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Circuit Training

For those who may not know, circuit training is usually comprised of 3 or more explosive exercises without breaks in between exercise. For example, I usually do a 3 minutes for each exercise in this order: burpee's, push-ups, burpee's, sit-ups, burpee's, and body weight squats.

You don't have to use the same exercises, or 3 minute intervals, but that should give a general idea for someone wanting to know about circuit training.

Body weight training

I primarily do body weight exercises instead of weight lifting. They include: Push-ups, pull-ups, squats (many variations), dips, and crunches.

Of course there are more exercises than the ones named here, but I just wanted to give an idea.

HIIT

High Intensive Interval Training... usually done by sprinting, but may be done with any "cardio" exercises.

First you warm up for a couple of minutes at an easy pace, then for 30 sec- 1 min go at maximum intensity, after that go back to the easy pace for a couple of minutes, repeat.

This type of exercising conditions your heart, increasing it's efficiency as it goes from a low heart rate to a high heart rate, and back down to a low one.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

The Push up


The basic push up is fairly simple, start with your legs straight back behind you (use the tips of your toes to support you), with your hands at about shoulder level palms down on the ground push your body up until your arms are fully extended, then lower yourself back down to the ground until your chest touches the floor.

The main thing to work on is keeping your legs straight, they're going to want to bend at the knees (imagine they are two pieces of wood attached to your back) and your butt will want to bend up or down. Full range of motion is also important, half push ups are not push ups, so when you can't go through the whole range of motion any more, take a break.
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