In honor of turning 38 today, here's 38 handstand push ups.
I wanted them all in a row, but I had to shake out the arms after the first 30, lol!!
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
In honor of turning 38:
In honor of turning 38 today, here's 38 handstand push ups.
I wanted them all in a row, but I had to shake out the arms after the first 30, lol!!
Monday, July 28, 2014
Monday July 28th the start of the back off week
Talking a little bit about the start of the back off week, what the basic plan is for the week, and a special guest at the beginning.
Saturday July 26th evening circuit
The final set of this evening's circuit which includes: 2 cast wall walks, 7 handstand push ups, 2 cast wall walks, 5 dips on the gymnastics rings, 2 cast wall walks, 5 pseudo-planche push ups on the push up bars, 2 cast wall walks and 7 l-sit pull ups on the rings. No rest between movements, minimal rest between rounds. Shoot for 3-5 rounds. Awesome stuff!
Saturday morning part 5: gymanstics bridge
I have to say, as this is the final bridge of this cycle, these have come so far over the past four weeks :)
Saturday morning part 2: freestanding handstand push ups
I have to say; all 6 sets felt really awesome. Loads of improvement across the board.
Saturday July 26th morning part 1: handstand holds
Holding the handstand. Feeling strong and balanced!
Friday July 25th evening circuit
The final run through of this evening's circuit. Included are: 4-6 rounds of 10 sender jumps, 10 box jumps, 10 sender jumps, 5 depth jumps, 10 sender jumps, 10 squat jumps, 10 sender jumps, 10 1-leg hamstring bridges (5 per leg) and 10 sender jumps. No rest between movements, minimal rest between rounds.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Friday morning part 7: Gymnastics bridge
After 3 sets of yoga bridges, 3 sets of wrestlers bridges, and 3 sets of gymnastics bridges; here's the 4th and final set of gymnastics bridges.
Friday morning part 6: straddle press handstands
Against the wall, using no hop from the legs, just pure strength. Great for the wrists, arms, shoulders, back, lower back, butt, and legs. Awesome variation.
Friday morning part 5: Macaco overhead reach
I'm feeling so much stronger, more stable and more flexible in this movement.
Friday morning part 4: handstand to bent arm hold
Overall, these are going really well. This set was a little shaky though.
Friday morning part 3: 1/2 floor circle
Still have to get the hips higher, but these are coming along beautifully.
Friday July 25th morning part 1: Jumping Muscle ups
Feeling really solid, here, not as much jumping assistance.
Thursday night part 6: V-sit holds
The final part of our midsection tri-set that includes v-sit holds, v-ups and side raisers. Here's the final set of v-sit holds.
Thursday night part 4: front lever holds and scapula work
A pretty solid set of1-leg front lever holds and scapula D&R.
Thursday night part 3: tuck planche push ups
The final part of the super set of tuck planche push ups and front lever holds (with scapula work). Here are the push ups.
Thursday night part 2: 1-arm pull ups
Finishing out the super set. Up on the rings for some slightly assisted 1-arm pull ups.
Thursday July 24th night part 1: handstand push ups
Hitting the last set of the handstand push up and 1-arm pull up super set. Here's the push ups. Against the wall, on the push up bars with a 20 pound weight vest and a 10 pound dumbbell. Felt strong.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Thursday morning part 9: Circuit
Here's the final set of this morning's ending circuit which includes straight jump backs, lying roll ups, and Y-scales. Not bad at all.
Thursday morning part 8: kip ups
I ran out of memory on my card during my final set of kip ups, so I put in another card and re-did the entire set, lol!
Thursday morning part 6: aerial cartwheels
One of these days I'll have to remember to tape the left side, lol. The right side seams to be improving though, lol!
Thursday morning part 4: Front Flip progressions
How can you not be having fun when you're working on front flip progressions
Thursday morning part 3: freestanding handstand push ups
Wanted to try to see about doing all of these without being on the parallets. First set was perfect, three awesome ones in a row. Every set after that was like this one. Guess I have to work more on both the parallets and on the ground.
