Phase Six Online Foundations
Phase Six Online Foundations
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                                              FOUNDATIONS
                                                     DAY 1: LOWER
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 MAIN SESSION 2: 3 SETS [60-90 SECONDS REST IN BETWEEN MOVEMENTS]
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 1. LOADED SPLIT SQUAT - SINGLE KETTLEBELL/DOUBLE DUMBBELL (4-6 REPS/SIDE)
 Go into a wide lunge (Front leg-flat foot, back leg-on your toes), feet hip-distance apart. Start to lower yourself to
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 the floor and pick up your weights (suggested use: 5-10kg/side). Engage your core, draw your shoulders down
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 and back, staying tall through the crown. On a exhale push through your front foot, squeezing the glutes as you
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 come up to a standing wide lunge (the back foot should still be on your toes). Inhale and lower yourself with the
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 weights down by your sides. It is important that you allow your front knee to go over the front foot as much as
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 your mobility allows, until the back knee touches the floor, and then engage everything to push yourself back up.
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 2. JEFFERSON CURL - SINGLE KETTLEBELL + PLYO BOX (6 REPS)
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 Stand on a stable elevated surface (ideally a Plyo Box), holding the top of the Kettlebell handle with both hands.
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 Bring your feet to the edge of the box (needs to be stable and strong to prevent you from falling forwards!). Start
 to tuck your chin to your chest (allowing the Kettlebell to hang freely - straight arms), and slowly rounding each
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 vertebra (Spine Rolling) all the way until your head is in front of your feet. If you have good mobility, continue to
 allow the Kettlebell to lower you further, past your feet. Remember, what goes down must come up! So don't go so
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 far down that you can't lift yourself back up. Once at your end range, engage your core and glutes, and start to
 SLOWLY unravel your spine, still letting the Kettlebell hang, giving you opposition, until you are back to your
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 DECOMPRESSION: 1-2 SETS [REST AS NEEDED]
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 Starting on all fours, bring one knee forward (if you cant square off your foot to 90-degrees, don't worry).
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Straighten and extend the opposite leg behind you, and lengthen out your spine, slowly bending over so that your
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 chest can rest on your knee, with your arms out in front of you, or either side of your foot/knee. Continue to
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 breathe into the stretch for at least 30 seconds (the end goal is 2-minutes/side), and then switch legs.
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 2. HALF KNEELING HAMSTRING BOW (6 REPS)
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 Start by sitting back on your heels, with your arms reaching out in front of you. Come up into a half-kneeling
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 Mountain Climber position (lift right leg). Your hands should be placed directly underneath your shoulders, your
 back knee should be directly underneath your hip, and your front foot should be touching, and in line with the
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 (right) hand. Draw your shoulders down and back, away from your ears, straighten, and lengthen your spine, and
 actively try to pull the floor apart with your hands to maintain engagement throughout. Keep your back knee
 resting on the floor whilst you shift your weight backward, so that your hips are just above your heels, keeping
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 both arms extending, and in contact with the floor as you do so. Continue to shift your weight forward and
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 Start on your back with both knees bent facing upward. Bring your right leg up and place it so that the right ankle
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 is resting on top of your left knee. Exhale and drop the right foot to the floor, allowing your opposite leg to also
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 touch the floor. Try to keep both shoulders grounded, not allowing the hip rotation to peel off your shoulder from
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 the floor (the chest should be facing the ceiling). Inhale and lift both legs, and switch over so that you can repeat
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 Start on your knees with your arms out in front of you, sitting back on your heels (Chil's Pose). Keeping your head
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 tucked in, tuck your pelvis in, and slowly start to round your spine, starting with your lower back, middle back,
 scapulas and shoulders until you end up in a 'Cobra' position (your head should be the last to come up). Then do
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 the opposite on the way back; start by tucking the head, rounding the shoulders, scapulas, and then your middle
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 CIRCUIT 3: 2-3 SETS [MINIMAL REST]
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 1. 90:90 SWITCH (6-8 REPS)
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 Start by sitting down with your knees bent, and your feet wider than hip-width apart. Drop both knees to one side at
 a 90-degree angle. Start to rotate your torso towards the knee that is closest to you, then lower your upper body
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 onto your leg/knee - Take a deep breath and lengthen out your back leg, re-positioning yourself into a Pigeon Pose.
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 Aim to keep the spine long as you do this. Replace the leg so that you're back in your 90/90 position, Begin to lift
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 your torso back up, and then lift both knees and switch sides (drop both knees to the other side).
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 2. ALT. FLOOR SCORPION (6 REPS)
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 Lay on your front with your arms out to either side, kick one foot up towards the ceiling and take it over the opposite
 leg until the toe taps the floor, right next to the hamstring of the other leg. Reach in opposite direction through each
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 arm, stretching your lower torso and opening your hips, whilst actively pushing the bent knee outwards. Breathe
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 deeply, and then replace the leg and repeat on the opposite side.
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 3. ALT. KNEE OVER HIP (6 REPS)
 Lying down on your back with both legs straight on the floor, lift one knee and take it over your other leg, reaching
 the knee to the floor. Try to keep your upper body as square as possible.
