Drylands

Good for you for enjoying land based fitness. It can be lots of fun and can complement water training. You can vary the movement patters and combination of exercises to allow for an almost endless mix of programs. Some thoughts: * always limber well using progressive, movement based activity and be sure to "wake-up" the CORE and stabilizers of the shoulder girdle * be aware of what you can do and what your body does not agree with and be careful -- related to that, effective and optimum range of movement is not necessarily and in fact often not maximum range of movement. again, be prudent and careful. * there is no must do exercise but in general, choose multi-joint movements. * in general, choose postures and movements that require you to control and stabilize your frame (as opposed to sitting in man made machines where posture, line and balance "&&&" are not tested or developed). "&&&" yes, those terms you may see in most Richard Quick DVD's apply to and can be enhanced by land based fitness (posture, line, balance). * example of "holding the line": while you may think of a push-up as a movement that conditions the chest, arm extensors and shoulders, think of it also and perhaps more importantly as a posture involving trunk stabilization which is another way of saying - "holding your line". * with no idea what your fitness is, what your abilities are or what your possible injuries and therefore areas to be cautious or movements to avoid, for a simple combination of exercises, try: ++ push-ups ++ body weight squats ++ horizontal pull-ups does this help at all? have fun. train well. be safe (always be safe). Kopie

Good for you for enjoying land based fitness. It can be lots of fun and can complement water training. You can vary the movement patters and combination of exercises to allow for an almost endless mix of programs. Some thoughts: * always limber well using progressive, movement based activity and be sure to "wake-up" the CORE and stabilizers of the shoulder girdle * be aware of what you can do and what your body does not agree with and be careful -- related to that, effective and optimum range of movement is not necessarily and in fact often not maximum range of movement. again, be prudent and careful. * there is no must do exercise but in general, choose multi-joint movements. * in general, choose postures and movements that require you to control and stabilize your frame (as opposed to sitting in man made machines where posture, line and balance "&&&" are not tested or developed). "&&&" yes, those terms you may see in most Richard Quick DVD's apply to and can be enhanced by land based fitness (posture, line, balance). * example of "holding the line": while you may think of a push-up as a movement that conditions the chest, arm extensors and shoulders, think of it also and perhaps more importantly as a posture involving trunk stabilization which is another way of saying - "holding your line". * with no idea what your fitness is, what your abilities are or what your possible injuries and therefore areas to be cautious or movements to avoid, for a simple combination of exercises, try: ++ push-ups ++ body weight squats ++ horizontal pull-ups does this help at all? have fun. train well. be safe (always be safe). Kopie