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, April 25, 2012

Total Strength - "Five Minute Partner Switch-Offs"



Equipment: Partner, Heavy Dumbbells (DBs)/ person, shared Mat, shared Kettlebell (KB), shared Med Ball (MB)

WARM-UP:
2 Rounds - (1 person uses KB, other uses MB, may switch @ end of round 1)
*30 sec. x KB/ MB Halo (alt. clockwise and counterclockwise)
*30 sec. x KB/ MB Goblet Squat
*30 sec. x KB/ MB Side-to-Side Low Lunge (KB bottom-up and @ chest)
1) PARTNER AMRAP+:
5 min. AMRAP -
*P1: 5 x (Jumping) Thruster
*P2: Side-Stepping Plank until partner finishes (1 step R, 1 step L back and forth)
-switch
-Upon Immediate Completion of AMRAP: 1 min. x Partner High-Five Push-Ups

PARTNER AMRAP+:
5 min. AMRAP - 
*P1: 3 ea. x Single-Leg Squat-Thrust-DB Deadlift
*P2: alt. Lunge Jump (challenge: DBs in front rack) until partner finishes 
-switch
-Upon Immediate Completion of AMRAP: 1 min. x Partner High-Five Push-Ups

PARTNER AMRAP+:
5 min. AMRAP - 
*P1: 10 (5 ea. arm) x Single-Arm OH KB alt. Lunge (yell out arms switch)
*P2: Single-Arm DB Plank Row w/ Other Hand atop MB (switch arms when partner switches arms)
-switch
-Upon Immediate Completion of AMRAP: 1 min. x Partner High-Five Push-Ups

PARTNER AMRAP+:
5 min. AMRAP -
*P1: 5 x Star Jump
*P2: Plank Jack until partner finishes (challenge: both hands AND feet jack)
-switch
-Upon Immediate Completion of AMRAP: 1 min. x Partner High-Five Push-Ups
PARTNER AMRAP+:
5 min. AMRAP -
*P1: 10 x Double-Arm DB Snatch (finish in X-position)
*P2: MB Squeeze Supine Leg Drops until partner finishes
-switch
-Upon Immediate Completion of AMRAP: 1 min. x Partner High-Five Push-Ups
PARTNER AMRAP+:
5 min. AMRAP -
*P1: 5 x MB Russian Twist to Upward Toss
*P2: Bent-Over DB Row until partner finishes
-switch
-Upon Immediate Completion of AMRAP: 1 min. x Partner High-Five Push-Ups

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