Tag: Pike-up

Up & Down the Driveway

Back Rehab

  • 10 Cat-Camel
  • 10 Kneeling Trunk Rotations
  • 5-3-1 McGill Big 3
    • Curl-up
    • Side Plank
    • Side Plank
    • Bird Dog
    • Bird Dog

Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 10 Push-ups
  • 10/10 Half-kneeling Wood Chops (20#)
  • 10/10 Single Arm OH Big Flutter Kicks (20#)
  • 150m Run
  • 20 Band Pull Aparts (blue)
  • 20 In & Out DB Curls (20#)
  • 20 Pike-ups
  • 150m Run
  • 20 DB Push Press (20#)
  • 20 Weighted Lunges (20#)
  • 20 Hollow Pec Decs (10#)
  • 150m Run

Really good one and it was really hot and humid already here. The driveway had an incline on the way out and was in to the wind, but then we coasted on the way back to the garage. We didn’t use a timer.

Hip Problems

My lift hip has been bothering me since Sunday. Maybe after the runs we did Saturday? Especially after I’ve been setting for awhile and then once I’m moving I don’t really notice it.

Warm-up

  • 3 alt Goblet Reverse Lunges + Goblet Squat (30#)
  • 3/3 Single Leg Deadlifts (30#)
  • 4/4 Side Step-ups (20″, 20#)
  • 3/3 Bulgarian Split Squats
  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 20 Trunk Twists

Legs

3 Sets

  • 10 Narrow Stance Jumps (fingers touch ground)
  • 10 alt Goblet Reverse Lunges + Goblet Squat (30#)

3 Sets

  • 10/10 Single Leg Deadlifts (30# DB)
  • 20/16 Plyo Lunges

4 Sets

  • 8/8 Side Step-ups (20”, 40#)

3 Sets

  • 250/200m Row
  • 10/10 Bulgarian Split Squats

Took us 36:35 and it was brutal.

Midline

2 Rounds (30s / 20s)

  • alt V-ups
  • Sit-up Bicycles
  • 2 Single Leg Lifts over DB + Pike-up
  • Side Plank Crunches
  • Side Plank Crunches

Back From Niagara

We took a road trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto Monday through Friday. Played 18 in a cart on Wednesday and did our share of walking.

Conditioning

4 Rounds

  • 1:00 BikeErg
  • 15s Transition
  • 1:00 Burpees
  • 15s Transition
  • 30s DB S2OH (25#) + 30s Plate A Jumps
  • 15s Transition
  • 1:00 65m Suitcase carry (60# DB)
  • 15s Transition
  • 1:00 Row
  • 15s Transition
  • 30s Underhand Bent Over Dumbbell Rows + 30s Back Fly (20#)
  • 15s Transition
  • 1:00 Lateral step-overs (14”)
  • 15s Transition
  • 1:00 65m Suitcase carry (60# DB)
  • 15s Transition

Midline

3 Rounds

  • 30s Pike-ups
  • 15s Rest
  • 30s Windshield wipers (35# plate)
  • 15s Rest
  • 30s Slow bicycles
  • 15s Rest
  • 30s DB OH sit-ups (20#)
  • 15s Rest

So Much Farmer Carry

Hottest day of the year so far and I had a busy day working on a bunch of projects. Filled dirt where the front tree was. Dug out a rotted stump in the back yard and then filled that with dirt. Cleaned some stuff in the car. Finally finished the last pieces of trim in the hallways. Workout at 4.

Warm-up

  • 10 DB Floor Press (25#)
  • 10 DB Bent Over Rows (15#)
  • 10 DB Deadlifts (15#)
  • 10 Incline DB Front Squats (15#)

Conditioning

  • 15 DB Floor Press (50#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry (50# DBs)
  • 15 DB Bent Over Rows (40#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 15 Incline DB Front Squats (35#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 15 DB Deadlifts (50#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 10 DB Floor Press (50#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry (50# DBs)
  • 10 DB Bent Over Rows (40#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 10 Incline DB Front Squats (35#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 10 DB Deadlifts (50#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 5 DB Floor Press (50#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry (50# DBs)
  • 5 DB Bent Over Rows (40#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 5 Incline DB Front Squats (35#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry
  • 5 DB Deadlifts (50#)
  • 50m Farmer Carry

Grippy! I finished in 16:19.

