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.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Up/ Down Chipper

WARM-UP:
*3 x thru Squat Series (5x Full Squat, 5x Squat - come up 1/4 of the way, 5x Squat - come up 1/2 way, 5x Squat - come up 3/4 of the way)

*Tabata (8 Rounds of 20 sec. ON/ 10 sec. OFF): Hop Out to Plank - Hop In -  Donkey Kick  (repeat w/ speed)

See photo below of me and my client, Karen, performing this Plank-Donkey Kick exercise

UP/ DOWN CHIPPER:
-start w/ exercise #1, complete all 25 reps, then move onto the next exercise
-do not move onto next exercise until all reps are completed
-perform exercises in order 
-"up/ down" refers to exercises being upright, then down on the floor (back and forth between the two)...working ALL body parts
-work through this as quickly as possible with as little rest as possible
  • 25 Box Jumps
  • 25 Push-Ups (challenge: Med Ball Plyo Push-Ups - hands hop on and off of med ball)
  • 25 Ninja Jumps or Ninja Step-Ups
  • 25 Slam Ball Squats
  • 250 Jumps of Rope (challenge: 100 double-unders)
  • 25 Burpees
  • 25 Pull-Ups (modification: jumping pull-ups OR use machine at gym)
  • 25 Handstand Push-Ups (modification: decline push-ups )
  • 25 Hang Clean and Press (barbell or DBs)
  • 25 Sumo Dead Lift High Pull (barbell or DBs)
  • 25 Thurster (squat to overhead press)

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