Thursday July 24 morning part 1: handstand holds
Bet you all couldn't have guessed that handstand holds would be here. These all felt pretty good today, even when I got cocky and almost lost one of them, lol!
Wednesday morning part 4: straddle press handstands
Getting annoyed with the BlogSpot not letting me upload my videos today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday morning part 3: jumping muscle ups
Hitting those jumping muscle ups and trying to use as little jump as possible.
Wednesday July 23rd morning part 1: False grip speed pull ups
Up on the rings for a set of false grip speed pull ups. Working on pulling fast and powerfully and getting the body high.
Tuesday July 22nd evening circuit
I have no clue what happened, but after trying to upload this damn video for over an hour, it still hasn't worked.
The circuit went well, movements were deeper than previous weeks, lest rest between rounds. Good stuff. Wish that I could show you all, but the computer is sucking today!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Tuesday morning part 7: straddle press to handstand
I absolutely love these. A great way to work the hell out of the movement.
Tuesday morning part 6: Macaco overhead reach
Really focused on good technique with this one today. Felt the best it's ever felt.
Tuesday morning part 5: handstand to bent arm hold
The first one of the morning. After this I cheated a little and did freestanding handstand push ups on the ground to make them go faster. It was fun.
Tuesday morning part 4: 1/2 floor circle
Not great yet, but not bad for the 2nd practice session with the 1/2 circle. Gotta keep the hips up though.
Tuesday morning part 2: freestanding handstand push ups
One of 6 sets and a pretty good set at that.
Tuesday July 22nd morning part 1: handstand holds
One of the 10 sets of handstand holds for this morning
Monday night part 7: hip raisers
The last set of hip raisers and a little name that tune to go with it, lol.
Monday night part 5: 1 arm body curls
Pumping out the last set of body curls, lol! These felt strong.
Moday night part 4: Front lever negatives and scapula D&R
I have to say, some of my best front lever negatives ever happened this evening.
Monday night part 3: l-sit to planche
These felt amazing tonight. Much better tuck planche position.
Monday night part 2: 1 arm pull up dynmaic isometrics
The final set of these. I should have held the isometric part a little longer. But not bad at all.
Monday July 21st evening part 1: handstand to planche
Last round of the super set and feeling pretty good. Handstand started out a little shaky, but I think I more than made up for that.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Monday morning part 9: circuit
The second of three circuits of straight back jumps, lying roll ups and Y-scales. Apparently I forgot that the first two movements are in preparation for back flips because I totally didn't jump back at all, lol.
Monday morning part 7: butterfly kicks
Playing around with a couple of thins on the butterfly kicks today.
Monday morning part 6: aerial cartwheels
The last set of aerial cartwheels on the right side. Left side was terrible. Right side was much better
Monday morning part 4: front flips
Rocking out some front flip preparations on my make shift mats. Felt awesome
Monday morning part 2: handstand holds
Hmmm....these were rough today, I'm not sure why. Oh well, what can you do?
Monday July 21 morning part 1: False grip pull ups
Hitting some false grip pull ups on the rings. Looking to make them slow and controlled, and to pull my body high above the rings and pause for a few seconds. I think this was set 2 of 6. Not bad, but not my best.
Saturday part 4: straddle press to handstand
Working the straddle press to handstand and making sure to take away any type of hop or jump from the legs. Working on using nothing but pure strength.
Saturday Morning part 2: freestanding handstand push ups
Alright, here's one of the sets of freestanding handstand push ups on the parallets.
Saturday, July 19th morning part 1: Handstand holds
One of the sets of handstand holds from Saturday morning's practice session.
Friday July 18th wrap up
Wrapping up Friday, July 18th's training session, or shall I say, night off.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Monday morning part 7: gymnastics bridge
After 3 sets of Yoga bridges, 3 sets of wrestler's bridges, and 3 sets of gymnastics bridges; here's the 4th and final set of the gymnastics bridge for the day. This has improved so much, I love it.
Friday morning part 6: straddle press handstand
The last set of the back against the wall straddle press to handstand. Love these. Working on not using any hop or jump from the legs, just pure strength.
