Thursday, January 6, 2011

Samsaras

This is the new and improved jumping drill formerly known as substitutes, because they substituted in winter for suicides. Which are also known as wind sprints, you know, run a quarter track, turn around, run back, run a half track, turn around, run back, etc. I worry that they still call them suicides, like, in high schools. But in fact I still call them suicides, because they're supposed to make you feel like dying and because I do it to myself. But in winter I couldn't do sprints in the schoolyard, I switched to doing jumps in the kitchen and they're just as bad; they're both about short, high intensity bursts to build anaerobic capacity, which is what derby calls for.

Oh and, I decided to call these samsaras, because suffering is always done in the name of desire.

20 ANKLE JUMPS
5 toe touches
20 SQUATS
5 star touches

20 HEEL JUMPS
5 toe touches
10 LEFT LEG SQUATS
10 RIGHT LEG SQUATS
5 star touches

20 KNEE JUMPS
5 toe touches
20 SIDE SQUATS
5 star touches

20 SQUAT JUMPS
5 toe touches
10 LEFT CROSSOVER SQUATS
10 RIGHT CROSSOVER SQUATS
5 star touches

20 SPLIT SQUAT JUMPS
5 toe touches
10 LEFT CROSSUNDER SQUATS
10 RIGHT CROSSUNDER SQUATS
5 star touches

For ANKLE JUMPS, fold and spring open your ankles.

For HEEL JUMPS, pull your heels up to your butt.

For KNEE JUMPS, pull your knees up to your chest.

For TRUNK JUMPS, fold and spring open your upper body.

For SQUAT JUMPS, fold and spring open your lower body.