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, August 17, 2011

VERY Last Minute Sub - Tomorrow

I just found out late tonight that I will be teaching tomorrow morning's Cardio Strength class at the Harris Y (in the gymnasium) at 8:30am.  If you get this notice in time, please join me!  See a preview of the class plan below:

Equipment: Mat, Handled Resistance Band, Medium and Heavy Dumbbells


WARM-UP:
*3 min. x Skaters (mod: walking skaters) w/ 20 sec. Chair Hold on ea. min. (start chair)
ABS: 2 Rounds - 
  • 30 sec. x Supine Toe Touches (on back w/ feet straight up in air, reach hands for toes)
  • 30 sec. x Ab Pulse Burn-Out (on back, feet flat on floor, hands down by hips, pulse up and down)
  • 30 sec. x Pelvic-Up (on back w/ feet straight up in air, lift pelvis straight up off mat toward ceiling)
COUNT-UP/DOWN PAIRINGS: 10-2; 8-4; 6-6; 4-8; 2-10
#1:
*10-8-6-4-2 ea. side x Overhead (OH) Band Hold + Side Leg Lift (stand on band loop, handle in ea. hand, straighten elbows and hold hands straight up overhead, pulse leg out to side)(mod: rack @ shoulders)
*2-4-6-8-10 x Resisted Band Squats (stand on band loop, handle in ea. hand and racked at shoulders, squat)
*C: 30 Jumping Jack, 20 Elbow Plank Mtn. Climb, 10 Dynamic Squat  - 2 min. limit! 
#2:
*10-8-6-4-2 x Thruster
*2-4-6-8-10 x OH Lunge  (modification: hanging DBs)
*C: 30 Jumping Jack, 20 Elbow Plank Mtn. Climb, 10 Dynamic Squat  - 2 min. limit!
#3:
*10-8-6-4-2 x R - All 4s Resisted Rear Leg Extension (on hands and knees: band handle in ea. hand, bottom of band looped around instep of one foot, extend leg straight back)
*2-4-6-8-10 x R - All 4s Resisted Extended Leg Rear Lift + Side Out (same as above, but extended leg swipes out and in)
*C: 30 Jumping Jack, 20 Elbow Plank Mtn. Climb, 10 Dynamic Squat  - 2 min. limit!
#4:
10-8-6-4-2 x L - All 4s Resisted Rear Leg Extension (on hands and knees: band handle in ea. hand, bottom of band looped around instep of one foot, extend leg straight back)
*2-4-6-8-10 x L - All 4s Resisted Extended Leg Rear Lift + Side Out (same as above, but extended leg swipes out and in)
*C: 30 Jumping Jack, 20 Elbow Plank Mtn. Climb, 10 Dynamic Squat  - 2 min. limit!
#5:
*10-8-6-4-2 x Crouch-to-Bent Over Fly (squat w/ DBs at ankles, rise up to do a bent-over fly)(modification: bent-over or standing fly)
*2-4-6-8-10 x Push-Up to Row OR Renegade Row (modification: on all 4s - rear row)
*C: 30 Jumping Jack, 20 Elbow Plank Mtn. Climb, 10 Dynamic Squat  - 2 min. limit!
#6:
*10-8-6-4-2 x Sumo Dead Lift High Pull
*2-4-6-8-10 x DB Clean and Press
*C: 30 Jumping Jack, 20 Elbow Plank Mtn. Climb, 10 Dynamic Squat  - 2 min. limit!
FINISHER: 3 min. x DB Squat Swing w/ 10 Hammer Curl on ea. min. (start curl)

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