Friday morning part 5: Macaco overhead reach
The final set of the Monkey flip overhead reach. Not bad.
Friday morning part 4: handstand to bent arm hold
Here's the 6th of 10 handstand to bent arm holds. Not bad at all.
Friday morning part 3: 1/2 floor circles
My first day practicing 1/2 floor circles. Not great yet, but pretty good. A lot different than just going for the 1/4 circle. Have to remember to keep the hips up.
Friday morning part 2: Handstands
I believe this is the 5th of 6 sets of handstand holds. The fundamentals are feeling great!!
Friday July 18th morning practice part 1: muscle ups
One of the sets (I think the 4th of 6) of jumping muscle ups on the rings.
Thursday night part 6: mid-section tri-set
The video taking about taking the night off from direct mid-section training
Thursday night part 5: 1-arm body curls
Yeah, the last set of 1-arm body curls for the night. Felt awesome.
Thursday night part 4: Front levers and scapula work
The end of this super set. Here's the final set of front levers and scapula D&R. Levers were done 1-legged, and they felt awesome. Melissa turned off the camera before the scapula work, but they were good too, lol.
Thursday night part 3: tuck planche push up
Final set of the tuck planche push up. Had a much better body position on these then I have in the past.
Thursday night part 2: 1-arm pull up
Finishing up the super set of handstand push ups and 1-arm pull ups. Here's the final set of the 1 arms. Using less assistance from the other arm, these feel great.
Thursday July 17th night part 1: handstand push ups
Alright, here's the final set of handstand push ups for the night. Up against the wall, 20 pound vest on, up on the push up bars and feeling strong.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Thursday morning part 8: y-scale, back jumps, roll ups
I was running out of batteries so I just wrapped up my sets of straight jump backs, lying roll ups and y-scales.
Thursday moning part 6: butterfly kicks
Working on trying to cut down on the power while I go into these and working on finessing them.
Thursday Morning part 5: aerial cartwheels
Only got the right side on video. These weren't feeling great today, a lot of them turned into modified 1-arm cartwheels.
Thursday Monring part 4: Punch Tuck Preps
With the hip injury I decided not to go for the full Punch Tuck front flip today, just kept it to the preparation rolls.
Thursday morning part 3: freestanding handstand push ups
I wasn't really feeling these today so I stuck to triples rather than going for4 or 5 reps. Not bad though.
Thursday morning part 2: rings combo
Still only hitting one round per set due to the hip injury, but feeling really good.
Wednesday Morning part 5: gymnsatics bridge
One of my weakest movements just keeps on getting better.
Wednesday morning part 4: straddle press to handstand
Working hard on not jumping or pushing with the legs, just using the strength of the back and legs to press up. Feeling pretty good.
Wednesday morning part 3: jumping muscle ups
One of the sets of jumping muscle ups from today's practice. Using just a slight jump from the toes of one leg as assistance. These are feeling good.
Wednesday morning part 2: handstand holds
Here's one of the sets of handstand holds. It's amazing how quickly these have improved.
Wednesday July 16th morning part 1: False Grip Speed Pull ups
Here's a set from the middle of my false grip speed pull ups on the rings. Not worried about the amount of reps, just focusing on pulling the body high above the rings and pulling with speed and power.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Tuesday part 8: gymnastics bridge
My final set of bridging for the day. I hit 3 sets of yoga bridges, 3 of wrestler's bridges and 4 of gymnastics bridging. Take away the saggy sweatpants butt and these are improving a ton.
Tuesday morning part 7: straddle press handstand
Love these, they are so much fun! Straddle press handstands with the back against the wall and no jump from the feet!
Tuesday morning part 6: Macaco overhead reaches
My final set with the addition of some not great Macaco flips at the end, lol.
Tuesday morning part 5: handstand to bent arm hold
I think this was the 5th of 10 of these. Not my best one by any means, but also, not to bad.
Tuesday morning part 4: 1/4 floor circles
Working on the basics of floor circles. Here' my last set of 1/4 circles. Not quite to 1/2 yet.
Tuesday morning part 3: rings combo
I super setted these with the handstand push ups. Kept to just a single round on each set because of the hip injury. They felt good though.
