Archive for the ‘push ups’ Category

Fit Mob!

November 4th, 2011
Body movements - Denver Fredenburg - Hyper Vest - HyperWear - SandBell - exercise - fitness - football - push ups - running - weight vest - workout

Take it from me. Fit Mob is no joke.

As a new employee with Hyperwear I had spent the first few days on the job soaking up information and procedures, learning about our product and getting to know my new co-workers. I wondered why everyone was always dressed in workout clothes. I had never felt over-dressed in jeans.  It soon dawned on me that Hyperwear takes fitness very seriously. I’d find out the hard way. Last thursday I joined the Hyperwear Fit Mob crew on town lake for my first workout. I have a sample Hyper Vest PRO: http://www.hyperwear.com/discover/hyper-vest-pro.html/with 5 lbs in it at the moment so I strapped it on and headed out for a 3 mile jog with the group. My first thought was “hey I play ice hockey, I can knock out 60 miles on the road bike like nothing, why should this be any different?” After half a mile of running in the Hyper Vest and tossing sandbells like footballs I was gassed. The rest of the group kept going and my pace slowed to a crawl. But I kept going. Being the new guy I didn’t want to give the impression I was slacking so I pushed it. My legs were screaming and my chest heaved. But again I kept going. By the time I reached the end my legs felt like jello and I was fairly dizzy. It dawned on me that there really is something to the weight vest as that was one of the tougher 3 mile jogs I’d ever done. I met up with the group and we began the second half of the Fit Mob session: a sandbell workout.

The sandbell portion of Fit Mob consisted of dynamic full body motion exercises and some partnered tossing/slamming ones. It was a killer workout to say the least. The sandbell is so versitale you can do practically anything with it.  We kept the pace high for half an  hour and finished strong. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Afterwards we snapped a group photo:

As I drove home I could barely use my legs to change gears in the Jeep. I woke up the next morning and practically fell out of bed as I could hardly move. In fact, my legs were sore for 4 days afterwards. Somehow it felt good. Needless to say I’m excited for the next Fit Mob session and look forward to all the punishment my body can handle because I know this: Fit Mob will make you stronger.

Check out http://www.hyperwear.com/community/events.html/ or https://www.facebook.com/hyperwear to find out when the next workout will be held.

Chris Remington

» Leave a Comment

Burning off those tricks and treats

November 3rd, 2011
,,,,,,, - Excellence through Exercise - Hyper Vest - HyperWear - SandBell - burn calories - endurance exercise - exercise - fitness - pull ups - push ups - running - training - weight loss

Now that Halloween is over and the costumes are put away, you’re probably starting to stress about how you’re going to recover from that bottomless candy bowl taunting you on the counter. Well, no need to fret! Take a look at the caloric damage you’ve done, accept it, and then see what exercises you can do to burn that Reese’s off your bottom.

Fun size candy calories:

  • Snickers- 72 calories
  • Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup- 80 calories
  • Almond Joy- 91 calories
  • Reese’s Nutrageous- 95 calories
  • M&M’s- 90 calories
  • Peanut M&M’s- 93 calories
  • Butterfinger- 100 calories
  • Milky Way- 76 calories
  • Skittles- 80 calories
  • Kit Kat- 73 calories

Ready to make a B-line for the gym after adding up those “fun sized” calories? Before you lace up your kicks, keep reading to see how you can get the most out your workouts this week.

One easy way to kick start calorie burning without changing your workout routine is to simply throw on a Hyper Vest PRO weight vest.

“…by adding resistance to your workout, you can boost your overall caloric output. Resistance in the form of a weighted vest helps to amplify your calorie burning results of any weight-bearing exercise such as running, jumping rope, or playing your favorite sport,” says Kimberly Butts, author of the Livestrong.com article “Weighted Vests to Burn More Calories.”

Another great way to get more bang for your caloric buck is with circuit training. According to Harvard Health Publications, on average a 155 pound person will burn 298 calories after 30 minutes of circuit training, and a 185 pound person will burn 355 calories. For some GREAT circuit training ideas, view our Hyper Training Lab videos on YouTube, or click here to see the most recent one!

