Where Science Meets Fitness

No matter what your current fitness level or former athletic experience, you can learn to train like an Olympic-caliber athlete. I am Erin Borchard, a former elite springboard/platform diver (NCAA Champion and multi-year All-American at Stanford University, former member of the US National Diving Team, and two-time competitor at the US Olympic Team Trials), specializing in personal and small group training sessions. I am also a Phi Beta Kappa student with a B.A. in Human Biology; my strong science background is an ever present influence shaping and changing my training philosophy.

I want to help you push yourself to YOUR maximum...you'll be shocked to find the true athlete living inside of you.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Siskey Total Strength - "Count-Up Round-Up"

*This is a repeat offender.  I've taught a version of this a couple of times before...so tough that it's always worth revisiting.
*Note: If you don't have access to a kettlebell, you may use a heavy dumbbell, instead.

Equipment: Mat, Kettlebell (>16 lb. for females; >25 lb. for males), Heavy Dumbbells


WARM-UP:
3 Rounds -
*30 sec. x Air Squat
*30 sec. x Down Squat Hold (challenge: Chair Hold)
3 Rounds -
*30 sec. x Windmill (Knee) Push-Up (alt. windmill arm circles post-push-up)
*30 sec. x Windmill Plank Hold
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ROUNDS COUNT-UP:
-Complete Add-On Rounds of 1 to 5 w/o Rest
*Round 1: 10 x Supine Get-Up/ “Deck Squat” (challenge: w/ KB)(mod: x-legs + hands on floor; tuck roll for momentum)
*Round 2: Rnd. 1 + 10 x Push-Up + 2x Hop-In (mod: no push-up)
*Round 3: Rnds. 1 & 2 + 10 x KB Deadlift to 180 Jump Squat 
*Round 4: Rnds. 1, 2, & 3 + 10 x KB Swing Hop Fwd./ Swing Hop Bkwd.
*Round 5: Rnds. 1, 2, 3 & 4 + 10 x KB Halo + Thruster (alt. halo direction ea. rep)
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WARM-UP REVISITED w/ WEIGHT:
3 Rounds -
*30 sec. x DB Front Squat
*30 sec. x Air Squat Hold + DB Hammer Curl
3 Rounds -
*30 sec. x alternating DB T-Push-Up
*30 sec. x side-to-side T-Plank Hold
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ROUNDS COUNTDOWN:
-Complete Add-On Rounds of 5 to 1 w/o Rest from above
*Round 1: 10 x KB Halo + Thruster
*Round 2: Rnd. 1 + 10 x KB Swing Hop Fwd./ Swing Hop Bkwd.
*Round 3: Rnds. 1 & 2 + 10 x KB Deadlift to 180 Jump Squat
*Round 4: Rnds. 1, 2, & 3 + 10 x Push-Up + 2x Hop-In
*Round 5: Rnds. 1, 2, 3, & 4 + 10 x “Deck Squat”

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