Tuesday morning part 2: freestanding handstand push ups
Here's the final set (6 of 6) for the freestanding handstand push up. Kept it at triples today, felt pretty good.
Tuesday July 15th morning practice part 1: handstand holds
I think this was set 6 or 7 of 10 for handstand holds. Always working that foundation :(
Monday Night part 8: side raisers
Here's the last set of Side Raisers for tonight. These went really well.
Monday night part 7: Hip raisers
Final set of hip raisers. Injury only slightly acted up on this one!
Monday night part 4: front lever negatives and scapula work
I have to say, tonight's training had my best front levers ever. Here's the final set of front lever negatives and scapula work.
Monday night part 3: L-sit to tuck planche
Hip flexor injury was killing this one tonight. However, I think I got my best set on video.
Monday night part 2: 1-arm pull up dynamic isometrics
The final set of dynamic isometric 1-arm pull ups. Not bad, hip flexor pull hurt the movement a little bit, but not bad.
Monday July 14th night part 1: Handstand to Planche
Here's the final set of handstand to straddle planche of this super set. On the parallets, an interesting time with these tonight. Some alright, some crappy, overall not bad though.
Monday July 14th morning wrap up
Here's the youtube link (I'm pretty sure) for the wrap up of Monday morning's practice session.
http://youtu.be/ydsgUjpa4HY
I hope you enjoy.
http://youtu.be/ydsgUjpa4HY
I hope you enjoy.
Friday July 11th night and Saturdy July 12th morning wrap up
Wrapping up Friday night's and Saturday morning's practice and training
Friday, July 11, 2014
Friday July 11th morning wrap up
Wrapping up Friday morning's practice which included: muscle ups on the gymnastics rings, handstand holds, 1/4 floor circles, Macaco flip preparation, handstand to bent arm holds, wrestlers bridging, gymnastics bridging, yoga bridging, straddle press to handstand and more.
Thursday night part 8: side raises
Rounding out and finishing off the tri set, here's the last set of side raises.
Thursday night part 6: V-sits
Here's the tri set of v-sits, v-ups, and side raises. This is the final set of v-sits for the night.
Thursday night part 5: 1-arm body curls
Here's the final set of 1-arm body curls on the gymnastics rings for the night.
Thursday night part 4: 1-leg front lever holds and scap work
Here's the final set of this super set. Up on the gymnastics rings for some 1-leg front lever holds, then to the rafters for some scapula D&R.
Thrusday evening part 3: Tucked planche push ups
a little super set of tuck planche push ups and front lever holds. Here's the final set of the push ups. Love my parallets.
Thursday evening part 2: 1-arm pull ups
Here's the final set of this super set between the handstand push ups and the 1-arm pull ups. Up on the gymnastic rings for some slightly assisted 1-arm pull ups. Using that assisting arm less and less.
Thursday July 10th evening part 1: handstand push ups
A great super set of handstand push ups and 1-arm pull ups. Here's the last set. Against the wall, on the push up bars with the 20 pound weight vest. For feeling a little lethargic, not a bad set.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Thursday July 10th morning wrap up
Wrapping up the Thursday morning practice. Including handstand holds, freestanding handstand push ups, rings combo work, punch tuck front flips, aerial cartwheels, butterfly kicks, kip ups, and more.
Thursday July 10th morning Butterfly kicks
First practice of a full out butterfly kick from Wushu. I've been working on the prep step into it, but this was the first practice where I tried the full movement. I love it. It's going to be fun to see where this one builds to.
Thursday July 10 morning aerial practice
My first practice session on the aerial cartwheel. Love this back step entry into it. Feeling great. Can't wait to see how they go as I get more practice on them.
Thursday July 10th morning' handstand push ups
Here's the link to the video of Thursday July 10th's morning handstand push ups. This is, I think, the 5th of 6 sets. Done freestanding on the parallets. These are feeling awesome!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8dirsKdJ_rI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=8dirsKdJ_rI
Wednesday July 9th morning wrap up.