Don’t see your favorite candy on this list above? Read the full article on calories in popular Halloween candy on fitsugar.com.

» Leave a Comment

Hyper Training Lab #8: Conditioning Circuit with Upper-Body Movements w. Diane Vives

September 27th, 2011
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, - Body movements - Diane Vives - Hyper Training Lab - SandBell - Tuesday Training Lab - athlete training - balance - burn calories - core - endurance - endurance exercise - exercise - grip strength - push ups - stability - strength training - training

In this week’s Hyper Training Lab, Diane focuses on creating a metabolically challenging circuit that concentrates on upper-body movements. These exercises are a fantastic way to amp up your conditioning routine, as well as improve on upper-body strength endurance.

Upper-Body Blast:

  1. Dive bomber: Start in pike position, pull chest through to low position to challenge shoulders and create a great extension through the lower body
  2. Upper-body  step-ups: Start at the top, executing great range of motion, and as you step up work to stabilize and get single arm involvement
  3. Slide shuffle: This exercises involves the challenge of doing an upper-body shuffle on the slide, works the stabilizer muscles and strength of the upper-body
  4. SandBell punches: Focuses on grip strength and getting a controlled, punching strike with each movement

Make every rep count and follow good form.  It’s your move!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv5U9Ut15gY[/youtube]

» Leave a Comment

Workout Wednesday ~ 5.25.11 ~ SandBell sandbags & Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 25th, 2011
,,,,,,, - Hyper Vest PRO - SandBell - Workout Wednesday - exercise - fitness - functional fitness - grip strength - push ups - sandbag - squats - stability - weight vest - workout

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products?  Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

Throw on your Hyper Vest PRO and let’s get started!

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1.  Push Up & Row – Get into push up position with a SandBell on the floor between hands.  Perform a push up, allowing your chest to touch the SandBell before pushing back up.  At the top of the push up, grip the SandBell with one hand and twist your body as you lift the SandBell into the sky (your body will make a T position at the end of the movement).  Lower the SandBell back to start and repeat, using the other arm for the row.

2.  Split Stance w/ Back Foot on Box Squats – It’s a mouthful!  Using a plyobox or other stable raised surface, get into a split stance with the toes of your back foot up on the box.  Holding a SandBell at the chest, on the back, or out in front of you with straight arms, squat and return to standing.  Switch legs for next round.

3.  Standing Twists, Straight Arms – Hold your SandBell with both hands at chest level.  Extend arms straight out in front of you.  Holding your core tight, keep your arms straight and hands at chest level, twist right to left.

4.  SandBell Reach – Split stance, holding a SandBell in the hand opposite to the front leg.  Bend forward, stretching the SandBell as far out in front of you as you can go without extending the front knee past the front foot.  In one smooth motion, bring the SandBell back to your chest and then reach back behind you with it, as far as you can.  Straight line with the body; hips pushing forward; front toes raise off the ground.  Switch to other side for next round.

5.  Slow Motion Slams – A new favorite!  Same motion as slams, but in slow motion!  Begin with SandBell overhead and then lower it slowly to the floor, arms stay relatively straight, as you squat all the way down to lightly touch it to the floor.   Slowly return to standing with SandBell overhead.  This one is not about speed, but about how slow you can go, so the lower number of reps in a minute, the better!

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

» Leave a Comment

Play Series (2 of 3) – Push Movement with Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 23rd, 2011
,,,,,,,,, - Bill Meyer - Hyper Vest PRO - Monday Morning Muscle - SandBell - exercise - female athlete - fitness - push ups - sandbag - weight bearing exercise - weight vest

Good Monday Morning!

This week I’m taking a different approach to the traditional push-up. I can’t think of another exercise that our young children despise more than the push-up, and why wouldn’t they? They’re in such a new developmental stage where their bodies are growing, their head is usually bigger proportionately than the rest of their body, and there we are, the teacher making them get on the ground and crank out push-ups over and over again with each passing day.

