Saturday, May 27, 2023

HIIT & Hoodrat Music

Playlist

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Warm Up 

Cat Cow - 5x

  • Make sure your knees are aligned with your hips, feet a planted with your weight in your heels, and hands are on your knees
  • As you inhale, arch your lower back and hips up and back and your neck and head towards the ceiling
  • Keep your core tight as you exhale, tuck your tailbone in, dropping your head to look towards your belly button, and arch your back like a scared cat


Hip Hinge - 5x

  • Stand straight with a slight bend in your knees
  • Take a deep inhale
  • When you reach the top of your breath, slowly bend forward at the waist keeping a straight spine
  • Slowly exhale, pressing your belly button into your spine as your lower your upper body
  • Stop when your chest is parallel with the floor
  • Feel the stretch in your hamstrings
  • Let your arms hang at your sides for a moment
  • Ground yourself through your heels 
  • Slowly return to the starting position as you inhale


Inchworms - 5x

  • Stand up straight
  • Reach your arms down to the ground
  • Walk your hands away from your feet
  • Enter a plank position and hold briefly
  • Slowly walk your hands back towards your feet
  • With a slight bend in your knees slowly return to standing straight

15 Minute Plank-A-Thon
30 seconds of work with 30 seconds of rest for 15 minutes

Plank - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Right Side Plank  - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Left Side Plank  - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Crab Plank - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Lying Leg Raise - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Flutter Kicks - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Toe Touches - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Mountain Climbers - 30 seconds
  • Rest 30 seconds
Plank - 1 minute



Finisher
5 Push Ups
5 Squats
5 Right Forward Lunges
5 Left Forward Lunges
Rest 30 seconds
Repeat 5x

Saturday, May 20, 2023

HIIT & Hoodrat Music

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Warm Up 

Cat Cow - Repeat 5x

  • Make sure your knees are aligned with your hips, feet a planted with your weight in your heels, and hands are on your knees
  • As you inhale, arch your lower back and hips up and back and your neck and head towards the ceiling
  • Keep your core tight as you exhale, tuck your tailbone in, dropping your head to look towards your belly button, and arch your back like a scared cat


Hip Hinge - Repeat 5x

  • Stand straight with a slight bend in your knees
  • Take a deep inhale
  • When you reach the top of your breath, slowly bend forward at the waist keeping a straight spine
  • Slowly exhale, pressing your belly button into your spine as your lower your upper body
  • Stop when your chest is parallel with the floor
  • Feel the stretch in your hamstrings
  • Let your arms hang at your sides for a moment
  • Ground yourself through your heels 
  • Slowly return to the starting position as you inhale


Good Morning-Squat Stretch - Repeat 5x

  • Stand up straight
  • Bend at your hips
  • Reach to your toes
  • Squat while holding your toes
  • Straighten your legs focusing stretching your hamstrings
  • Slowly raise your torso to the original standing position
  • Roll your shoulders backward

20 Minute Workout
Each circuit is 40 Seconds of Work with 20 Seconds of Rest for 10 minutes
1st Circuit
A.  Crunches - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
B. Reverse Crunches - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
C. Bicycle Crunches - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
D. Plank - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
Repeat for 10 minutes

2nd Circuit
A. Squats - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
B. Push Ups (any variety you are comfortable with) - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
C. Bear Plank - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
D. Alternating Bird Dogs - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
Repeat for 10 minutes


Bodyweight Finisher
10 Good Mornings
10 Squats
10 Right Reverse Lunges
10 Left Reverse Lunges
Rest 30 seconds
Repeat 5x

Saturday, May 13, 2023

HIIT & Hoodrat Music

 Playlist

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Warm Up 
Breathe. Seriously. Just breathe. Pay attention to your breath. Inhale through your nose. Exhale through your mouth. Continue breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Breathe in slowly and deeply. When you reach the top of your breath, exhale slowly through your mouth. Press your belly button into your spin as you exhale. Again, inhale through your nose, hold, exhale through your mouth keeping your core tight. Pay attention to the warmth in your belly. Inhale through your nose, hold for 3-2-1, exhale slowly from 5-4-3-2-1. Inhale through your nose, hold for 5-4-3-2-1, exhale slowly for 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. 

Hip Hinge
Stand straight with a slight bend in your knees
Take a deep inhale
When you reach the top of your breath, slowly bend forward at the waist keeping a straight spine
Slowly exhale, pressing your belly button into your spine as your lower your upper body
Stop when your chest is parallel with the floor
Feel the stretch in your hamstrings
Let your arms hang at your sides for a moment
Ground yourself through your heels 
Slowly return to the starting position as you inhale
Repeat 5x

Good Morning-Squat Stretch
Stand up straight
Bend at your hips
Reach to your toes
Squat while holding your toes
Straighten your legs focusing stretching your hamstrings
Slowly raise your torso to the original standing position
Roll your shoulders backward
Repeat circuit 5x

Cat-Cow
Get into a quadruped position-this is just a fancy way of saying "on all fours"
Make sure your knees are aligned with your hips and wrists are under your shoulders
As you inhale, arch your lower back and hips up and back and your neck and head towards the ceiling
Keep your core tight as you exhale, tuck your tailbone in, dropping your head to look towards your belly button, and arch your back like a scared cat
Repeat 5x

20 Minute Workout
Each circuit is 40 Seconds of Work with 20 Seconds of Rest for 10 minutes
Ab Circuit
A. Plank - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
B. Right Side Plank - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
C. Left Side Plank - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
D. Bear Crawl - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
Repeat for 10 minutes

Legs Circuit
A. Squats - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
B. Bodyweight Good Morning - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
C. Bodyweight Good Morning superset with Squat - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
D. Alternating Lunges - 40 seconds
Rest 20 seconds
Repeat for 10 minutes


Finisher
As many reps as possible with perfect form for 2 minutes
1 BW Squat - 1 Plank Walk Out and In with Push Up
Complete 1 bodyweight squat, walk out to a plank, walk your feet to your hands, walk your feet out to a plank, push up, walk your hands back to your feet, bend at the knees, and slowly stand up. That's 1 rep.