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12-07-19, 09:34 PM | ||
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12-07-19, 09:47 PM | |
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They are not heavy bag workouts. The Tapout sets are definitely cardio and strength combined, so that's why I want to go back to them once I've improved my strength and cardio capacity. It's more a set I like to do when I feel more "in shape" as a way to test myself. I think the Tapout workouts are a lot of fun and have no dread factor for me because the exercises seldom repeat and you move through them quickly. Some people find Mike Karpenko annoying, but he's motivating to me.
I haven't managed to get where I want to be quite yet (I fell off the WWE wagon and can really tell a difference. There's not a lot to those workouts, but I swear I was at work tonight and thinking everything seems heavier. Then I realized I haven't done any of those isolated strength workouts in 2 weeks For some reason those particular upper body workouts really help me with my functional strength). I've been doing more cardio but I need to focus more on strength. Anyway, sorry that was so long. I definitely recommend getting the Tapout set if you can. Also, you can find all the workouts on YouTube if you search Tapout XT. That way you can see if you think they'd be something you like. ETA: I just realized you asked about the Strike Training DVD...that one is just the demo/instructional one, not an actual workout. I don't know if I have the 5 Minute Knockout one. If I do, I don't think I've done it. Sorry about that! But the set as a whole is great, as well as Tapout XT2!
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12-08-19, 07:13 AM | |
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I have stairs in my house, so I will do push-ups against the higher steps and slowly work my way down towards horizontal on the floor. I have done this several times. I have also found that when I do push-ups every day or every other day, it is easier for me to do them than when I do them every once in a while.
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12-08-19, 08:35 AM | ||
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Thank you Jill and Taiga...I think these are both helpful suggestions. I have been just holding plank or using the Hillard method but not really improving very much. And doing push-ups on my stairs sounds fun! I actually still feel it in my core when I drop to my knees and they do still help my upper body so if that's where I eventually end up..so be it.
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12-08-19, 09:28 AM | |
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: New York
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This is what I have done twice and it was the only two times I was able to do pushups on my toes. I found that as a result of doing about 6 weeks of a Skogg rotation and about the same time of doing Tracie Long's Longevity DVDS(NOT the floorwork) I was suddenly able to do pushups on my toes.
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12-08-19, 12:17 PM | |
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LOL about the push up discussion. I have been doing them frequently as I'm on a Cathe kick and she is just in love with them. I have noticed I am getting much, much better at them and rarely go to my knees. I like the suggestion of holding a plank position when I feel I can't do anymore.
Full disclosure I have also lost more than 20 pounds over the last several years and I know that helps with bodyweight exercises like push ups. And I also still despise doing them, along with burpees, but I realize push ups are a valuable exercise. I have found that challenging my muscles in different ways has helped me to gain strength, meaning high reps some days, heavier weights other days, bands and bodyweight mixed in. We are all so different in how our bodies respond to the workload, and this works for me. |
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