Crazy Legs Fitness

Poynton 10km training plan

The six exercises in this core circuit take eight minutes (or so) to perform.  I’d recommend doing the circuit 2-3 times but if you only have time to do it once you’ll still get some benefit.  The only equipment you will need is one light weight, but you could substitute a milk carton or similar.

The exercises are as follows, I have also attached exercise sheets to help you remember them;

1.  Greyhound, all stages but stop if you are feeling anything in your lower back.  5 Reps each side on each stage – Exercise Sheet – Greyhound

2. Front plank, 30 second hold, do these from your knees if you have trouble with a full plank – Exercise Sheet – Front and Side Plank

3. Superman, 5 reps each side, keep hips level – Exercise Sheet – Box Hip Extension with Dowell (stage 3 on the sheet but it’s fine to do the first two stages if you need to).

4. Side plank, 30 second hold, again do these from your knees if necessary.  Exercise sheet is above (exercise #2)

5. Single leg deadlift, 5 reps each side with light weight (2-5kg), do the stage on the exercise sheet that you’re comfortable with and progress as necessary – Exercise Sheet – Single Leg Deadlift

6 Single leg bridge, 5 reps each side – step 1 of the exercise sheet then straighten one leg from the bridge position – Exercise Sheet – Bridge

Exercise Sheet – Side lying windmills

Exercise Sheet – Sagittal and Frontal Ankle Mobility

Exercise Sheet – Knee raise & hip extension

Exercise Sheet – Hip Mobility

Exercise Sheet – Greyhound

Adlington Winter Warmer 2017 – By Position

Stockport ’10’ 2017 – Teams

Really enjoyed my first session with MANFIT at Manchester College, Openshaw today.  Looking forward to working with the group over the coming months.  For details of the work MANFIT do for amputees in the Manchester area follow this link – http://www.manfit.org/

I’ve been doing a bit of online training recently to get qualified as a Reebok Archon adjudicator.  I like the Archon project as a means of providing goals across the full range of components of fitness.  Details are available here – https://thearchonproject.com/reebok-archon-the-website/

Reebok Archon Certificate

I’m now a British Weightlifting Level 1 Coach. Looking forward to applying it to the strength and conditioning that i’m doing with the Stockport Athletics Coaching groups and individuals.

Power Pentathlon January 2016 – Master

At Friday’s Strength & Conditioning session we did some performance testing for agility, vertical jump, push/pull medicine ball throw, 20m sprint and repeated jumps which are similar tests to those in the power pentathlon.  It was good to get the jump mat out again and I was really pleased to see the group enjoying the session so much!  Well done Lauren, Sofia and Matthew S!!