As promised and as mentioned many times over the past couple of months, today marks the beginning of what Starr Struck's Coach-in-Residence, Bobby Scott, and I are coining his "Yoga Strong" strength training program for yogis.
Don't know what I'm talking about? Here's the deal, in case you missed it: I've been wanting to get back into strength training for a while now (I miss it from my CrossFit days!). A few months ago, Bobby of Bobby Scott Performance and I discussed this desire and came up with the idea for this program. Who is it for? Well, he's customizing it for me (he tested me on a lot of different movements back in November in order to come up with this program), but it's based on addressing the strength needs and imbalances of females who do a lot of yoga. Meaning, there's a big focus on upper body pushing and pulling, which we don't do a ton of in yoga. You can hear all about it on podcast Episode #33: Combining Yoga + Strength Training. Can I follow along? Absolutely! We'd love for you to join! In order to do this on your own, you'll need access to a gym or workout space that is equipped with at least a bar/squat rack/weights, kettlebells or dumbbells, a bench, a rower, and a place to run. We don't recommend this program for anyone who is BRAND NEW to strength training, but if you've done it in the past and want to get back into it, you can definitely follow along. We'll include links to short videos that demo the movements whenever possible so that it's easier to figure out what you should be doing. How long will it last? 6 weeks. Every Monday for the next 6 weeks, I'll be posting the workouts for the week. There will be 3 workouts per week with the understanding that you're also doing 2-3 yoga classes per week. And with that, here's the first week's worth of workouts! I started last week--so I did all of these workouts last week--and let me tell you, I felt it. It's great to be back at it, even if it is *very* cold in our garage gym ;) Day 1: Strength + Aerobic Testing
Day 2: Strength + Aerobic Testing
Day 3: Aerobic Testing
So there you go! I know it looks like a lot of different movements, but once you break each workout down and tackle them in order, you'll find that they're all pretty straightforward and very effective. And if you have questions about the exercises, post them to the comments and either Bobby or I will respond with an answer. Note: you should start a little log or notebook where you keep track of your results for each of these workouts, as we'll be testing them again at the end of the 6 weeks to track change and improvement! Want to learn more about Bobby Scott Performance and/or book a remote training session with him so that you can get your own customized workout or training program? Learn more + reach out to him on his website. Have fun! Comments are closed.
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HELLO!I'm Mary Catherine, a Cape Cod-based yoga teacher, painter, designer, writer, mom, and list-maker extraordinaire. My goal is to inspire you to start living a more creative, simple, joyful, + purposeful life.
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