Thursday, March 28, 2013

WOD 032813

WORKOUT

5 RFT

  • 50 Air Squats
  • 10 Stage Jumps (Flat foot hop onto stage)


ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS


  • What was your time?
  • Did you have to modify the stage jumps at all?  Explain.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

WOD 032713

WORKOUT

LEGS!!!
Split Squat
Lunge
5 RFT

  • 25 Air Squats
  • 20 Frog Hops
  • 15 Split Squats
  • 10 Lunges (per leg)
  • 5 Knee Tucks
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • What was your time?
  • Did you have to alter the workout at all to fit your fitness capabilities?  If so, how?
  • Could you use the basic format of this workout for any other body part?  Chest or abs, for example?

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

WOD 032613

WORKOUT

30 Minutes of BURPEES!!!

Pick a number you would like to do per minute and stick to that for 30 minutes.  For example, if I choose 5 per minute then I will complete 150 total burpees.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS


  • What was your goal per minute?
  • How many total burpees did you complete?
  • What was your actual number of burpees per minute?
  • In what way(s) could you use this workout format for other exercises?

Thursday, March 21, 2013

WOD 032113

WORKOUT

14 minute AMRAP


  • 12 Walking Lunges (12 per leg=24)
  • 10-20 Push-ups
  • 10-30 Air squats
  • 10-50 Crunches
  • Max Burpees
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • What do you do when you leave the gym?
  • Do you have any creative ideas you can use to incorporate fitness challenges throughout the day?

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

WOD 032013

WORKOUT


  • Jog 400 meters
  • Sprint 50 meters
  • Jog 800 meters
  • Sprint 100 meters
  • Jog 1600 meters
  • Sprint 200 meters
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • What was your time?
  • How many meters did you jog?
  • How many meters did you sprint?
  • What is the total distance traveled in meters?
  • Can you convert that to miles?  (Click HERE to go to a conversion website.)

Monday, March 18, 2013

WOD 031813

WORKOUT

5 RFT

  • 20 Squats
  • 15 Jumping Jacks
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 Push-Ups
  • 1 Sprint
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • Post your time.
  • What are your goals for the next time you repeat this workout?
  • Could you push yourself more?
  • Have you noticed any effects from your physical health transitioning into other aspects of your life?

Thursday, March 14, 2013

WOD 031413

WORKOUT

10 RFT

(Click on Jumping Knee Tucks for an quick instructional video.)
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • Why should you warm-up, then stretch, then workout?
  • What are some of your favorite warm-ups and/or stretches?
  • How could you alter the workout for people of different athletic levels?

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

WOD 031313

WORKOUT

15 Minutes AMRAP

  • 15 Air Squats
  • 10 Burpees
  • 5 Pull-Ups
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
  • If you are not on the floor from exhaustion after this workout, then you did not work to your fullest potential.
  • True growth is seen when muscles fail.  What does that mean to you?

Thursday, March 7, 2013

WOD 030713

WORKOUT

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
Repeat cycle 8-12 times

  • Sprint as hard and long as you can.
  • Walk/jog for twice as long as you sprinted.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • What did you notice about your cardiorespiratory endurance?  (That's your heart rate & breathing/lung capacity working together.)
  • What are your goals for the next HIIT workout?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

WOD 030613

WORKOUT


PLYO DAY!!!

12 Minutes AMRAP


  • Plyo-Squats
  • Plyo-Burpees
  • Plyo-Pushups
  • Frog hop 30 meters
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • How does adding an explosive component intensify an exercise?
  • What is your favorite explosive exercise?

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

WOD 030513

WORKOUT

Fitness Test!
Before you begin, write down your expectations/goals for this workout and each exercise.
Perform each exercise for 1 minute:


  • Air Squats
  • Burpees
  • Push-Ups
  • Crunches
  • Jumping Jacks
THEN
  • Run 1 mile for time
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  • How well did you perform against your expectations for each exercise?
  • Where do you have room for improvement?
  • What are your goals for the next fitness test?