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.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

TRX Tuesday

Here's the workout I did at home this morning, using a set of 15 lb. dumbbells and a TRX suspension system.  Some of the TRX exercises are ones we will use in next week's Weekday Warrior Bootcamp at the Harris Y...I had to practice them before attempting them in public=)  Thanks to fellow instructor, Mary Dare, and her exercise ideas, we have a FABULOUS day of TRX, Yoga-Strength, and Core Work planned for day 2 of the bootcamp (Tuesday, 10/18).

NOTE: If you do not have access to a TRX system, set up two benches or two chairs about a foot and a half apart (just enough room for your body to fit between them).  You'll be able to mimic almost every exercise, except for the ring rows (pull-ups).

WORKOUT BREAKDOWN:

5-4-3-2-1 x

  • Man Maker (15 lb. DBs)
  • Inverted Jack Knife Burpee (tuck roll to pike up to handstand)(mod: tuck roll - kick up to handstand vs. wall)
3 Rounds:
  • 10 ea. x TRX Bulgarian Split Squat (lunge w/ rear foot in band) to Hop
  • 10 x TRX Ring Dip
  • 20 x TRX Ring Row (in hanging crab position, pull-up)
5-4-3-2-1 x
  • Man Maker (15 lb. DBs)
  • Inverted Jack Knife Burpee (tuck roll to pike up to handstand)(mod: tuck roll - kick up to handstand vs. wall)
3 Rounds:
  • 10 ea. x Single-Leg TRX Squat + Hop (hands holding TRX handles)
  • 5 ea. x T-Y-I Series (hold TRX handles in hands, lean back and pull handles back and out to T, then up and out to Y, then straight up to I)
  • 5 x 4x TRX Decline Push-Up to 8x Decline Mtn. Climb (feet in TRX bands)

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