Why not create a game out of it? Try the Plank Position Dot Toss game in this video, and bonus points go out to everyone out there that has SandBells to use instead of dots! This game doesn’t have to be the end-all-be-all…create ways to integrate the students or athletes to work together, encourage each other, and work out their minds all at the same time!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq0aqMDqv9A[/youtube]

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach

» Leave a Comment

Workout Wednesday ~ 5.11.11 ~ SandBell sandbags and Hyper Vest PRO weight vest

May 11th, 2011
,,,, - Hyper Vest PRO - SandBell - SteelBell - Workout Wednesday - grip strength - push ups - sandbag - weight vest - workout

Need a quick workout mid-week that incorporates Hyper Wear’s versatile products?  Try the following mini-workout wearing your Hyper Vest PRO and use whatever size SandBells you prefer.

5 min. warm up (jumping jacks or walking in place work well)

1 min. each of the following (count reps)

1.  SandBell Kettlebell Double Arm Swings – Stand with feet wider than hip-distance apart.  Get a good grip on the SandBell (grip into the sand, not just the rim), using both hands.  Bending at the hips, swing the SandBell between legs and then forward until level with the ground.  Change directions to swing the SandBell back down between the legs.

2.  Sumo walk – Set up two SandBells on the ground (as cones) about 20 feet apart.  Pick up two other SandBells to use as your weights.  Get into squat position and keeping the knees bent in squat position, side step from one cone to the other.  While you are moving with your legs, do shoulder presses with your arms, holding the SandBells.

3.  Knee Drives – Hold a SandBell in front of you with both hands, arms bent at 90 degree angles.  Lift your right knee, driving it into the SandBell and quickly returning it to the ground.  Repeat with the left knee.  You will feel like you are marching with high knees, driving the knees into the SandBell and keeping the SandBell as still as possible.

4.  Quick feet SandBell flutter kicks – You will need a partner for this one…  One person lays on their back, knees up bent at a 90-degree angle.  Partner stands near the feet with the SandBell held near the partners feet.  Partner kicks in small, flutter-kick movements, aiming to hit the SandBell with the laces of the shoes.  This is more tiring than it sounds, so we recommend doing this for 30 seconds then flipping to your stomach for the last 30 seconds.  Now, your partner is in the same position, but you are kicking the SandBells with your heels.

5.  Floor scrubs – You will need a slick floor for this one.  Kneeling next to the floor, take a SandBell in each hand and keeping the core tight, lean forward and “scrub” the floor with your SandBells.  You can move your hands just back and forth or side to side or push them out and do a push up.  Just get creative and have some fun with it!

Repeat whole series and try to beat your number of reps from the first round

5 min. cool down

» Leave a Comment

Hate Push Ups? SandBell (sandbags) and Hyper Vest (weight vests) let you train for them without doing them! – MMM #35

December 7th, 2009
,,,,,,,,,,, - Bill Meyer - CATZ - Diane Vives - Hyper Vest - Monday Morning Muscle - SandBell - Vives Training Systems - athlete training - female athlete - push ups - sandbag

Good Monday Morning!

Next up in our series related to the female athlete, we are tackling shoulder stability.

Gone are the days of military press and open-chain shoulder raises as the way to create a strong shoulder.

Although there are lots of injuries that take place in sports due to non-contact, open-chain activities (such as repetitive spiking of a volleyball and meter after meter of a certain swimming strokes), several injuries occur from contact with another athlete or the ground. Therefore, performing closed-chain shoulder stability exercises creates a well-rounded shoulder that is used to taking force at all angles and is more efficient at staying in its girdle during activity. Weight machines with a fixed range of motion don’t do the trick, as movement in sport requires a strong, stable shoulder in all planes of motion and at extreme angles.

Try giving these exercises a shot and take the time to feel the difference of an open-chain exercise versus a closed-chain. Enjoy!

Never Stand Still!

Bill Meyer, SCE, USAW
Head Hyper Wear Coach
Performance Director, CATZ-Austin

MMM #35

» Leave a Comment