Anybody know of a good, quick, effective shakeup I can hit my core with for the next two weeks?
I don't want to get burned by a burning core on day one of kiting in the Keys and a sore core for the next days? I fear I've been a wee bit stationary
this winter save for a few kite sessions here and there and recall the burn from the fight on the snowboard a month or so ago.
I'm pretty sure you can buy the ab workout DVD by itself. But mate, there's not a lot of muscle building you can do in two weeks. You'd need at least
three, methinks.
Even just to fend off the "time out" call from my core. It's got strength, just needs some intensity conditioning so I don't bonk because of it. I'm
sure my legs will be the first to throw in the towel on me but I got a load of stairs between now and the plane ticket that'll help keep that issue at
bay. But the core....not so much more than crunches and leg raises......gotta be something better / more effective?
The glorious thing about abs, is you don't need anything fancy to work them. Just a clean floor and gravity. Crunches and leg raises are very
effective, and there are many kinds. This should keep you entertained for a while:
Planks, Straight Planks and Oblique Planks. Dull and annoying exercises but damn they work. Don't look at my pic obviously as I am a fat bast but
a fat bast that takes over a ton through my shoulders every scrum (I play Tighthead prop) and I need to be able to hold my body level while driving
hard with my thighs and being attacked by the opposite Loosehead Prop.
Strenth in the shoulders is obviously my thing but I have to have good core strength to be able to maintain the scrum without collapsing it. Also leg
raises addind wight to the ankles. In two weeks you won't make a massive dent (unless you have some pretty good muscle memory) but it is far better
than not doing anything.
Good luck mate.
I am not very bright but I can lift heavy things.
At full speed I have the turning circle of a small tanker
The plank and side plank will give you a good burn and if you work at it increasing the time held in position starting at 30 seconds, then increasing
to a minute as you get stronger.
For the legs and rest of core you could simply squat against the wall.Starting at a predetermined time, increasing the same way as plank.
Stretching the whole body will really open up your mobility and increase the time you can kite without getting tired. After two weeks of just
stretching daily, I could snowkite for a lot longer than the previous session before my legs tired and I needed a break. http://vimeo.com/6526631
Good Luck!! Hope this helps you out.
what I fly/ride:
19m Flysurfer Speed 2 SA
12m Flysurfer Speed2
6m Ozone access xt
1.5m Ozone imp trainer
144cm Airush Switch
152cm lib tech skate banana
MBS Pro 90
Jereme Leafe Pro 95
Good news though - I have two of 'em! You can have the spare. I'll bring it to SOBB! (If we don't see you sooner that is - still egging the wife about
a road trip to Vancouver, the Island and then "well, we're THIS close to Sunset already.....")
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