Of COREs It Hurts

Extreme Core #2 – I’m A Believer

Total: 30 min

Always do some cardio first: high knees, jumping jacks, jump rope

Repeat these sets four times with 30 seconds of exercise (as many as you can) and 10 seconds of break.

Set 1:

  • body saw (with gliders)
    • while planking with elbows and toes on gliders, slowly move your entire body back as far as it can, like a table saw
    • alternative, elbow plank and side step
    • alternative, maintain elbow plank
  • russian twists

Set 2:

  • elbows to hands plank
  • hold feet six inches off ground while lying flat
    • alternative, bring feet towards ceiling, lower towards ground, stay as long as you can above ground, bring knees in when tired, and repeat

Set 3:

  • pikes (with gliders)
    • in plank position with toes on gliders, slide your feet towards your hands without bending knees
    • alternative, bend knees and bring them towards hands and then back out to plank
    • alternative, basically do mountain climbers
  • hamstring curls (with gliders)
Of COREs It Hurts

Extreme Core #1 – A Little Bit of Everything

Total: 30 min

Always do some cardio first: alternate high knees and butt kicks, jumping jacks

Repeat this set below twice. In between sets, do 30 second side planks on each side twice.

  •  pikes (with gliders) – 20 count
    • in plank position with toes on gliders, slide your feet towards your hands without bending knees
    • alternative, bend knees and bring them towards hands and then back out to plank
    • alternative, basically do mountain climbers
  • russian twists – 30 count (each side counts as one)
  • plank with weight – 20 count (each side counts as one)
    • place weight on left side near chest area
    • stay in plank position
    • have right hand grab weight to place on right side and then back to full plank
    • have left hand grab weight to place on left side andn then back to full plank
  • flutter kicks – 60 count
  • hamstring curls (with gliders) – 20 count