I’ve known Adam and Nat for a long time now and after years of Nat playing Representative Basketball, Adam decided he’d also like to get in on a bit of pre-season fitness action as part of his current health kick - which included successfully quitting Smoking.
We started off with a whole body warm up that included dynamic stability and balance work which is great for Injury Prevention for all types of sports for Nat and to bring back the balance that Adam hasn’t seen since his athletic, teenage days.
We then moved onto some harder balance and coordination drills which will help develop a strong stability and strength base to avoid having their goals offset by weeks and months on the sideline with an injury.
Next part of the workout was the conditioning and quickness. The Agility ladder is one of my favourite pieces of equipment because there are literally hundreds of combinations you can use and it also creates lower limb coordination. It’s great for Sports Specific training and alternative tool for the everyday exerciser who is looking to get fit and wants to try something different.
After the ladder it was time to crank it up with an anaerobic/agility circuit. There aren’t many people who find this type of training easy and the weights alone (2x10kg, 2x15kg and 2x20kg) are enough to send some people running scared, but Adam and Nat pushed themselves hard to complete the circuit in a respectable time.
We finished off with us some upper body with battling rope swings, sled pulls, plyometric push ups with the agility ladder and some introductory Kettlebell swings.
Overall – a tough session! But spirits were still high towards the end when Adam decided to play it up for the camera.
Great look Adam!
And lastly, because Nat worked so hard as well, I couldn’t turn down his challenge of a rope/sled run/pull!
Thanks very much another great session Adam and Nat!
And a big thankyou to Kim from Kimages for these great photos!
