This was my workout for today.
Ten different exercises in 10 minutes.
After I designed this workout and re-read it, I actually said out loud, “this is going to be tough.” And it was, but in a good way. But funny how now that I’m sitting here writing it out for my blog, it seems like a distant memory. Get the workout done and move on – my body maintenance isn’t an event anymore, it’s required, just part of being here.
Warm up
- roll out ITB with Travel Roller
- 10x flights of stairs by two’s going up and single steps going down
- light stretches.
Set timer for:
10 Rounds of two intervals to equal 10 minutes
- 10 seconds Rest interval
- 50 seconds Maximum Effort interval
Each exercise will be performed only once through, which is one of my favourite styles…do it right the first time because there’s no second chances. Which, in my opinion is good training for life!
1. Dynamic Squat: 34
2. Chin Ups (reverse grip – palms face body): 11
3. Sandbag Tap Down (alternating legs): 32
- I used a household step stool
- I turn it around so the little step is out of the way
- Start standing with both feet on top
- Hugging sandbag above chest – parallel to floor
- Step down w/Right leg- tap right foot to floor – return right foot to top of step
- Step down Left leg – tap left foot to floor – return left foot to top of step
- Each tap down counts as 1 rep
4. Feet Elevated Push Ups: 25 (my feet were elevated on a 24″ plyo box)
5. Straight Arm Hanging Leg Raises: 12
6. Prisoner Jump Squats: 25
7. Bicycle Abs: 60
8. Santana Push Ups: 12 (each push up counts as 1 Rep)
9. High Knees: 133
10. Burpees: 10
Cool down w/ 4 x 100 reps skipping w/rope
+ 45 minutes Ashtanga Yoga
- approx. 20 minutes Standing Series
- approx. 20 minutes Seated Series (first 12 seated postures including 3 backbends)
- approx. 5 minutes closing sequence – no inversions + Savassana
Post workout meal:
- Water
- Real unprocessed Turkey slices
- Fresh steamed curly green Kale (re-heated from last night)
- Roasted Butternut squash + sweet potato w/ginger – chili peppers – cilantro – green onion – lime juice (re-heated)
- If Chin Ups are just not happening you can simply practice hanging with straight arms from the bar – that alone will start to develop the strength needed to build up to the actual chin up.
- No chin up bar? Leave it out and make it a 8 for 8 Workout.
- Modified Push ups instead of feet elevated…maybe even just doing the wall press.
My point is, that there is always a way to modify any workout to suit your individual level. You can cut out exercises and make a it a 5 for 5 Workout…etc.
When I get some time I will add some links and hopefully more pictures to make the workout more clear.
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Hello I found your website through Body rock. I notice that you do yoga stretching often and I was wondering where you learned your poses? Thanks
Hi Aimee,
I first started trying out Yoga, in Toronto in my early twenties, around the time I started studying Pilates. Actually, I first started exploring Yoga at home from Eric Schiffman’s video with Ali MacGraw. I practiced with that video until his voice was imprinted in my mind and I no longer needed to turn the video on.
From there, I went on to explore a variety of different Yoga teachers and styles of Yoga, until I fell in love with Ashtanga Yoga – I went to a lot of classes at Downward Dog.
From there, when I moved to Vancouver, it was serendipity that connected me to Fiona Stang who was in the process of becoming authorized by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. I studied with her for many years and finally after taking some time off from everything – to have two kids, I got back into a daily Mysore practice (from home), which led me to do a teacher training with Fiona in 2007. Not with an intention to teach others but rather to deepen my own practice.