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29
May

the handstand from hell

You should scale these three workouts to your ability level: choose the two-minute, three-minute, four-minute, or the full five-minute version. To tally your ’score,’ if you choose the ‘two-minute’ version, you must spend a cumulative total of 120 seconds in a handstand. Begin the clock when you begin the handstand, clock runs continuously; but only [...]

03
May

beginners: slalom-sit-superman

3 rounds of:

30 slalom jumps
30 sit-ups
30 supermans

For Time.
Supermans (laying on stomach, arch your back to raise your chest off the floor) can be substituted with back extensions on a roman chair or swiss ball (with feet anchored somehow), or with Good Mornings.
For an easier version, scale to 20 reps of each exercise, but remain at [...]

28
Apr

Adobe Workout: 100 or Bust

100 air squats
10 dumbbell push press each time you stop
Choose a dumbbell weight which is too heavy to shoulder press 10 times. The push press is considerably stronger, if you use correct technique. This will force you to do the push press correctly, an important skill to develop and a potent contributor to strength development.
If [...]

19
Apr

Adobe Workouts, Series 2

New exercises in this series include squat jumps, dumbbell swings, sumo-deadlift high-pulls (SDHP), leaning-rest dumbbell rows, bear crawls and handstands. We will post How To explanations for these exercises soon.
Notice that the only equipment required for these workouts are dumbbells, though different weights are needed: 5 lb dumbbells for the “TarBaby” and much heavier [...]

19
Apr

Generating Workouts For New Clients

I will continue to post beginners’ workouts. This current, specific series we’ll call the Adobe Workouts (First week’s plan), and here is Adobe Workouts, Series 2.
The Adobe workouts are designed around the abilities, needs and constraints of specific trainees. Their only equipment is a few denominations of dumbbells (5, 8, 10, 12, and 25 lbs) [...]

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