Here's the link to the Wednesday July 9th morning wrap up video. I hope you like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLV6oTks4U8&feature=player_detailpage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLV6oTks4U8&feature=player_detailpage
Tuesday July 8th evening circuit.
Here's a link to Tuesday Night's circuit. Look at hitting 4-6 rounds. Without stopping hit 10 tiger squats (5/leg), 20 1-leg burpees (10/leg), 30 1-leg leg curl hip thrusts (15/leg), 20 split lunge jumps (10/side) and a 30 second wall drive sprint. Awesome stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4eg3GTSn-I4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4eg3GTSn-I4
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Tuesday July 8th morning wrap up
Wrapping up this morning's practice session. It went well. Hit a bunch of handstand holds, freestanding handstand push ups on the parallets, rings combinations, Macaco overhead reaches, handstand to bent arm holds, 1/4 floor circles, yoga bridges, wrestler's bridges, gymnastics bridges, straddle press to handstands and more. Awesome practice.
Monday evening part 8: Side raisers
The last set of the last exercise of the night. Here's the side raisers.
Monday evening part 7: Hip Raisers
The final set of last night's hip raisers with a special guest appearance.
Monday evening part 6: V-sits
Alright, press you body off the floor so only your hands are touching and fold yourself into a v position, then hold. Easy right. Yeah right. Lol! Here's the final set of last night's v-sits. No bad. They're getting there.
Monday evening part 5: 1-arm body curl
Loving the 1 arm body curls on the gymnastics rings. Awesome arm developer. Here's the last set from Monday's training.
Monday evening part 4: Front lever negative and scapula d&r
On the gymnastics rings for some front lever negatives followed immediately by hopping up on th rafters for some scapula d&r's.
Monday evening pat 3: L-sit to tuck Planche
Switching it up a little bit here. Moving from an L-sit hold to a tuck planche hold. Love it, hard but awesome movement.
Monday evening part 2: 1-arm dynamic isometric pull ups
The final set of dynamic isometric 1-arm pull ups on the gymnastics rings.
Monday July 7th evening part 1: Handstand to straddle Planche
The final set of handstand to straddle planche on the parallets. Not as good as I've done in the past, but not bad either.
Monday, July 7, 2014
1-arm cartwheels from Monday morning
My third practice session working on this particular version of the 1-arm cartwheel. It's a slightly different way to get into the cartwheel, but I like it. It feels like there's a ton of power.
Monday July 7th morning wrap up
Wrapping up Monday morning's practice session which included false grip rings pull ups, jumping muscle ups on the rings, handstand holds, high front rolls, 1-arm cartwheels, butterfly kicks, kip ups from the floor, y-scales and more. Awesome practice this morning.
Saturday July 5th evening circuit
Here's the circuit that we used for our training on Saturday night. Try for 3-5 rounds. Start with 2 cast wall walks, 7 handstand push ups, 2 cast wall walks, 5 rings dips, 2 cast wall walks, 5 pseudo planche push ups, and 5 l-sit rings pull ups. Great for the heart and lungs, conditioning, strength, and th entire upper body. A great training circuit.
Saturday July 5th morning wrap up
Wrapping up Saturday's morning practice including freestanding handstand push ups, handstand holds, bridging gymnastics, split progressions, straddle press handstands and more.
Friday July 4th Evening Full Circuit
Here's the final set of a full circuit from Friday night's training. Start with 10 sender jumps, then go to 5 box jumps, 10 sender jumps, 5 depth jumps, 10 sender jumps, 10 squat jumps, 10 sender jumps, 10 1-leg hamstring bridge, and finish with 10 more sender jumps. A great training protocol. Look for 4-6 rounds.
Friday, July 4, 2014
Friday July 4th Morning wrap up
Wrapping up Friday morning's practice session including: handstand holds, Jumping muscle ups, handstand to bent arm holds, floor circles, Macaco progressions, straddle press to handstands, bridging and more.
Thursday Evening part 8: Side Raises
The final set of the night. The last set of side raises on each side.
Thursday Evening part 7: V-ups
Cranking out the final set of v-ups for the night. One of my favorite movements.
