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Today, on a rainy Sunday morning, 12 hearty bootcampers turned out for a kick-start pre-season workout. Great effort was made by all, and special acknowledgement goes to Hannah, my youngest camper, for best attitude. She did it all and with a smile to “boot”! Way to go Hannah! Oh Yeah, that is me in my shoulder [...] Now almost 3 weeks post-op from extensive arthroscopic surgery to repair my shoulder (torn labrum from multiple dislocations), I have decided to do the best with what I’ve got. This is the Kettlebell Bootcamp Blog. And today was a Kettlebell challenge. After a long warm up, it was time for the 400 Benchmark workout – a timed workout which includes the basic movements of the bell. The last time we did this “test” was on November 24th, a little more than two months ago. I [...] Last Friday after bootcamp, I jinxed myself. As we were leaving, Dana said, “You have three days off.” I gave her a look that said yea, right and she corrected herself, “You have three days off from bootcamp but remember to do something each day – you have your workouts…” I left thinking I’d do [...] Resolutions are in full force. So I avoided the gym (and the crowds) and headed to the local high school track to get a good workout in today. Fortunately, I have a notebook full of workouts from Dana and went to the buddy workout section as today I had a buddy with me. This particular one [...] Decker learning double bell bottoms up cleans Interval Stations Mary’s heavy 2 hand swing I like the complexity of this movement because not only does it jack up your heart rate for a great metabolic conditioning boost, but it enforces the all-important hip opening. Of course, we should mention the benefit to the core (you’ve got a plank there) and the added challenge of shoulder stabilization on the kettlebells. Don’t [...] Are you tired of traditional push-ups? Shown to the left, is an example how suspension training can blast your abs while at the same time put more challenge to the traditional push-up. This is an advanced movement. Here’s how it is done: Place your feet in the cradles of the TRX system, positioned low to the [...] |
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