 25 Turkish Situps with a sandbag on the left shoulder
Thanks to everyone that came to the first night of classes on Leonard Street. What a terrific turnout! The next two months are going to be tons of fun. Here is a brief look at day one. For more photos go here. Don't be shy about coming down and trying a free class!
3 Rounds For Time:
14 Walking Lunges with Sandbag on Right Shoulder 14 Walking Lunges with Sandbag on Left Shoulder 14 Burpees with alternating Shouldering Sandbag to each side.
