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Finished up about 15 mins ago, Phase 1 Workout 1 was distance. Lots of thoughts in the morning.
Finished up about 15 mins ago, Phase 1 Workout 1 was distance. Lots of thoughts in the morning.
Great thoughts Jman. This sounds like exactly what I've been looking for, something that is not overly time consuming or that will kill me since I am out of shape.
James, you mention you use the door as an anchor, can you snap a picture so we can see how that sets up?
Thinking of where my Tvs are set up, wondering how to use this one.
James, you mention you use the door as an anchor, can you snap a picture so we can see how that sets up?
Thinking of where my Tvs are set up, wondering how to use this one.
I know with my layout I will probably need to just use my laptop (old school with a drive).James, you mention you use the door as an anchor, can you snap a picture so we can see how that sets up?
Thinking of where my Tvs are set up, wondering how to use this one.
The way my living room is arranged the closest doors to the TV are the closet and pantry. I should be able to make the pantry door work, but I'll know for sure tonight what the best setup will be.
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Workout #1 - Phase #1 - "Distance"
So, workout #1 is in the books. For reference sake I am going to be following a Sunday, Wednesday, Friday workout layout that way I can have one day per week where the workout doesn't have to be set in stone within my daily schedule since my days are pretty much packed from 5am to 11pm.
In terms of layout and setup, I used my living room last night for the workout as it has the largest open space for me to be able to stretch out when necessary. Plus, the big screen over the mantle and having the front door in the corner with view of the screen to use as my anchor point is a pretty ideal setup.
I'll say, I am a little sore after the first workout, but nothing like I anticipated I would be during the workout. A lot of that comes back to the recovery period that is built in and the emphasis on using the Accupoint (yellow dual-roller ball in the pics) to roll out the areas which got the main focus during the workout.
Now, to the meat of it, the Phase #1 "Distance" workout was made up of two different circuits but with three rotations of each essentially. The first go round utilized the Slidez, the mini bands, and the heavy and medium training cables. The second series used the medium cables and the Slidez. All movements in the distance workout really focused in on stabilization up top while working to fire the lower sections (hips, glutes, etc), clearly honing in on the muscles used to drive the golf swing through the transition while improving balance. There was no jumping around or anything like that, just some lateral movements when on the feet using the cables as well as a few "in place" warmups (quick feet, high knee power down's, etc) so thus far there isn't a need for a massive space. In terms of difficulty, there was nothing here overly daunting, I will say though there was one of the squat movements at the end of the workout that did kick my butt, its evident my hips need work (which I already knew and this definitely confirmed.
I really enjoyed the workout, and my heart rate got up, sweat was broken, and it pushed me. At the same time though, there is nothing here that IMO will be "too much" for anyone, from the most out of shape to Tony freakin' Finau who was going through the moves on the screen.
I'll leave this update with some general thoughts:
- It is clear these moves hone in on specific regions and really pinpoint them. My hips, glutes, and shoulders are feeling it today, in a very good way.
- One thing to note is there isn't really any "here is how you do this" period before the moves, rather, you jump right in. This was no biggie to me because I know the magic of pause and rewind, but I figured some would want to know this. I'll add here, after the first rotation through of each circuit, I had the exercises down-pat so its really a non-issue to me (and I'll be doing this workout 2 more times in the following 2 weeks).
- I wish it came with two door anchors TBH, only because I had to move from the high to the mid position a couple times and while not hard or labor intensive, its just kind of a minor inconvenience. Like I said, not really an issue per-say, but a musing.
- It's a workout video, so prepare yourself for the conversation throughout it. Although you can tell this is a new world for Tony in terms of the conversation on video between he and EXOS founder Mark Verstegen (who leads this workout) and it gets a little awkward, its solid. Its clear that he actually does these moves and he even goes so far as to tell us that on many of them.
- They do a good job of relaying what each move will aid in the golf swing. Very cool to me to hear.
- Mark is clear, this isn't teaching you a golf swing, this is building you a better foundation to your golf swing.
- The exercises are solid time wise, 20, 30, or 45 seconds each. PERFECT in my opinion for the movements being done and keeping it do-able for people of all physicalities.
- The Accupoint roller is bliss.
As always, if you have any questions, PLEASE feel free to post them up. This is a journey for all of us, and I'm just the guinea pig! (Its one pretty kick ass journey though!)
I'll be interested to know how long those bands last. I have had some bands last 20 years and other last 2 months. Should note not the SKLZ bands.
I like what I read so far. What squat move did it have you doing that was a little tough? Also, are we talking wall squat tough or something you're just not quite used to doing yet?
I'll be interested to know how long those bands last. I have had some bands last 20 years and other last 2 months. Should note not the SKLZ bands.
Yeah the medium band seems a little shaky, but the heavier band should be fine.
You already know!!!