Night Workouts

Yeah its getting darker earlier and cold up here in VT and New England but...there is no reason to let that hold you back. great time of the year to get in some night workouts with crisp clear star filled nights and once your warmed up can be perfect temp to work out, not too hot.

I count on my Princeton Tec Headlamp to work everytime and light the way. If you need a light, dont buy a piece of $%^t one from some box store but do yourself a favor and support a real lighting company.

Here is a workout i did where i used some of my own equipment then some of my surroundings as i love to do. It was on the bank of the Connecticut River so you all know can say i "live in a van down by the river" ha ha!

Start with dynamic warmups of course and some brisks movements to warm muscles, joints etc to prepare them for moving dynamically. this included some jump rope, some work on the Indo Board, and then moving the major joints and muscle groups through their ROM. Usually work each movement 5 times in each direction and think about all 3 planes of movement...simply, twisting(spiraling), forward and back and side to side.

. This includes arm swings, hula hoops, one leg balance while moving ankle, then knee then hips in circular rotations. side to side stretches, rolling on back in tight ball. then some skips to side, and skips with hand raises at same time.

Then moved into Indo Board warmups. get loose on board and move the board in a circular movement on the Indo Cushion, then hold medium squat for time then lock knees and work hips for time not letting the board touch. focuse on breathing here too!(and contact me if you want to pick one up!)

Next time to move like an animal baby! Inchworms(walk hands out then walk feet to hands), crabwalk(elevate hips and move forward like a crab) frog walk(stay low and pivot right to left moving forward), bear crawl(walk on all fours) then Spider walk(stay low and move forward bringing opposite knee to hands switching sides).

Worked on some balance before my muscles got too worked. walked on posts, gate tops, and some Indo work

Now time to work some pure strength. Squats including one legged squats using the TRX Suspension Trainer. one leg jumps. Then Atomic pushups, then lunges in all 3 directions. Then back row with TRX. then Back Row with old gate that was onsite. Then a matrix of Reaching, BEnding, lunging and rolling all in one fluid movement. Lots of planks in all directions(front, side, on hands and forearms)

Then some combo challenges..jump over stone barriers, jump up onto gate and over, get ready for Death Race etc.

Then a nice warm down with some yoga type movements and a bit of breathing and quiet time.

Total time 1 hour. Worked with very little rest as i stagger movements so while my upper body is recovering, i work a more lower body dominant movement.

Drink a recovery shake to tie me over, drive home and eat some good yummy food and drink water.

Any questions let me know!


peace

skye