Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Stop Sitting, Start Upping!


WOD

5 rounds for time

60 Sit-ups
60 m Bear Crawl
1 min Plank

Yes the abs. We all want to look good. But do we want to do the work? Surprisingly to some, you don't have to do thousands of crunches to get abs like Mr. T. Much of what we do (overhead squat, thrusters, deadlift) require a large amount of "mid-line stabilization." Keeping your core tight during an overhead squat is doing more functionally for your abs then all those crunches you used to do. Not to mention the fact that your back is balancing you out as well, and you don't end up with awesome abs, but still pull your back out.

Every so often, we'll "target" the abs, but for good heavy functional movement, they feel like their the target everyday!

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR FIRST CLASS HAS CHANGED TO 09/09/09!!!


1 comment:

  1. Great to see you have a space! I street-viewed you and recognize the building. Would love to show up to the inaugural WOD... and still wondering if I will even have time with ours the day prior. It's fun, eh? Thrive is now linked with Malibu!

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