Picture Yourself

Welcome everyone...yes, all of us want to see positive results. Let's think in reverse for a moment. How long did it take for you to get to "the picture of yourself" at this point? A year...5 years...10 years or longer. That long huh? Getting to where you want to be (look), What will it take...patience, discipline, grinder attitude, winning disposition. The main reason people don't see any results is becuz they perform the same routine day in and day out. Let's get started with abs. 1) skip rope. 5 sets. Skip for 30 sec., rest for 30 sec. This drill every other day. 2) Prone position, on your toes and bent elbows directly below shoulders and raise off floor, count to 30, rest for 30 sec., 5 sets. 3) On your back, legs straight, arms overhead, raise upper body about 3 inches off floor and hold for 30 sec. 5 sets. All of the above every other day. Begin to notice stomach tightness after 4th session. www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com

Quicker-Quick

Welcome everyone and let's go. Thanks to all the ladies and their appreciation for the previous writings. Quickness is not only necessary but a requirement in any sport. Growing up on my parent's farm, I had the luxury of a board & bat siding on our barn. I would throw the ball against the barn from about 30 feet away and never knew which direction the ball was going until it hit. Starting at age 8. Little did I know that the hours spent (2 hr. a day) I was preparing myself to be really quick...that first step. Take a tennis size rubber ball against any surface or on any roof, throw it and don't move until it hits. Change up and alter the height of the ball to get a different bounce back. Take the same size ball and /or a soccer ball and drop/toss so your foot is going keep bouncing the ball in the air. Didn't say it was going to be easy...but fun and well worth the effort. Get a 5 year old to do it with you. The child wins!
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Ringing in 2019

Welcome everyone...it's that time of year...so many interruptions and so little time. You want to cut back on training and yet not lose it. Warning...if you go three days w/out exercising...then it's like starting all over again. Staying the course...do various stretching exercises, standing, sitting and kneeling. Get a soccer ball or exercise ball...feet 4-6-8 inches from a wall and place ball between you and the wall with ball at or below 'belt line.' Slowly up and down, bending knees while leaning back to hold ball. As you go down, ball will move up to middle of back. You will feel a great massage. Each set 10x. Twist slowly from side to side, 5x each way. This drill will keep that blood flowing to critical areas. And oxygen flow. While reading or watching TV, and place a tennis ball or soccer ball under your stocking feet and rotate in multi directional fashion. One foot at a time. That will stimulate your nerve endings. Select  drills daily and work for 30 min. or more. Three x a week walk at least one mile. There, that will cover 2-3 weeks. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Wishing you the best. Jimmy O www.secondwindfitnessfilm.com