MORNING WORKOUT: CONDITIONING

Cartwheels, 15x5

Side roll pushups, 5x5

Side roll situps, 5x5

Karate stuff, 15-20 minutes

Stretching 15 minutes

Sometimes I have to experiment with an exercise that sounds and looks stupid...but might be just what I'm looking for. Side roll pushups are just that.

Lay face down on the ground, quickly roll over to the side until you're back on your stomach, then perform a strict pushup, generating tension in the whole body before doing so.

Since my workout phase is going to be done soon, I need to figure out how to accomplish the next goal: body hardening. The roll is good for practicing impact absorption, and generating tension to keep straight means the muscles get practice with acting as body armor.

Sound stupid? Yeah it does. But was it enjoyable? Absolutely.