Tawanda's Hard Core 1
This is a
Ball pattern from
www.turnstep.com.
(pattern 16227)
Hard Core Conditioning- 1 hour
Equipment: stability ball, heavy & medium dumbbell weights
Group 1 - SHOULDERS, CHEST, CORE
- 1. Seated military press: bilateral 8x/unilateral right 8x/ left 8x
- 2. Supine incline front shoulder raises: bilateral 8x / unilateral right 8x / left 8x
- 3. Supine bridge position flyes: bilateral 8x / unilateral right 8x / left 8x
- 4. Seated reverse flyes: bilateral 8x / right 8x / left 8x
- Repeat 1-4
Group 2 - CORE, GLUTES, HAMSTRINGS
- Lay on back with calves on top of ball; no weights; no rest
- 1. Crunches, oblique crunches 16-30 each
- 2. Hip extensions: bilateral 8x / single leg hip extensions right 8x / left 8x
- 3. Ankle grip crunches, oblique crunches ball above gluteals:
- 4. Hip extensions: bilateral 8x / single leg hip extensions right 8x / left 8x
- 5. Ankle grip crunches, oblique crunches ball above gluteals:
- 6. Hip extensions: bilateral 8x / single leg hip extensions right 8x / left 8x
Group 3 - ADDUCTORS, BACK
- 1. Adduction squeezes 32x 2/2 count, 16x rapid 1/1 count
- 2. Dumbbell lat pullovers 12x. Hold dumbell weights together
Repeat 1 & 2
Group 4 - ABDUCTORS, BACK
- 1. Sidelying (on floor) abduction lifts right 8x, slow lifts, 8x right rapid short rom lifts, 8x right lifts with ankles alternating dorsiflex and plantar flex 16x right slow lifts
- 2. Repeat above sequence with left leg
- 3. Spinal extensions with arm variations
Group 5 BALANCE
- 1. Seated balance- sit straddling the ball lift toes from floor
- 2. Kneeling balance- lean shins into ball or balance "on all fours".
- 3. Supine backbending balance (partner up- must have spotter!) - supine spinal extension backbend. Rest forearms on floor. Lift one leg-until ankle & knee are aligned over hip. Repeat with other leg. Spotter can help steady the ball.
Stretch
Added by
Tawanda
at 2:00 AM on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 EST.
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