Warm Up with A Total Gym “Layered Workout”

Beat the Chill: Heat Up with A Complete Health club “Layered Exercise”

Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES

Because the winter chill remains to be with us, it’s tempting to twist up underneath the blankets and hibernate till spring. However concern not! Together with your trusty Complete Health club by your aspect, you’ll be able to beat the winter blues and preserve these muscle tissue fired up, even when it’s chilly outdoors.

Let’s face it, the chilly climate can zap our motivation to hit the fitness center or go for a run. However with a Complete Health club exercise, you’ve the right resolution proper within the consolation of your personal house. Say goodbye to icy roads and freezing winds, and howdy to a heat and invigorating exercise that may go away you feeling energized and robust proper into the spring season.

So, beat the nippiness with our Complete Health club and get your physique able to leap into the spring season! 

The Layered Up Exercise

This exercise routine not solely retains your muscle tissue heat, however it additionally helps you construct power and energy by layering up your actions for optimum effectiveness.

Set Up:

Stage: Low – Excessive (incline varies relying on the train carried out together with present power stage).

Equipment: Pull-up Bars and Cables

Instructions:

1. The Layered Exercise is carried out in circuit format, one train after the opposite with minimal relaxation in between.
2. This exercise comprises 3 workout routines that may be “layered up” by rising the issue throughout every set it’s carried out (ie: newbie, intermediate, superior, BONUS spherical).
3. Begin the first spherical of the circuit by performing the train in its most simple kind for 10-20 reps. Then transfer immediately onto the following train and carry out it in the identical manor till all 3 workout routines are accomplished.
4. Take a fast relaxation, reset, and repeat this course of till all 3 workout routines are carried out for 3 units in 3 totally different variations.
5. To be sure you have overwhelmed any sit back of your physique, carry out the BONUS (4th) spherical for an additional problem! (Most superior model)
6. You should definitely embrace your personal dynamic warm-up and conclude with a correct quiet down to advertise muscle restoration.
7. Study the train variations, then comply with the Pattern Circuit Sequence to completely perceive tips on how to “layer up” the workout routines.

Heat-Up:

Earlier than diving into the exercise, put together your muscle tissue with a dynamic warm-up to get these muscle tissue primed and able to go. Spend 5 minutes doing a collection of dynamic stretches and actions reminiscent of arm circles, leg swings, torso twists, and squats. It will improve blood movement to your muscle tissue and assist forestall harm throughout your exercise.

Cool Down:

After finishing the exercise, take a couple of minutes to chill down and stretch out your muscle tissue. Concentrate on stretching your quads, hamstrings, hips, chest, and shoulders to enhance flexibility and stop soreness.

Beat the Chill: Layered Exercise

Now that you simply’re warmed up, it’s time to get into the meat of the exercise. We’ll be specializing in a collection of workout routines that focus on totally different muscle teams whereas conserving your physique in movement to generate warmth and construct power.

LAYERED EXERCISES

Key: GB = Glideboard

PLANKS

Set Up: Low Stage

1. Fundamental: Plank Shifts
   • Assume an incline plank place on the GB with arms prolonged.
   • A: open GB barely to increase arms in the direction of vertical column
   • B: return GB to beginning place or barely previous authentic plank (over shoot arms)

2. Intermediate: Mt. Climbers
   • Assume an incline plank place on the GB with arms prolonged.
   • A: open GB to hover in a plank. Goal 1 knee in the direction of heart of arms, then return to plank.
   • B: Alternate knees in the direction of heart of arms; Mt. Climber movement

3. Superior: Military Crawl
   • Assume an incline forearm plank place on the GB.
   • A: start to stroll the forearms as much as the highest of the GB whereas sustaining correct plank kind; straight line from head to heels with core engaged always.
   • B: stroll the forearms again down the GB to the beginning place to repeat the set variety of reps.
   • Modify by kneeling on the ground on the backside base. Vary of movement might be much less.

