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.

Monday, September 5, 2011

2 Mini-Workouts


If these two mini-workouts are done quickly enough and with true intensity, know that completing them (should take about 20-30 minutes) is absolutely enough for your workout for one day.

MINI-WORKOUT #1:
Exercise Pairing (alternate b/w the 2 exercises; i.e. Round 1: 20 x Bosu Sit-Up to Stand; 40 x Push Press)

  • 20-15-10-5 x Weighted Bosu Sit-Up to Stand-Up (hold a 25 lb. plate (suggestion) vs. chest, squat and sit buns to edge of bosu, lay back to an arch and sit-up, stand all the way up)
  • 40-30-20-10 x Barbell Push-Press (45 lb. barbell)(overhead press, may dip and drive w/ knees)
MINI-WORKOUT #2:
Triplet (3 Exercises); 3 Rounds; 10 Reps ea.
  • 10 x Right Leg: Super High Box Single-Leg Step-Up (stand to side of a high plyo box (greater than 24") w/ inside foot atop box, push through heel of elevated foot to stand all the way up)
  • 10 x Left Leg: Super High Box Single-Leg Step-Up
  • 10 x 90 Degree Decline Push-Up (= quasi-handstand push-up)(both feet atop high plyo box, hands on floor, 90 degree angle in hips, shoulders and torso in 1 line directly over hands, bend arms to dip top of head to floor and push-up)

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