Training Videos From The Week That Was – Part II

July 6, 2011 by danny · Leave a Comment

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Although I’m sure you all enjoyed a beer and a burger (I know I did), I hope you still managed some holiday training!

My parents were in town from Illinois to meet their grandkids. We had them and a few friends over to cookout, swim, and do a little celebrating. But before that took place, me and my clients made sure we got work done in the gym! …

Here is Coco doing push-ups with a pause in the bottom position. The goal was to perform 5 reps at a tempo that made it so the 5th rep was very tough. This was her first set, so she was just “feeling out” the proper speed. In the sets to follow, she actually went slower on the way down, and paused longer in the bottom position.

It had been awhile since I tested chins for max reps. So I woke up Sunday morning, met some of the high school kids at the gym, and got a training session in with them. The end result…

BTW, my abs were killing me the next day. NOT the 1st time that has happened after a touch chin/pull-up day. Just goes to show you how much the abs are working during a properly executed chin!

Dumbbell holds are up next. This is the last exercise the b-ballers perform before calling it a week in the weight room. I like to have them finish with an exercise that challenges their mental toughness a little bit. It also builds a little team camaraderie as the kids quite often heckle/raz/push/encourage one another when their teammate’s turn is up. Fun to watch too!

Brandon performs 3 chins with 55 pounds added…

Coco does a set of RDLs with 135 pounds for 8 reps. She always does a great job, but I’m still trying to get her to keep her head neutral (in line with her spine), and I’d like to see her back with a little bit of a tighter arch. Hey, I am aim for perfection, what can I say.