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Crossropes Weighted Jumpropes Workout

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Crossropes Weighted Jumpropes Workout

Jumproping is a killer workout that can be integrated into your workout for cardio, warmup, or a great finisher to make sure you are completely done with your workout.  I used to do lots of jumprope when training for gymnastics and I used it primarily for plyometric training - to strengthen my body for bounding elements on the floor.  Boxers use it for foot speed training and endurance, and even older women can do it for a weight bearing activity to prevent osteoporosis.  There - a little bit of benefit for everyone! Here's a Video showing how to do this example workout using the Crossropes as well as a Scosche Rhythm+ to track Heart Rate and the FitnessMat by Wellnessmat.  You can find all these products to do this workout on your own HERE!   

Don't forget, you can do interval training with other exercises other than Jumping Rope!  I often do circuits with timed intervals doing other exercises such as pushups, pullups, dips, rollouts, squats, and more!  I enjoy the variety of the interval training and it's nice to add in some jumprope to add variety and mix it up a bit!  You can see from the Rhythm+ data that my Heart Rate gets up there pretty quickly - especially from using the 3lb. Titan CrossRope Cable.  


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TRX Core Exercise

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TRX Core Exercise

Try this one! As you know, I’ve been using TRX for many years, and you can see my TRX training playlist on my channel.  I have been playing around with a new exercise sequence I don’t have on my channel and it is this - a Scorpion twist to a one leg pushup and tuck and hold to an inverted leg extension to a pike.  It is a great way to dynamically train your core using a TRX.  Start with one foot in the straps and keeping your back straight and your shoulders over your wrists, bend your free hip and leg and let them hang toward the ground.  Rotate internally without letting your back fall, then slowly rotate externally like a dog on fire hydrant, then rotate back to neutral.  Perform a one leg pushup to tuck, then using your quads on your tucked knee, perform an inverted leg extension to a pike.  DO this one slow and take your time - Got it?  Good, now start over and do it again.  I have been doing reps of 5 or 6 with my clients on each leg and I have found this to be an awesome way to work your core and so much more.  This is a difficult one, but a challenge you might be up for.

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1 Arm Pushup Front Fly Rollout Combo

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1 Arm Pushup Front Fly Rollout Combo

I found a really cool way to change up my workout with a very cool product call the xtreme rollers.  They are kind of like perfect pushups… but on steroids, with myriad ways to switch up whatever you are working on in the gym.  They all will require using your bodyweight as resistance which you all know I love, and they are all great for core stability and strength.  

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Getting Down to the Core of Halo Training

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Getting Down to the Core of Halo Training

What is it?

Let’s get something straight.  I’m not in the business of training angels or training folks to be better sharp shooters on their X-box.  Instead, Halo Training has a broader meaning of structure and function.  The definition of a halo is a cosmic ring that surrounds something.  There is a duel meaning with HALO.  The Halo Trainer physically surrounds a stability ball, like a ring around a sphere.  Halo Training is a systematic method to address the core in a three-dimensional approach as an integrated ring of muscles around the spine from the scapula to the pelvis.  I realize that the muscles are even more integrated than these upper and lower landmarks and that is why I refer to Halo Training as integrated body weight training.  To put it another way, Halo Training is a process of repurposing the stability ball to make it the most effective user experience, no matter what level of fitness you may be at right now.  The Halo® Trainer is a versatile, free-standing, friction-fitting piece of equipment provides ergonomic handlebars that improve already popular equipment such as the Stability Ball™, BOSU® and TRX®.

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