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MAIN SESSION 2: 3 SETS [90 SECONDS-2 MINUTES REST MINIMAL REST IN BETWEEN SETS]
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     MAIN SESSION3: 3 SETS [60-90 SECONDS REST IN BETWEEN MOVEMENTS]
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     1. HALF KNEELING KETTLEBELL SHOULDER PRESS (4-6 REPS/SIDE)
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     Go into your half-kneeling position (legs in a 90-degree angle-back knee in line with hip), with the kettlebell just
     in front of your back knee. Clean the kettlebell into the racked position, and then engage your glutes, tuck your
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     pelvis, and exhale to press the kettlebell (about a 45-degree from your torso). Make sure that your ribs don't
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     flare, and that your core is engaged. Lower it back into a racked position, and then unravel the kettlebell to the
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     floor (keeping a straight wrist) once you have completed all reps on one side first. Switch legs, and repeat on the
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     opposite side.
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     2. KETTLEBELL DEAD CLEANS (8-10 REPS
     Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, with your Kettlebell in between your feet. Hinge at the hips and bend
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     your knees to grip the Kettlebell. Maintain a proud chest and square your shoulders to the floor. Your scapulas
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     should be down and back. Spread the floor apart with your feet to engage your legs. Use the momentum of the
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     power coming from your legs to lift the Kettlebell, following a straight line up the center of your body (imagine
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     zipping up a jacket). Once the Kettlebell reaches just above hip height, keep it close to your body and allow the
     bell to rotate around your wrist (not flip over it), making an 'uppercut' motion. Use a soft grip so that the bell can
     easily move within your palm into a Racked position.
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     DECOMPRESSION: 1-2 SETS [REST AS NEEDED]
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     1. ALT. CHILD'S POSE WITH REACH (6 REPS)
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     Start by sitting back on your heels with your arms reaching out in front of you. Keeping your head tucked in,
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     reach both arms over to the left on an inhale (right hand should be in a 'saw-like' position, reaching past the left
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     hand). Exhale and sit back on your heels whilst still reaching with both arms. Inhale and switch sides.
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     2. ALT. NEEDLE ARM THREAD THROUGH (6 REPS)
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     Start on your hands and knee. Lift the right elbow straight up behind you (like a bow and arrow), elbow pointing
     toward the ceiling. Turn your torso to face it, keeping your hips square and facing forwards (fight the rotation).
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     Thread the arm through your middle section (behind your stabilizing arm), allowing your torso to twist so that
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     you end up resting your shoulder and head on the floor, with your arm extended out (palm facing upwards).
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     Actively try to push the back of your hand into the floor and square your hips to the front to deepen the stretch.
     Replace the arm and re-set back onto all fours. Repeat on the opposite side.
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     (without moving your hands), then turn them out so that your elbows are facing out to the side. Bend the elbows
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     (lower your chest to do so), then bring them back so they face behind you (as if you’re doing a push up), then
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     straighten them whilst bringing them back to the starting point. Turn your elbow pits so that they face forward
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     again, repeat for 6 Reps, and then change the direction of the elbow circles (reversing the movements).
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     Resting on your knees, turn your hands towards you as much as you can, so that your palms are on the floor,
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     and your fingers are facing your knees. Start to walk one wrist at a time further away from your body. Go as far
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     as you can go without the palm not being able to be placed fully down on the ground. Start to walk both wrists
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 CIRCUIT 3: 2-3 SETS [MINIMAL REST]
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 1. KNEE TO ELBOW > TWIST & REACH 4-6 REPS
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 Start by lying on your stomach with your arms reaching out in front of you. Bring one elbow to meet with the same
 side knee, keeping the extended arm straight. From here straighten the bent arm, and reach it over to the opposite
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 side. Try to keep the knee touching the floor (if you can), and at the same time, you're actively trying to touch the
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 hand on the floor in the opposite direction. Again, causing opposition.
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 2. HIP BRIDGE > TWISTING OVERHEAD REACH (6-8 REPS)
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 Start by lying on your back with both knees bent facing upwards. Bridge the hips (keeping ribcage down), engage
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 the glutes, and reach one arm overhead, past your opposite shoulder, distributing your weight onto the grounded
 shoulder. Actively try to square off the hips in order to fight the rotation, whilst reaching in the opposite direction,
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 3. LATERAL SPINE ROLL (8-10 REPS)
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 Stand with your feet slightly wider than hip-width apart. Soften your knees, turn your right foot out to 90-degrees,
 and hang both arms in front of you (touching the right calf (palms together), with your body folded over your hips
 and leaning to the right side. Keeping the arm closest to the leg straight, bend the opposite elbow, drawing it back
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 (like a bow and arrow), opening up the chest, and rotating the torso. The elbow should be facing the ceiling and
 your fingertips facing the floor. Keep reaching until your hand is by your chest and your opposite hand closest to
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 your leg is by the knee. Keeping your legs glued to the floor, return the foot to face the front and turn your opposite
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 foot out to 90-degrees. Shift your weight over to the other side and repeat.
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