4. Bonus: Down Down Up Up
   • Assume an incline plank place on the GB with arms prolonged.
   • A: decrease 1 arm at a time right down to a forearm plank place (down down)
   • B: prolong again up 1 arm at a time right into a plank place (up up)
   • Preserve a correct plank place always.
   • GB may be open or closed primarily based on the depth problem you favor.

PULL UPS

Set Up: Medium-Excessive Stage + Pull-up Bars Hooked up

1. Fundamental: Tempo
   • Lie inclined on the GB whereas holding the pull-up bars in every hand.
   • A: pull your body weight as much as carry out a pull-up open GB to hover in a plank.
   • B: prolong arms again into beginning place to repeat at a fair tempo.

2. Intermediate: Negatives
   • A: carry out the pull-up with a cadence of 1 rely to drag up into the pull-up
   • B: slowly decrease again down using a 3 rely tempo

3. Superior: Pulses
   • A: pull as much as the highest place and carry out 3 small pulses.
   • B: decrease right down to the beginning place to reset and repeat.

4. Bonus: Plyos
   • A: pull up utilizing highly effective power. On the prime of the movement, rapidly let go (plyo).
   • B: rapidly catch and return to repeat.
   • Hand place may be both overhand, or underhand.

PULLOVER CRUNCH

Set Up: Low-Medium Stage + connect cables

1. Fundamental: Toes on GlideBoard
   • Lie supine with toes on the GB and cables in fingers positioned out from chest.
   • A: Curl the higher physique right into a crunch whereas concurrently decreasing the arms by sides.
   • B: Return to beginning place to repeat the reps.

2. Intermediate: 90 Diploma Knees
   • Lie supine with elevated knees to 90 levels on the GB and cables in fingers positioned out from chest.
   • A: Curl the higher physique right into a crunch whereas concurrently decreasing the arms by sides.
   • Return to beginning place to repeat the reps.

3. Superior: Tuck Prolong
   • Lie supine with knees bent at 90 levels and arms prolonged from chest to start.
   • A: Curl the higher physique right into a crunch whereas concurrently decreasing the arms by sides and tucking the knees in the direction of chest.
   • B: Prolong the the legs and arms in opposition. Repeat this tuck and prolong movement.

4. Bonus: Teaser Up

4. • Lie supine with arms prolonged diagonally in the direction of thighs and legs prolonged straight to start.
   • A: Roll up right into a V-sit concurrently bringing your arms and knees in the direction of one another.
   • B: Slowly reverse this movement to return to the beginning place to repeat.

Pattern Circuit Sequence

Spherical 1: (fundamental)

1. PLANKS: Plank Shifts
2. PULL UPS: Tempo
3. PULLOVER CRUNCH: Toes on GlideBoard

Spherical 2: (intermediate)

1. PLANKS: Mt. Climbers
2. PULL UPS: Negatives (Up 1, Sluggish 3 counts down)
3. PULLOVER CRUNCH: 90 Diploma Knees                                                      

Spherical 3: (superior)

1. PLANKS: Military Craw
2. PULL UPS: Pulses (pulse 3x, prolong slowly)
3. PULLOVER CRUNCH: Tuck Prolong

Spherical 4: BONUS

1. PLANKS: Down Down Up Up
2. PULL UPS: Plyos
3. PULLOVER CRUNCH: Teaser Up

NOTE: You may as well select to carry out every train in all the variations as its personal circuit.  For instance, Spherical 1 is all planks, Spherical 2 is all Pull Ups, and Spherical 3 is all Pullovers. Be aware that if this selection is chosen, you’ll be performing all 4 train variations earlier than altering the circuit.

To see an illustration of how these Complete Health club workout routines are carried out, try my YouTube channel @groovysweat.

There you’ve it! A Complete Health club exercise that not solely beats the winter chill, but additionally leaves you feeling heat, robust, and prepares your muscle tissue for the spring season forward!

Maria

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