Warm-up
I warmed up with some handstand hold practice. I got some helpful pointers from Nick, a gymnast who used to coach gymnastics.
Some things I focused on were: 1.) not only point my toes, but actually try to pull and reach upwards through my toes 2.) Tighten my core. Now this one should be a given and I've always thought that I was tightening my core. This time however, I was transferring that hollow-body positioning that I practice on the floor, to my handstand position. This meant I was pulling my belly-button in as far as I could and really focusing on tightening EVERYTHING. 3.) Looking forward
Thanks Nick!
SWAT Training
Jenna and I partnered up for some friendly competition against the Fairfield SWAT team. The workout was:
800m Run
150 push-ups
150 sit-ups
150 squats
800m Run
*On the minute - 2 Pull-ups*
Partners start with 800m run. Begin 150 push-ups as soon as the last partner completes the 800m. Partners collectively perform the 150 push-ups, sit-ups, and squats. Both partners must stop and complete 2 pull-ups on the minute, every minute. When all 3 sets of 150 reps have been completed, both partners must run the final 800m. The clock doesn't stop until the last partner completes the run.
Our time: 22:25 Jenna and I came in 2nd place!! Jenna actually came in at 22:04 but I was behind so our final time was 22:25. The 1st place team was 21:5? so we weren't too far behind!
Our strategy: We started off alternating 10 reps each of push-ups. My last set of 10, I stopped at 5 and Jenna finished. Then we alternated doing 15 sit-ups. Finished alternating 25 squats. At the end, I finished off Jenna's set of squats (I can't remember how many).
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