Name: Playbook - Kellen Milad - VM [PHASE 2] Week 3 / Day 2
Uploaded: 2023-10-29T21:15:30.712Z
Duration: 60 min
Description: VM [PHASE 2] Week 3 / Day 2

That was a difficult one! But I just paced myself to keep my heart rate in cardio. Good moves!

Drew

Jeff Bonny

Peter Kelly

Session too Hard compared to preceding ones

Jochen Baumann

Nick Haight

Make it look easy. Make it flow.
Practice these moves for quality. Be mindful to make your smooth transitions between movements. Don’t rush. Do fewer reps if time is running out. 

This session includes:
• Ground movement & core
• Total body conditioning

• From Standing, step back and rotate towards the front leg. 
• Press through the ball of the back foot. Lean back and reach.
• Emphasize the stretch through the back leg.
• Step forward & switch sides

Back Lunge + Rotation Reach

• From Supine, roll up to a posted arm.
• Press through your hand and opposition foot.
• Draw your straight leg underneath your body.
• Step into a wide stance & stand up
• Reverse the path. Hinge. Plant one hand. Kick thru with your same side leg.

Tripod Get Ups

• Supine Hip Bridge, press the soles of your feet into the ground. Keep bottom ribs draw down, hips in full extension - glutes braced.
• Draw one knee in towards chest. Maintain the full hip bridge on one leg.
• Pause and switch sides.

Supine Hip Bridge March

• Cross-legged sitting position.
• Long spine and braced core.
• Shift weight forward, press into the ground with the outer edges of your feet. 
• Rise up to standing and rotate or step out of the cross.
• Recross and balance on the edges of your feet. Sit down to the ground.

Modifications: 
Use your hands or support for yoga blocks as needed for assistance.
Start with your hips elevated on a stool.

Cross Sit Get Ups

Warm Up Series

• Start in a supine tuck position with arms at your sides pressing into the ground for stability.

• Squeeze your core and pull your thighs towards your chest

• Pulse your hips upwards to the ceiling. Brace your core to control the return to the ground.

• Blend in Rotational Rocking for an extra challenge.

Supine Hip Presses

•Foot Hand Crawl Position
•Opposite foot & hand 2-point support
•Rotate away from the support arm
•Free leg passes underneath the body
•Plant foot & hand (Inverted Crawl position)
•Reverse to return to Foot Hand Crawl

Crawl Pass Unders

• From standing, lower into a deep knee bend > kneeling.

• Step out to half kneeling get up to standing on each side. 

• Return to flexed foot kneeling and get up. Repeat sequence for the prescribed reps or time.

Kneel / Half Kneel Get Ups

• Start in an athletic stance. Lower your COG
• Plant your hands on the ground. Push through locked out arms and extend legs backwards.
• Allow your elbows to bend and lower your chest to the ground.
• In one dynamic action, press up and spring up onto your feet. Rise to standing.

Back Sprawls

Flow Series #1

• Establish a strong, active hang.
• Hold your knees together and tuck
• Tuck high enough to allow your hips to lift.
• Work to increase your ROM to tuck your feet to the bar.
• Focus on control in the eccentric phase of the movement.

Hanging Knee Tucks

• Start in a high plank - arms locked out, shoulders protracted & depressed. Strong glutes & legs

• Maintain a long neck as you lower down. Pull yourself to the ground, drawing your shoulder blades together.

• Key point: Press all the way back up into full shoulder protraction.

• Key point: Elbows should be at a 45 degree angle from your body for optimal shoulder stability. Avoid keeping elbows too tight with internally rotated shoulders.

Push Ups

Strength Combination

• Start in a stable Single Leg Balance
• Draw your free leg back across your midline.
• Fall to the side, push off your standing leg + swing your free leg to carry you through the jump.
• Land softly on you free leg first and find stability. Repeat.

Lateral Swing Jumps

Compound movement. Break it down & gradually build it up with speed and smoothness.

• Start standing. Lower down, plant hands and sprawl back to a crawl position.
• Shift your weight laterally and roll across your hips.
• Return to crawl position. Pop up to standing.

Sprawl to Hip Roll

• Start in Inverted position with locked out arms and a long spine. Shoulders externally rotated.

• Opposite hand & foot step together. Extend your leg, plant & pull from the heel.

• Sync your breathing with the movement. Smoothly link together your strides

*20 steps*

Foot Hand Crawl

• From a Supine Tuck position, rock back onto your shoulders a few times.

• Tuck your chin and look down at one shoulder. Kick the same side leg back overhead reaching for the ground.

• Roll over your shoulder. Avoid rolling over the crown of your head. Exit the roll in a Knee Hand position.

• Be patient as you're learning the pattern. It takes time to learn the timing and how to use the momentum.

Back Rolls

Flow Series #2

• From a prone lying position, hold arms fully extended or at 90 degree angles.

• Use the strength of your back line to into an arch body position. Pause and lower.

• Optional: incorporate extending arms and pulling elbows down to sides

Arch Ups

• Strong Push Up Plank with arms locked out, shoulders protracted.
• Keep your pelvis tucked and glutes / legs strong. 
• Press hard through one arm. Lift the other arm and tap your opposite shoulder.
• Keep your body in line and avoid rotating with each tap.

Plank Shoulder Taps

• Start in a Foot Hand Crawl position. Sit hips back to heels.
• Shift weight forward. Press into the ground jump feet forward to squat.
• Pause in the Deep Squat 3-5 seconds. Maintain a braced core and long spine.
• Plant hands and jump back.
• Integrate crawling & squat walking.

Crawl to Squat Hop

• Sink down into a partial squat - keep your knees open and spine long.
• Explode upwards into a jump.
• Land softly back in your half squat and repeat.
• Maintain stability and alignment through your lower body.

Squat Jumps

Finisher

• While kneeling in front of a bench, place your hands on top arms extended.
• Keep your shoulders set and core braced, lower you chest down towards the ground while 
• Walk your hands over to one side to bias the stretch.
• Pulse in and out of the stretch and try active lift offs

Shoulder Flexion Stretch

• Set up a strong half kneeling position with back toes tucked pressing into the ground + pelvis level.
• Use active strength to create the stretch in the back leg.
• Keep the tension and add movement - glide forward and back
• If possible, lift the back leg, active strength or hold with your hands

*2 minutes each side.*

Half Kneeling (stretch)

• Start in a Cross-legged Sit position or hook  top leg across the opposite knee for the Crossover stretch.

• Both positions are valuable hip openers. Spend time with the different variations.

• Lean forward in Cross Sit and work both sides.

• For Crossover Sit, hug your knee in towards your chest and elongate your spine. Feel the stretch in your glutes.

• Crossover Sit: Keep your front foot flexed and actively draw hip into socket for stability and to protect your knee.

*Switch sides every minute.*

Cross Sit / Cross Over Sit (stretch)

Static Stretch

VM [PHASE 2] Week 3 / Day 2

Workout was great . Would like the app to flow a bit smoother between movements

Just what my body needed. This is the perfect active recovery/mobility workout.

Sanoe

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Juan

Another excellent, creative, and fun routine!

Jeremiah

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Loved it.  My mobility needs a tonne of work but gotta start somewhere

Meghan

after 2days of practice, with little pain,i mean,  that was fresh air

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Really loved this one. All of the workouts are fantastic, but this one felt fantastic for my body. So appreciative for the practice, the structure and the support

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