Navy SEALS Workout Makes For A Powerful Challenge
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011In this article we will look at a few bodyweight exercises take appear the Navy Seals Workout routine.
Stretching Neck Tilts. This exercise is more of a stretch and is good to do in your warm up and warm down sessions. It is very simple to do. Simply stand u p right and rotate your head to the left as far as you can go and hold it in that position for a few seconds. The tilt your head in the other direction as far as you can go and hold for a few seconds. With any stretching exercises, 8 seconds is a good target to aim for in terms of the period that you hold the stretch for. The neck is a very important body part in fitness workouts since most exercises require the neck to be involved in some format. A neck is also essential for all round stability of your body and therefore it should be treated with care and neck tilts are a great way to slowly warm up your neck before your bodyweight workout or weight lifting session.
Also, worth a look is the no nonsense muscle building guide by Vince Delmonte, which uses the following exercises:
Abdominal Stretch. After your 6 pack abs home workout it is always a good idea to end with some stretching exercises so that you don’t wake up in pain the next morning. Ab stretches are also good as warm up exercises to reduce the risk of injury in your six pack ab workout. To carry out this exercise, lie down on your front with you legs full extended behind you. Lift the upper part of your body upwards with your palms facing flat on the floor. This looks like a yoga type stretch and you should hold it for a few seconds before returning to the starting position and repeating for approximately 10 reps.
Tricep Stretch. The tricep stretching exercise will look quite familiar to you as many people do this at the gym before they commence their workout. It is important to stretch the triceps before starting your workout since they play a big part in exercises for the chest and shoulders and other body parts. Ti di the tricep stretch stand upright and stretch out one of your elbows above your head so that it is pointing towards the ceiling. Then hold this elbow in place with your other hand and pull it back slightly so that you feel the stretch. Hold for around 8 seconds and then repeat with the other arm. You will find this will make your triceps more ready for action and as a result will find exercises for other bodyparts easier to do just because the triceps are nice and warm.
Knee-jump. The knee-jump is for those of you wanting to develop explosive power in your hamstrings. Start the exercise by kneeling on the ground. Your feet should be flat and your back side resting on the back of your legs. Make sure you look forward throughout the exercise. The first movement is a forward swing of your arms, and then in one explosive movement propell yourself from your knees up onto your feet. You will end the exercise as though you were in the lowered down position of a squat. This exercise is perfect if you play sports.
These are exercises without weights, but if you also want to use gym weights, check out the increase bench press site.