The warm-up: go on a run. Be creative. Add in knee ups, sashays 
(sideways running, swinging your arms), tuck jumps, cartwheels, split 
leaps, and switch leaps (start a half leap with one side, then switch in
 the air to the other side). Also try pike jumps (legs together) and 
straddle jumps...run, hurdle, and do the jump with power. run  to a 
grassy field , your back yard, a gym, or a basement. Do stretches: 
side-splits, side-split rolls, front splits (stand in a straddle 
position, go on your heals, and lower your legs to the ground as far as 
you can go, pushing yourself a little bit, still being gentle so you 
don’t pull a muscle). Sit down in a straddle position and lean forwards 
with your back straight (level1:put your hands as far as they can go, 
leaning down. level 2: put your elbows on the ground, back flat. level 
3: put your head on the ground. level 4: put your torso touching the 
ground and try to kiss the ground). Then stretch to each side with both 
side. Next, put one arm to the opposite side, and hold the other arm 
over your head on the other side - the side your arm isn’t on - and try 
to touch your side to your leg and your hand on your foot. do this on 
each side. Then stand up and do a standing straddle stretch, both sides.
 Next, stand with your feet and legs together, raise your arms above 
your head, then touch the floor. Then stretch your arms to prepare for 
the work-out.
The work-out (You already did a big cardio work-out, so be easy on yourself):
1.
 put your feet on a gym box, couch,or park bench. Then do as many 
triangle pushups as you can. Then do advanced froggers (feet on a raised
 surface): jump your feet in, back to push up position, then back in 
again. Do as many as you can. Then, your legs still on a raised surface,
 do as many regular pushups as you can. Then, go back to the raised 
surface froggers. Do as many as you can.
2. find monkey bars. 
Swing your feet up and put them on the second bar while you are holding 
the first bar. pull your chin and torso are up close to the bars, your 
chin in between the bars. do 20 reps, 3 sets (or 10 -15 reps, 2 to 4 
sets). If you don’t have monkey bars, do a handstand, leaning your legs 
against a wall, and do as many handstand push ups as you can. If you 
want, you can do both the monkey bars and the hand stand push ups.
3.
 Jump up to the monkey bars and hold them and try to swing back and 
forth 20 times. It’s harder than it sounds. If you don’t have monkey 
bars, park bars, or gymnastics bars, do regular push ups. If you have a 
single bar, do 10-20 pullovers and try to do kips and cast handstands. 
once you are in a handstand on the bar, jump down with power, probably 
into a foam pit.  Then walk back and forth in the foam pit. This is 
hard, so it will strengthen your legs. If you don’t have the equipment, 
just walk around on your tippy-toes and do calf-raises. You can add 
walking on your toes on a beam or on the ground in addition to the bar 
and foam pit exercises, and do calf raises.
4. do 10 tuck jumps, straightening your feet in the air. do 3 sets.
5. do plie squat jumps (do a plie squat, then jump your legs together  in the air, then back to plie position as you go down).
6. do 20 plies.
7.
 do as many back bends from standing up as you can. Try to kick over, 
kicking one leg up and pushing off with the opposite leg. Also try to 
stand up. If you can’t do either, just rock back and forth, putting all 
of your weight on your shoulders, then all of your weight on your feet. 
This is a drill. rock back and forth 20 times, 3 to 5 sets. The next 
drill is to lift both hands up, put them down, lift them again. Try to 
do 5 reps, 3 to 5 sets.
8. You’re still warm. do the side-splits on each side, and do split rolls on both sides.
9. do 30 V-ups , 3 to 5 sets.
10.
 walk around with your knees bent, your butt close to the ground, your 
hands and feet on the ground. This strengthens your triceps. put ankle 
and wrist weights on if you have them.
11. do cartwheel-roundoffs 
(do a cartwheel, then instantly go into a round-off. After the 
round-off, lift your arms in the air and jump on your toes (this 
prepairs you for back-handsprings)).
12. If you have a thick mat, 
try a back handspring-back-layout-back-layout (all in a row). To do a 
back handspring, put your legs close together, squat, throw your hands 
up in the air as you jump in a back bend, catching yourself on your 
hands in a handstand, then jump onto your feet. To do a back layout, 
jump into a back bend, swinging your arms both to the side, and whip 
yourself over your head onto your feet. If you have a very thick mat 
with a mat underneath it, it’s safe to try this. Don’t try it on the 
grass.
13. Run and do a front handspring (if you can’t, do a front limber). If you’re scared, try it on a mat.
14. pick 3 kinds of ab exercises, and do them. Be creative. Gymnastics, ballet, and body-weight exercises are an art.
15.
 do bicep curls and shoulder presses. as many reps and sets as you can. 
Then do triceps exercises (hold a heavy weight in one hand above your 
head, then lower it behind your head. do it on both arms). Then, bend 
your knees, hold on to a table, bench, or chair, and slowly swing your 
arm behind you and up vertical to the ground, with a medium weight in 
your hand.
16. do spins. one with your knee by your other knee, 
one with your leg straight (if you can only do half to 3/4 its okay, its
 hard; then bend your leg behind you and bend your back and spin all the
 way around. do figure skating moves on the ground, like single 
toe-loops, bunny hops, and one-legged squats.
The cool-down: 
run around slowly, sashay, knee-ups, split leaps. Get a little warmer. 
Then do all of your stretches again. Then walk around until your heart 
rate goes down. Then lay down and meditate. Drink water and nourish your
 body with vegan protein.
 
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