Week 7/8

Skill Sheet Pass Off: Inverted Skills Skill Bank: inverted split, crab, inverted bow and arrow

Silk Only

Station Round 1 Round 2 (repeat 2-3 times) Round 3 (repeat 2-3 times)
Silk Knotted inversions (3-4) can add gazelle shape or have them crochet one leg and push other behind them) Invert without the knot through the middle, Try to hold for 3-5 seconds Single tail inversion on right and left
Sequence: Ball rocker, split, pike, split, stag legs, come down
Floor 1 Weighted scarecrows (or no weight!) Push up (from knees ok) Weighted Glute Bridges
Floor 2 Alternating Side Planks Shoulder taps Plank Dips

Game: Play rock paper scissors if extra time! Rock is a ball rocker upside down, Paper is a pike or candlestick hold upside down, scissors is a straddle or split

Hoop Only

Skill Sheet Pass Off: Inverted Skills Skill Bank: inverted split, crab, inverted bow and arrow

Station Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Hoop Scarab forward and backward Inverted split (under hoop then under the top bar) Sequence it: Straddle mount, stag seat, fairy, mount top bar, hocks hang, scarab forward, scarab backwards, under bar split, return to seated, exit.
Floor 1 Pike press with Yoga or acro blocks Straddle press with yoga or acro blocks Acro blocks: transition from straddle to pike. Yoga Blocks: alternate pike and straddle press and see which you can hold longer.
Floor 2 Splits with sliders ballerina arm flow (arms make a circle in front of chest, raise circle above head, open circle, when arms are halfway down turn palms towards ground, draw arms back together in a circle) Plies: 5 demi, 5 grand, in 1st and 2nd position.

Conditioning

Ideas for whatever variation of stations you have for conditioning

Station Round 1 Round 2
Silk 1) 10x supporting single arm holds
  1. jump, catch, hold, hang till failure | 1) scissor legs (from knot or crochet arms)
  2. lifted hang shoulder shrugs | | Hoop | 1) Slow motion straddles (if needed straddle quickly, then exit slowly)
  3. Spider man leg extensions | 1) flutters
  4. low hoop plank hold | | Floor | 1) slider pike ups (start in a plank and slide feet up to pike and return)
  5. Burpees | 1) Mountain climbers
  6. Squat jacks |