I am looking to see what everyone out there is doing for there dryland program or strength program.
I work at a facility called IHPSWIM and we take a functional approach to our training. We are taking the intensity to the next level since taper is right around the corner,
Here is what we did yesterday with the Fort Lauderdale aquatics of Boca Raton.
Leg Circuit
3 x
24 squats
24 lunges
24 split jumps
12 jump squats
(we do this twice through non - stop in under 2:30)
That is a total of 6 sets - killer leg workout!
We finished with some core work and some rope climbing.
What are you guys doing out there or what questions do you have?
Grif Fig
Founder of IHPSWIM
How often did you do this bar-hanging set? How long did it take before you got noticeable improvement in flexibility? Are you still doing shoulder stretching and if not, do you lose flexibility quickly after you stop? I've really gotta improve my shoulder flexibility.
I would do that whenever I was in the gym -- 2-3 times a week, generally. It was about a year of this (plus a lot of swimming and post-workout stretching) before I got to really feel like my upper half was loose. I can now streamline easily, and I don't regularly hang. I don't even feel the stretch from hanging now. My flexibility has not reverted to my former bodybuilder-like knots, through a couple of cycles of in-shape/out-of-shape for swimming. I now only do, occasionally, raises and rotations for shoulders.
How often did you do this bar-hanging set? How long did it take before you got noticeable improvement in flexibility? Are you still doing shoulder stretching and if not, do you lose flexibility quickly after you stop? I've really gotta improve my shoulder flexibility.
I would do that whenever I was in the gym -- 2-3 times a week, generally. It was about a year of this (plus a lot of swimming and post-workout stretching) before I got to really feel like my upper half was loose. I can now streamline easily, and I don't regularly hang. I don't even feel the stretch from hanging now. My flexibility has not reverted to my former bodybuilder-like knots, through a couple of cycles of in-shape/out-of-shape for swimming. I now only do, occasionally, raises and rotations for shoulders.
