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WOD 6-8-07

Friday, 08 June 2007

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."
--William James--

APK Warm-Up

Workout: 10 sets of :15 L-Sit , 1:00 rest between sets.

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1. 06-08-2007 10:53

i dont know how you guys can do L sits i really dont. you have to basicly be beastly to do them.

tyler_580

2. 06-08-2007 11:31

If you can't do a traditional L-sit try doing it with knees bent and brought into your chest. Also i believe the floor version is too difficult for less-advanced, so i suggest hanging from a bar and progressing yourself. Starting with bring knees to the chest and holding. Be creative.

Red Shirt KRT

3. 06-08-2007 15:10

I hadn't thought of the bar hanging method so thank you Red Shirt KRT, it helped.

I mixed up the 10 having 5 on the floor and 5 from the hang.

For floor owns I find you loose a lot of your strength the farther your arms are from your body. Kep 'em closer and keep tighter and it seems to work better. Demon and Kannagisai taught me that.

Saint 7

4. 06-08-2007 15:49

The floor version is definitely more difficult. Great tips on the bent knees, another way to gradually scale is to start with the tuck and extend one leg at a time by themselves, alternating throughout the time period. Mix up whatever scale you use periodically to garner the benefits of the different stimulus.

I've been using this supplemental workout quite a bit with both myself and the clients at the gym lately. My eventual goal is to get everybody to a full 10 intervals with real L-sits, then start to gradually whittle down the rest periods as I've done with my own. Last attempt at this was with 50 second rests, which makes quite a bit more difference than I would care to admit