Midline

2 Rounds

  • 15 Pike-ups
  • 15 Single Arm Single Leg V-ups (R to L)
  • 15 Single Arm Single Leg V-ups (L to R)
  • 15 Crunches (reach to legs up)
  • 16 Oblique Heel Touches
  • 16 Bicycles (slow)

Then we took down the rip, backboard, and arm of the basketball hoop.

Hold Those Legs Up

Walked 18 holes yesterday.

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 20 Trunk Twists

Leg Conditioning

3 Rounds

  • 20/16 Plyo Lunges
  • 200/170m TrueForm Run
  • 10 Incline DB Squats (2”, 35# DBs)

4 Rounds

  • 14 Double DB Step-ups (20″, 45#)

3 Rounds

  • 12 DB Walking Lunges (45#)
  • 20 Side Skaters
  • 12 Sumo KB Deadlifts (70#)

Much more comfortable weather today for this. Took us 29:18.

Midline

3 Rounds

  • 20s Pike-ups over DB (feet open to closed)
  • 7s Rest
  • 20s In & Outs
  • 7s Rest
  • 20s Leg Lifts over DB (side to side)
  • 7s Rest

This was rough because it was so much holding your legs up in the air.

The Long One

5 Rounds

  • 1:00 Step-ups (20″)
  • 10s Rest
  • 30s alt Side Crunches
  • 30s Pike-ups
  • 10s Rest
  • 1:00 Handstand Hold
  • 10s Rest
  • 1:00 Row
  • 10s Rest
  • 30s Flutter Kicks
  • 30s Windshield Wipers (45# plate)
  • 10s Rest
  • 1:00 50m OH Carry (35# DBs)
  • 10s Rest
  • 1:00 BikeErg
  • 10s Rest
  • 30s Burpees
  • 30s Slow Mountain Climbers
  • 10s Rest

I really wanted to held the handstands, but I had to break for the last two rounds, doing 30s + 20s. The fatigue with the carries really added up.

Elevated

On Sunday we pulled trim and flooring for 4-5 hours and then went for a 2.5 mile walk. Yesterday was day 9 of the yoga series and only 22 minutes. Back in the garage today.

Warm-up

  • 80′ Lateral Monster Walk
  • 80′ Monster Walk
  • 10 Monster Squats
  • 10 Monster Toe Touches
  • 20 Trunk Twists

Leg Conditioning

3 Sets

  • 8/8 Single Leg Supported RDL (45# KB)
  • 140/120m TrueForm Run

3 Sets

  • 10/10 Lateral Step-downs (12”)
  • 30 Plate A Jumps

3 Sets

  • 6/6 Front Foot Elevated Double DB Lunge 35#)
  • 250/200m Standing BikeErg

3 Sets

  • 5/5 Single Arm Front Squat (20#, 2” raised heels)
  • 10 Box Jumps (20”)

Took us 28:34, with over a third of it being on that first section. It got real in section three. We both really liked the squats with the raised heels and felt like it took pressure off of our backs

Midline

4 Sets

  • 10/10 Hanging Oblique Knee Raises
  • 8/6 Parallette Shoot Throughs
  • 10/10 Side Bends (53# KB)
  • 15 Pike-ups

Not in shape for those shoot throughs. I was struggling in the second round and had to take several breaks in sets 3-4.

After Florida

We left early Thursday morning for Florida and got back yesterday. Did play 18 holes in a cart on Saturday evening.

Conditioning

  • 15:00 TrueForm Run (2.2 km)
  • 15:00 Row (3,492 m)

Midline

3 Rounds

  • 30s Laying Knee Raise + Crunch
  • 15s Rest
  • 30s Crunched Leg Lifts
  • 15s Rest
  • 30s Pike-ups
  • 15s Rest
  • 30s alt Toe Reaches (legs stay up)
  • 15s Rest