I'm in training right now to go to the Dragonboat World Crew Championships in Toronto. As part of our training, our coach has given us a brutal core exercise routine that we need to do every day. After my daily run, I roll out my yoga mat to start my painful self-torture. Until someone sees the mat. In his eyes, it means another interesting place to sprawl. And what can I do? He's the head of the household and he demands satisfaction. And getting a bit of a break from those hellacious crunches makes it a win-win.
In case you are curious, here's my core workout:
Warm up:
2x10 pushups
Plank hold 2 x 1min
Side plank hold 30sec x 2 both sides
Abdominal circuit:
No rest in between exercises
1) Centre crunch x 10
2) Table top crunch (knees off floor ) x 10
3) Straight cycle x 10 (shoulders lifted)
4) Leg raises - x10 (shoulders lifted)
5) Cycle with rotation x10 (opposite knee to elbow)
6) V sit rotation with medicine ball
Repeat x 3 with 2 min. max. rest between circuits.
Ouch, am I right? The first time I did it I sneezed hours later and almost peed my pants.
I wish I was joking.
kxx
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