Today's Training: Bodyweight Circuit

Today was supposed to be a sprint day but just didn't feel quite right so made a change in plans. Put together a little bodyweight circuit instead. Warmup: Foam rolling, Indian clubs, 1/2 kneeling hip flexor, 1/2 kneeling adductor, Swissball upper body mobs, open hip t-spine rotation Workout: Prisoner squats x 10; chins x 8; Pushups-ft. elevated x 10; 9 rounds in 10 minutes which adds up to 90 squats, 72 chins & 90 pushups. Not too bad for a short, quick training session. Comments: In the elite track & field world, at least in the US, they frequently use bodyweight circuits as a recovery mode/day. They consider their heavy weightlifting and plyos as very CNS intensive and thus use the bodyweight circuits as a way to lessen the demand on the CNS while still getting a training effect for muscular endurance and core work. Try doing some of these and I think you will agree they can be very effective and demanding assuming you choose the right exercises, pace yourself, and use proper full ROM. Train hard and train smart! http://fitnesstogether.com/media for our website and all of our links