Thursday evening part 6: V-sit holds
The final set for tonight on the road to mastering the V-sit hold. Feeling good.
Thursday evening part 5: 1-arm Body Curls
Onto the gymnastics rings for the final set of 1-arm body curls. These felt tough and hard, but strong and good. I love them.
Thursday evening part 4: Front Lever Holds and Scapula D&R
After a great last set of the tuck planche push ups it's back on to the gymnastics rings for some 1-leg front lever holds and then some scapula depression and retractions. These all felt good.
Thursday evening part 3: Tuck Planche Push ups
A great super set of tuck planche push ups and front lever holds. Here's the final set of the tuck planche push ups on the parallets. These felt really good. Feels strong, better body position, deeper range of motion.
Thursday evening part 2: 1-arm pull-ups
After the final set of handstand push ups, here's the final set of 1-arm pull up variations on the gymnastics rings. Switched up the hand position on the assisting hand so it can't help out as much. These were tough and not very pretty, but they felt good and strong.
Thursday July 3rd evening part 1: Handstand push ups
Here's the final set of against the wall handstand push ups on the push up bars while wearing a 20 pound weight vest. These are super setted with 1-arm pull ups. They felt good, strong and deep.
Thursday July 3rd morning wrap up
Wrapping up the Thursday morning practice session. Including handstand holds, freestanding handstand push ups on the parallets, high front rolls, high back jumps, kip ups, 1-arm cartwheels, butterfly kicks, and more.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Wednesday July 2nd morning wrap up
Wrapping up the morning practice session. Including false grip speed pull ups, baby muscle ups, handstands, press up to handstands, and more. I hope you like it.
Tuesday July 1st evening: Lower body stregnth and conditioning circuit
Here's the final round of the lower body strength and conditioning circuit for tonight's training. With out resting hit 10 tiger squats (5 per leg), 20 1-leg burpees (10 per leg), 30 1-legged leg curl/hip thrusters (15 per leg), 20 split lunge jumps (10 per leg) and a 30 second wall drive sprint. Rest for 1-2 minutes and repeat. Work towards 3-6 rounds. Awesome for the entire lower body, the hear and lungs, burning fat, feeling awesome and more.
Tuesday July 1st morning wrap up
Wrapping up all the fun from today's practice. Including working on floor circles, handstands, freestanding handstand push ups, handstand to bent arm holds, straddle press handstands against the wall (a deceptive killer) Macaco reach backs and more. Fun day of practice.
Monday evening part 8: side raisers
Let's hear it for oblique training! Here are some side raisers (the last set of them for the night). Always a great one for the sides, the legs, the butt, the lats, and the arms. Fun and productive movement.
Monday evening part 7: hip raisers
Alright, this is not the most exciting video, lol! These are a great conditioner for the abs though, and they're fun to do. Here's the final set of hip raisers.
Monday evening part 6: V-sit holds
Working on mastering the v-sit. These are feeling tough but strong. One day I shall have my knees to my nose.
Monday evening part 5: 1-arm body curls
Switching up the body curls. Here's the final set of 1-arm body curls done on the gymnastics rings. Love them.
Monday evening part 4: Front Lever negatives and scapula D&R
The final set of these. Working the front lever negatives, trying to make them really slow while hitting a really good position. Then following that up with some scapula retraction/ depressions. Felt awesome and strong the whole time.
Monday evening part 3: L-sit to L-Planche
The last part of this super set. Really nailing the L-sit to L-planche. Today's were easily the best I've ever done on this exercise. Feeling awesome.
Monday evening part 2: 1-arm pull ups dynamic isometrics
The final set of 1-arm dynamic isometric pull ups on the gymnastics rings. These are awesome. Start at the top position then lower down slowly to the mid-point. Stop at the mid-point and build up tension for 3-5 seconds, then pull back up to the top. Awesome movement!
Monday June 30th evening part 1: Handstand to Straddle Planche
The final set of the super set of handstand to straddle planche and dynamic isometric 1-arm pull ups on the gymnastics rings. Not bad for a week a way. The first few sets were really good, and this final set went well. Love the parallets.
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