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Figuring Out a Schedule
« on: March 06, 2011, 06:17:27 AM »
OK-I am a F/49. Overweight. Started a diet and for once, it is going well. I was training specifically with kettlbells and bodyweight for sport lifting after PT. Now, I am trying to transition. I find my body does better with two on/two off schedule. I am thinking about this to get back into shape:
Moderate Day: Body Weight.
Hard Day: QM, core work, landing, rolling and KB for conditioning.
No Day: Joint Mobility
Easy Day: Balance. Roll practice. Stretching.

Suggestions welcome.

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Re: Figuring Out a Schedule
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 06:32:06 PM »
OK-I am a F/49. Overweight. Started a diet and for once, it is going well. I was training specifically with kettlbells and bodyweight for sport lifting after PT. Now, I am trying to transition. I find my body does better with two on/two off schedule. I am thinking about this to get back into shape:
Moderate Day: Body Weight.
Hard Day: QM, core work, landing, rolling and KB for conditioning.
No Day: Joint Mobility
Easy Day: Balance. Roll practice. Stretching.

Suggestions welcome.
I love it-- I think it's great that you're building in days for rolling and landing.  My PK injuries all stem from lack of ability rolling and landing.  This sounds like a really sensible plan.  Just one thing: make sure to add something fun in; I get bored and end up abandoning plans when they include no fun.
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Re: Figuring Out a Schedule
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2011, 03:40:59 PM »
Thanks Tim-I think some jumping and climbing are in the works as well. By the way: I have a lot of haters at work-they really buy into the "you're to old to breath much less work out" group. I was really inspired by your video and posted it to a couple of them. They sorta stayed away from me today....how does your training look, if you don't mind me asking?

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Re: Figuring Out a Schedule
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2011, 05:24:34 PM »
What are your goals?

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Re: Figuring Out a Schedule
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2011, 03:41:44 PM »
Honestly, first, I want to get healthy. After that, I want to be practical about my skill level, work the precisions and basics at my level and have a lot of fun. Now-don't get me wrong. I want to do some vaults, jumps and climbing. That is what it is all about. Not into tricking. I guess what most PK people want, just scaled back some. Stay safe and healthy. Sorry if that sounds vague.

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Re: Figuring Out a Schedule
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2011, 05:27:43 PM »
That's awesome!  Those are vague goals, but it's a good point to begin.  We can work from there to get more specific goals that you can check your progress against.

What types of exercises did you mean when you said "Bodyweight"?

Also, have you tried reading the Stickies from the General Fitness Forum?  You should find lots of good information in there, that should help you.

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Re: Figuring Out a Schedule
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2011, 04:43:19 PM »
Right now, I am focusing on exercises like wall shimmies, support shimmies, squats, core work, different QM, cat balancing. I am adding in roll and landing now to start to grease the groove. I am splitting days by intensity. Medium days are done for time under tension and not very ballistic. Hard days, ballistic and for sets. Easy, mostly balance and core. No impact-joint mobility and stretching. These are done on the work days too. This gives me two days of same but different work and I can work it as strength and conditioning. Then, two days in a sort of recovery.