Spending the majority of the time on DDP Yoga, I've also been getting back into working my neck more consistently and even thickened it up a bit along with developing greater mobility. That type of training is merely just standing and working the neck in different directions doing 10 reps each way. On the 10th rep, I would hold the position isometrically for a 10 count and move onto the next move. That has helped my spine a lot and its a great short workout before or after a DDP Yoga Session or as an addition to doing Joint Loosening Training.
Another thing that I've been anxious to get back into is the Dopamineo Workouts. Done a few of them so far and filmed doing some basic stuff at a park. I always enjoyed those workouts doing 15-30 minutes of a circuit. Most of the time I was hitting 10 rounds totaling 500 Reps but I also did workouts that went sometimes up to 12-15 rounds within a 30 min. period. Since my recovery however, I've had to either switch things up or slow the pace down and focus on technique which isn't a bad thing. Not trying to be a wrestler or a fighter in training, just keeping myself in shape and being aware of what I do.
I love circuit training, to me it's one of the best forms of conditioning and keeping yourself going at a good clip while resting as little as possible. With these workouts now, it's more technique than speed. The intensity is still there but I'm not focusing on being so explosive, just enough to where I can keep going with a comfortable pace. Some workouts I won't time them because I don't need to beat the clock or set some kind of record all the time. Enjoying what I can do and have fun doing it while making little goals.
The video I did was doing some basic moves that I'm getting back into at a park down the road from the house here, it's really no more than like 3-4 blocks if that. Set it up on a tree using my Iso Strap as an anchor and have at it.
Some moves can be tricky to learn at first but with time and practice, they become like a flow, a sequence if you will of understanding the body's mechanics and mobility. The objective of the band isn't to stretch it so you can't really do much, it's to work just enough resistance so you can feel a movement without being stiff. It's about being smooth, in control and having technique as if you're drilling like in wrestling or martial arts.
Although inspired by wrestling, it can be used for a lot of other things like swimming and doing road work on the beach or something. I love it for the fitness and cardio aspects of it. It's a great experience to do exercises that are different and formulate a program based on movements used by the most conditioned athletes on the planet. What's even cooler is that these same bands are now being used to train Olympic Athletes such as Freestyle & Greco-Roman Wrestlers and Judo Players. One female Freestyle Wrestler is officially the first to be a 3-time Olympian and part of her training was with this specific type of band. If someone who's dedicated to her sport can pull off an accomplishment like that, imagine the possibilities you can achieve in your own training whether it be for sport, fitness, group training or whatever.
You can create all sorts of workouts with these bands and take them virtually anywhere. You can use them in a pool or in the ocean, take them to a park, hook it up at home or at the gym, in your hotel room, do a quick session during a break at work, take them on a hike and work them on a trail, in a parking lot or wherever. If you got a partner to train with, he/she can hold the band while you do drills and then switch. Do little games or work together in sequence, use them to challenge each other and whatever can work.
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In fitness, there are so many programs and so many options
to choose from but what most people don’t understand or even bother to notice
is that you can work out virtually anywhere. Sure it’s nice to have a gym to go
to and there are some awesome gyms that will kick your ass but a gym shouldn’t
be your only option. Think about it, if you’re traveling on the road not even
leaving the state, just going to a different town, you may not always find a
gym so what the hell do you do and still get in some awesome training? You
travel light; you can have a gym in your own bag or just use your bodyweight.
Your mind
is an extremely powerful tool. In this case, if you concentrate and focus, you
can actually in this case, find any gym anywhere on the planet. Look at it this
way, a gym really is just a building full of things to pick up, move and even
run on that’s it. When you step out of that element and look in different
pieces, you can find great ways to train. You’re at a hotel, they don’t have a
gym so what can you do? Use your imagination, use the hotel for your workout,
do push-ups near your bed, do step-ups on the stairs, do isometrics on the
rails. This is just a prime example, what about being in a cabin and the
nearest gym is about a half hour and not that easy to find what can you do? Use
your imagination, go swimming, do sprints up a hill, hike, lift a rock, there
are so many things you can utilize.
Let me give
you an example; Almost every summer, my family and I go to Lake Tahoe for a
couple weeks max, we laugh, we cry, there’s drama at times and we make up for
it, we go out to different places and even go to an old western town if we had
the chance but I find the best ways to train anywhere we go. A little up the
road from our cabin is the lake where there’s rocks, trees, a dock and plenty
of water to swim in. I would swim and then climb up a big rock maybe bear crawl
it up who knows, jump back in the water, swim to a series of rocks around the
area and climb, crawl, jump, squat, sometimes I do push-ups. Look what I just
did, I used every muscle in my body from head to toe and even did cardio at the
same time because I needed to keep moving and use not just my body but my mind
to think where to plant myself and coordinate because it can be dangerous.
Learn to
see the world as your gym no matter where you live. If you want to have the
cheapest gym that requires no gym fees and can be used to travel with, get
yourself some stuff at Lifeline USA.
The Chest Expander is a great tool to travel with, The TNT Cables are bad ass
because not only you can use them on the ground but have a door attachment to
wrap the cables around do the same exercises you see in the gym. Use the Power
Walk for your walking exercise and get fit from doing that. Don’t make things
complicated for you, take advantage of what you have and make it work for you.
Open your mind and body and there are endless possibilities.
