348 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 25 Sep 2023 \ on: Stacker Saloon
ᕦ(ò_óˇ) Day 10 of exercising everyday before the saloon opens
Woke up at 9:30AM. Slept for 6h 30min since I wanted to finally finish my latest blog post last night. It should have been out 2 weeks ago, lol
Went to the calisthenics park and did mostly my usual routine: 10 push-ups, 10 squats, 10 inverted rows, 10 knee raises. I replaced lunges with step-ups since it's more fun and I want to shake things up to keep it interesting. I actually wanted to do box jumps but quickly realized I am too afraid. I'll do them when I feel more confident. So doing box jumps can be a mini goal for me :)
Did this routine only 2x today (instead of 3x) since I wanted to be done faster; felt that it was harder than usually to keep my streak up; and I didn't sleep enough. Also, I realized my core was still a little sore when I did the knee raises. So I wanted to "roll with the punches" as I learned from YNAB. To finish, I did 3x supermans at the end with 45s holding and 15s breaks.
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259 sats \ 2 replies \ @carlosfandango 25 Sep 2023
Excellent. As for box jumps…
You can try frog squats to build up; squat down touch the ground with the palms of your hands if possible, jump forward a small step, land, squat and immediately jump forward again. Walk back. Two hops and walk back, reset.
More advanced you step up to a low box and jump down to a two footed landing. Once you have practised that you jump down with a two footed landing and then immediately jump forward and two footed landing. Jump down, jump forward, reset.
The trick is as soon as you land you jump or squat forward again. You want to use the down spring compression to aid the jump forward/up. These are plyometric drills and help develop power and body awareness which are necessary prerequisites for a safe box jump.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 26 Sep 2023
Oh, just noticed that I never responded but I wanted to:
Thanks for all this knowledge sharing, I really appreciate you taking the time to reply in such detail.
Feels like I have a personal coach, haha :)
And frog squats sound fun! I'll try them out next time.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @carlosfandango 26 Sep 2023
No worries at all. Callisthenics and outdoor training are my thing.
And you do have a coach. Indeed, I am actually qualified lol.
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