Training for the changes we want to make

Nick | 08/10/2014 | 2

When we train, it’s important to remember that our bodies adapt to the stimuli we put them through. That is to say that they will get better at the things they regularly do. This might seem obvious, but it’s an easy point to lose when we get caught up with all the crazy things that we get ourselves into in the gym.

I bring this up because as much as we love to get stronger and build a better engine, it’s important that our bodies can move in a variety of ways. Life throws many more angles and curve balls at us than we often expose ourselves to at the gym. Today’s frog jumps will be not only a test to see if our bodies are ready for a curveball, but also a great way to combine conditioning and mobility in the same stride. Think of them like a mobility building burpee. Unless that somehow makes them worse…

STR:

deadlift
5-5-5-5-5

WOD:

5 rounds

50′ frog hop
3 muscle ups (scale to 6 ring rows and 6 dips)