Twelve Days of Fitmas Workout Challenge

Day #1 - On the first day...


Exercises are completed in order and go in ascending order (first exercises, second exercise and then first exercise, third then second then first exercise, etc).


One War Machine
     Two Monster Makers
          Three Burpees
                  Four Butterfly Sit Ups
                        Five Bench Dips
                              Six Body Folds
                                 Seven Decline Push Ups
                                         Eight Prisoner Squats
                                                Nine SEAL Jacks
                                                      Ten Mountain Climbers
                                                          Eleven Bench Step Ups
                                                                   Twelve Body Thrusters

Combat Obstacles - Tuesday, November 29

Bootcamp Workout Circuit - Thursday, November 24

Obstacle Course Training Workout - Tuesday, November 22

Thermopylae Games #1 - Now that the dust has settled.

The first Thermopylae Games of this year was held this past Wednesday night at Valley Creek School.  We had athletes representing Valley Creek school, Sir John A. MacDonald school, and Sir John Franklin school.


Over a hundred athletes competed in five events over the course of the evening.


Congratulations go out to Sir John A. MacDonald school on their overall points win.  The trophy is on it's way to your school.


A special thank you to the parents, teachers, coaches and staff that made the event so much fun.


Congratulations to Kya and Adam for finishing top two in the competition.

Thermopylae Games Events - Wednesday, November 23

Events


Prisoner Squats

Butterfly Sit Ups

Plank Jacks

Skipping

Release Push Ups

 

 

Thermopylae Training - Tuesday, November 15

Card Games


Equipment: Deck of Playing Cards


Rules:
Each card has a different exercise for each suit (clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades)
Grab a card and complete the exercise on it. 
Number of repetitions is determined by the card value. 
A number card is that number, a face card is ten repetitions and a lap, an ace is eleven and a lap.


Exercises:


Spades - Burpees
Hearts - Butterfly Sit Ups
Clubs - War Machines
Diamonds - Push Ups

Thermopylae Games at VC School - Wednesday, November 23

The first Thermopylae Games of the 2016-2017 year will be held this coming Wednesday from 4:00 - 6:00pm at VC School.


The games consist of five (5) exercises where each athlete has to complete as many reps as possible in a two minute time frame of one of the exercises.  They then get a break and move onto the next exercise of the five exercises.


The exercises are as follows:
Skipping

Release Push Ups

Butterfly Squats

Prisoner Squats

Plank Jacks

We are looking forward to seeing you all out there for some fun, fitness and competition!!

Thermopylae Training - Thermopylae Games 2017 - Tuesday, November 8

Thermopylae Games #1


Exercise #1 - Skipping
Exercise #2 - Release Push Ups
Exercise #3 - Prisoner Squats
Exercise #4 - Butterfly Sit Ups
Exercise #5 - Plank Jacks


You will have two minutes to complete as many as you can.  You will record your total and combine each of your totals to create a grand total.


Ex.
#1 - 300 rotations
#2 - 20 push ups
#3 - 40 squats
#4 - 10 sit ups
#5 - 50 plank jacks


Total = 420 total points

Thermopylae Training - 100k Club - Thursday, November 3

Please see Mr. Howard and Mr. Drysdale tomorrow for the Thermopylae 100K Club.  Tomorrow's distance will be approx. 3km and will utilize the Thermopylae Lap.

Thermopylae Training - Tuesday, November 1st

Thermopylae Run Circuit


Interval Run Training - Day 1


Dynamic Warm Up (A's, B's, C's, D's, Open the Gate, Close the Gate, etc)


Run two minutes
Jog two minutes
Walk two minutes


Repeat x 5 times


30 Minutes total!!

Jacked O'Lantern Halloween Workout

Hope every one had a safe, and fun filled, Halloween.

Back to work!


Four Rounds


Push Ups x 20
Sit Ups x 20


Skipping x 100 rotations


Bench Dips x 20
Half Jacks x 20


Skipping x 100 rotations


Decline Push Ups x 20
Plank Shoulder Touches x 10/side


Skipping x 100 rotations


Bench Step Ups x 10/side
Butterfly Sit Up x 20


Skipping x 100 rotations

Thermopylae Training - Thursday, October 27 (Speed Training)

Cardiovascular Training - Maximal Intensity

5 Rounds = 60%

7 Rounds = 80%

9 Rounds = 100%

Half Jacks x 30
Mountain Climbers x 30


Jumping Jacks x 30


Bench Dips x 30
Push Ups x 30


Seal Jacks x 30


Plank Shoulder Touches x 30 (15/side)
Butterfly Sit Up x 30


Cross Country Skier x 30 (15/side)

Thermopylae Training - Tuesday, October 25, 2016 (Wolverine Workout)

Thermopylae Training - Thursday, October 20, 2016 (Make it happen)

Thermopylae Training - Tuesday, October 18, 2016 (Daredevil Workout)