Hey everyone!
Just starting to add all of my most recent shoots to the blog section.
Here is Ariana's Birthday shoot.
I hope you enjoy
-Christian
Succulent's & Cacti Gallery!
Hello everyone!!
The succulent and cacti gallery is now up! Come take a look and let me know if you see anything you like. Click HERE to view the gallery
Enjoy!
Wellness Wednesday VII
Hello everyone!
I hope you have recovered from last weeks workout. If you didn't get to check that one out please click this link: Wellness Wednesday VII
Lets begin! Start with 5-10 minutes of foam rolling to get warmed up.
Today we will be doing one of my personal creations, The Battle of Thermopylae.
300 burpees and 3000 jump ropes
This workout can be scaled if you cant complete the standard amount. You can break it up however you like but I found it easier to do 30 sets of 10 reps/100 jump ropes
Here is an example of what I did
10 burpees
100 jump rope
10 burpees
100 jump rope
If you are in great shape shoot for around 30-40 minutes to complete the workout.
First person to complete this in 30 minutes will receive something special!!
Hope you all had fun with this workout! I'll see you next week!
Christian
Wellness Wednesday VII
Back for more???
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! If you missed last weeks workout click this link Wellness Wednesday VI.
Today we will be doing a workout that can be done in your room. This is a benchmark workout, so it will be testing how strong you are in 3 different areas. As usual foam roll for 5-10 minutes.
The exercise's you will be doing are pushups, situps, and squats. You have 30 minutes to complete as many reps as possible (AMRAP). Shoot for around 100-200 reps for each workout. If those numbers seem too low aim for around 300-500 reps per exercise.
Set a timer for 30 minutes and go. You can either split the workout into 10 minute's per exercise or you can do 10 reps of each workout until the timer has ended. Here is an example:
- Pushups 10 reps
- Situps 10 reps
- Squats 10 reps
Please push yourself as this is a test to see your progress. Write down your totals for each exercise. I try to do this workout once a month to see what areas I've improved in.
Hope you enjoyed today's test! Ill see you next week!
Christian
Grizzly Fest 2017 Wee Beasties!
Here are the pictures from the last Wee Beasties concert at Grizzly Fest 2017!!
Hope you enjoy them!
Wellness Wednesday VI
Hello everyone!
Sorry I didn't post last weeks wellness wednesday :/
Anyways, thank you for stopping by. This weeks workout will be good for people with a limited amount of time.
First we will start with 5-10 minutes of foam rolling. If you need some tips/tricks for the foam roller check out this page https://www.youtube.com/user/sanfranciscocrossfit. Kelly Starret is pretty much an idol to all mobility trainers out there. He has revolutionized the way people think about human movement and athletic performance. If you find him interesting check out his book Becoming a Supple Leopard.
This workout will consist of three movements. It will be a total of 10 rounds. The exercises are listed below.
- Jump Rope
- Push-Ups
- Dumbbell Snatch
For the jump ropes you will do 100 reps, push-ups 10 reps, and 10 reps for the dumbbell snatch.
I completed this workout in 14:16. If you can beat my time I will send you something special :)
Here is an example of what 1 round will look like:
- Jump ropes 100
- Push-ups 10
- Dumbbell snatch 10
Remember, if you are having a hard time with completing the first set you can always adjust the reps but do not cheat yourself!
That wraps up today's workout. Thank you for stopping by and I will see you next week!!
Christian
Wellness Wednesday V
Welcome back!
I hope you all enjoyed the workout from last week. If you didnt get a chance to check it out here is the link. Wellness Wednesday IV
Todays workout will help prevent some of the soreness that comes with doing heavy squats or deadlifts.
As usual, we will start with some foam rolling. 5-10 min
This workout will be for time, so do your best and push yourself! Lets begin!
All three of these workouts will be a super-set, which means you will do the next workout without taking break in between.
If you do not have a jump rope/are not coordinated you can jump in place.
Jump rope 10 sets of 100
After completing one set of jump ropes go right into the hand stand push-ups. I lean my feat against the wall to help with balancing. If you cant do a hand stand pushup, you can modify with normal push-ups.
Hand stand push-ups (HSP) 10 sets of 10
Once you have done a set of HSP hustle over to the pull-up bar and do pull-ups/chin-ups.
For the pull-ups and chin-ups you will touch your chest to the bar and fully lockout at the bottom. If you want you can alternate between pull-ups and chin-ups.
Pull-ups/Chin-ups 10 sets of 5-10
So here is what your workout will look like.
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Pull-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Chin-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Pull-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Pull-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Chin-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Pull-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Chin-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Pull-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Chin-ups 10
- Jump rope 100
- HSP 10
- Pull-ups 10
Good job!! If you are able to complete this in 10-15 minutes then you are a beast!!
I hope you enjoy this weeks workout!
Christian
Wellness Wednesday IV
Hey there friends!
This weeks workout will be focusing on everyone's favorite thing, cardio. I think they should make the official name hardio lol
Anyways, i'm training for an event at the end of the year and thought I would share one of my cardio workouts with you!
As per usual, I recommend that you foam roll (10-20min) due to the amount of leg activity involved in this workout.
Now that your legs are nice and loose, we're going to go for a slow paced run. When I say slow, I mean you can walk faster than this pace, but it's the running motion that counts. Shoot for about 10-12 min per mile.
That wasn't too bad was it? You should be warmed up now and ready to challenge the legs.
For the rest of the workouts I wear a weighted vest, but you don't need to use that unless you want to really challenge yourself.
The second activity will be on the stair stepper. If you do not have one of these machines, you can go to a football stadium and walk the stairs. I like to spend about 30 min on this. If you are unable to complete 30 min, you can break it up in to 10 min on each machine until you have done 30 min.
Next will be incline walking. Set the treadmill to about 2-3 mph on the highest incline. Try not to use the arm rails for this workout. You won't have those when you are out in the real world hiking up a hill. If you have to put your hands on your hips to help you step. Again, go for about 30 min's on the treadmill.
The final workout will be on the stationary bike. Find a setting that you will be able to do for 30 min and go. Simple enough.
Your legs should be feeling like jello right about now! If not, then you are a beast!! Please stretch and foam roll after this workout or you wont be able to walk properly in a day or so.
Good job friends hope to see you all next week!
Christian
TL;DR
- 2 mile run slow paced 20-25 min
- 30 min stair stepper
- 30 min max incline treadmill walk
- 30 min stationary bike