You are running short on time, you need a good quick warm-up, or you just want one heck of a Met-con (metabolic conditioning) movement. Well pick up one of the most overlooked and cheapest pieces of equipment you can get. The jump rope. Jumping rope is an amazing workout if you do it right. There are a crap load of variations that you can do and the whole time you are building up your cardiovascular endurance, as well as working your coordination. Once you have mastered the basic jump, I suggest you challenge your self with a jump that has a little more "kick" to it. Try the Double Under. Doing a double under, and then being able to do them consecutively will shoot your heart rate through the roof. All you have to do is jump a little higher and spin that rope super fast. Thats it. It will provide a better metabolic response than the treadmill or elliptical and you only need a rope and a few feet of space. If you dont know how or need help on developing your double under check out my video, it should help.
If this vid helps let me know, or better yet shoot a video of yourself doing it and post it or a link in the comments.
If you need some more incentive to go out and buy a jump rope, the rope I am using in this video is only about $4 at Meijer.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Crossfit...
For those of you out there that know me, this is actually my second blog. I wanted to start this one to simply stay on the health and fitness topic and not really talk about anything else. I will be giving out lots of information on here so check back frequently.
Lets start with what I believe to be the best fitness program in the world, and if you have read about me then you should have an Idea. CROSSFIT!!! When it comes to being functionally fit, you cannot beat it. Sure there are other programs out there for someone who wants to run 100 miles, but Crossfit should be a part of your training regardless. Crossfit is not going to make you a great runner, but it will make you a good runner. It will not make you a great Oly lifter, but it will make you good at it. That goes for every aspect of fitness that you can think of. To be specifically good at something you will have to focus on that area and Crossfit does not do that, it wants to make you good at all of it. So is Crossfit the end all fitness program, well in a way yes, but it is not the only one out there. It is a great compliment to any program you may be doing now, if you can handle the intensity.
Check out this link for a quick overview, far better then I could have written. - What is Crossfit?
Lets start with what I believe to be the best fitness program in the world, and if you have read about me then you should have an Idea. CROSSFIT!!! When it comes to being functionally fit, you cannot beat it. Sure there are other programs out there for someone who wants to run 100 miles, but Crossfit should be a part of your training regardless. Crossfit is not going to make you a great runner, but it will make you a good runner. It will not make you a great Oly lifter, but it will make you good at it. That goes for every aspect of fitness that you can think of. To be specifically good at something you will have to focus on that area and Crossfit does not do that, it wants to make you good at all of it. So is Crossfit the end all fitness program, well in a way yes, but it is not the only one out there. It is a great compliment to any program you may be doing now, if you can handle the intensity.
Check out this link for a quick overview, far better then I could have written. - What is Crossfit?
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