Thursday, January 20, 2011

It's To Cold Outside to Swim!




For the East Coast winter is here with a vengeance. So what do you do when it to cold, frozen, snow covered to get into your car, well try this workout from Rock Star Triathlete Academy.

Time: ~45-60 minutes
Warm-Up - get the heart rate churning and pre-activate the core:
100 Jumping Jacks
50 Crunches
25 Side Crunches per side
Main Set - 5x through the following exercises:
25 Flutter Kicks per Side
25 Alternating Band Chest Press per Side (kneeling or standing)
25 Alternating Band Rows per Side (kneeling or standing)
15 Superman
15 High Elbow Band Pulls (standing, bent over)
Core Set - 5x through the following exercises:
50 Jumping Jacks or 25 High Knee Skips (standing in one place) per side
10 Stability Ball Pikes
10 Push-Up Position Corkscrew Twists per side
Metabolic Set: 5x through the following exercises
20 Speed Squats
10 Squat Thrust Jumps
25 Mountain Climbers
25 High Knee Skips (standing in one place)