Strength Training Circuit

Instead of meeting at the Track like the past two off-water practices, the team met at The Claw for a change. Upon arrival, some guys trying to break a world record needed to gather people to complete one minute's worth of jumping jacks.

Tonight, SDB took in 5 new members. The off-water practice today gained a bit of publicity as 23 paddlers  exercised at the grass area around The Claw. Bikers and walkers passed by wondering what kind of organization we were. After stretching out, we did two sets of side bridges, planks, and sit-ups. Last week, we held bridges and planks for 30s; today, we held them for 35s.

The bulk of the workout was the circuit. We all divided into groups of three and placed into one of five stations. Each group member received a number.
Station #1 - Wheelbarrow pushups
Station #2 - High-five sit-ups
Station #3 - Inverted push-ups
Station #4 - Dips
Station #5 - Piggyback squats
For one minute, both 1 and 2 exercised. The next minute, 2 and 3 worked. The final minute, 1 and 3 worked. After completing that station, everyone rotated to another station and it continued. When we finished one cycle, we did a lightning round where we only exercised for 30s instead of the minute.

To finish the workout, we did a chain sit-up. We all sat next to one another in a circle, linked arms, and then commenced to do sit-ups as a team. We went around the circle, each person counting 3 sit-ups. Coach saw that many people struggled and began to call for just 2 sit-ups and lastly, just 1 sit-up. As a team, we did a total of 35 sit-ups.

Coach said that on Thursday, we'll be running intervals at the Track: four 100m sprints, two 200m sprints, one 400m run, and one 800m run.