Outdoor Functional Strength Training

Outdoor functional strength training

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Tom Greenwald in Tom's workouts and activities

It has been a long and cold winter. With very few exceptions all my workouts have been done indoors. Since I don’t have big enough room I wasn’t able to train some things I really enjoy like crawling and somersaults.

Few days back the temperature started to rise and it stopped snowing. I finally had the chance to take my workout outside. In front of my house the snow was only few inches thick. It’s great, because it doesn’t restrict my movements and provides a safety cushion. I took my camera with me so I could provide some footage for you guys.

This particular routine concentrates on functional strength training, core region strengthening and improving coordination. Many of these exercises are used by MMA athletes. Enjoy my video because I enjoyed exercising.

5 Responses to “Outdoor functional strength training”

Ben

19. Feb, 2010

Hi Tom,

Looks cool, though the neck thing freaked me out a bit! Still just a beginner with Primal/Paleo concepts, but I love the idea of MovNat and functional strength training outdoors. There’s definitely something inside me that relates to tree-climbing, rock-climbing and swimming!

Cheers,
Ben.

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Tom Greenwald Reply:
February 19th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Hi Ben,
It’s great that you liked it and that you are also interested in the primal way of training, which has become an important part of my life. The neck thing isn’t something to be freaked out about, but it isn’t also for beginners. It’s a very good exercise for neck muscle conditioning if you are experienced enough. To achieve that kind of level, you have to start with some simple exercises that target the same muscles. After some time, progress will be inevitable.

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MikeR

19. Feb, 2010

Tom,

Great video. What kind of shoes are you wearing? I’m looking for something flexible. I’m trying to go barefoot but we have 2 feet of snow here now.

Regards,
Mike

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Tom Greenwald Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Thanks Mike

In this video I’m wearing my old Adidas indoor sports shoes. Definitely not the best option for this kind of training .

I’m thinking about investing in some Vibram five-fingers for the upcoming summer. If you enjoy barefoot running you should consider this option.
They’re probably not suitable for winter though. I know that there are some great winter trail running shoes from Asics. I just can’t remember the exact model name.

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MulatautNaw

31. Mar, 2010

You are really good at this, right?

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