FITNESS
Warm-Up.
“Mind Muscle” Hip Internal Rotation for Squatting
Followed by…
One Set (Courtesy of Invictus Masters Coach, Nichole Kribs):
Banded Dead Bug Iso Hold x 2 minutes
Banded Clamshell Hold x 1 minute per side
Forward Cross Crawl x 1 minute per side
Straight Leg Iso Raise x 1 minute per side
Cross Under Lunge x 1 minute per side
Fire Hydrant Iso Hold x 90 seconds per side
Followed by…
Every 90 seconds for 6 minutes (4 sets):
Shrimp Squats x 5 each leg
(Start in the bottom of a lunge with the shoelaces of your rear foot on the ground in plantar flexion. Lunge out of the bottom without using your back leg! You can hold your back foot up with your hand so just your knee is on the floor if you have the mobility to do so.)
Then…
Single Leg Wall Sit x 20 sec
immediately followed by..
10 Sprinter Single Leg Hip Thrusts @ 20X1
(hold non-working leg @ 90 degree)
Rest 15 sec then do the other side
ALTERNATE AT-HOME WORKOUT OPTION – NO EQUIPMENT NEEDED
For our at-home and travel workouts, please start a clock and allow it to run throughout your training session. The entire session will take 60-minutes or less, and staying accountable to the clock will allow you to maintain the appropriate intensity and stimulus.
3-5 minutes of Foot Mobility Drills
Followed by…
Double-Leg Calf Raise Stretch x 2 minutes + Single-Leg Eccentrics for Calves x 8-10 reps each leg @ 10 seconds down per rep
(Movement demos from 0:00-1:15 on this video)
Followed by…
Complete as many rounds and reps possible in 30 minutes of:
200 Meter Run
2 Backpack Ground to Overhead
2 Single Arm Backpack Overhead Squats
200 Meter Run
4 Backpack Ground to Overhead
4 Single Arm Backpack Overhead Squats
…and so on…*
*Increase the number of repetitions on the dumbbells by 2 reps every round, and be sure not to favor the same arm for the overhead squats.
Followed by…
Three sets of:
2 minutes of Stretch # 1 (your top priority stretch of choice)
Rest 60 seconds
2 minutes of Stretch # 2 (your second priority stretch of choice)
Rest 60 seconds
*Use the “Mind Muscle” Video Playlist for ideas!