My name is Katie Chapman, London 2012 Olympic Artistic Swimmer and Rio 2016 coach. Over the last 25 years I have learned and developed a program that allowed me to stay strong and flexible for my sport.
This 3 month plan is the first phase of training for beginners to the sport and those in the sport who find they need help with their end of range strength.
A1
Right leg split hold
1 x 1
A2
Left leg split hold
1 x 1
A3
Box splits on elbows
1 x 1
B1
sitting pike fold
1 x 0:30
B2
Pike sitting knee extension
2 x 1
C1
Bridge hold
2 x 1
C2
Lying shoulder test
1 x 1
D1
Split hold lying on back
1 x 0:30
D2
Split hold lying on back
1 x 0:30
D3
Box split lying on floor legs on wall
1 x 0:30
E
Headstand - vertical hold
A1
180 Jump & Land
3 x 10
A2
Inchworm
3 x 5
B1
Downward dog
2 x 0:30
B2
Tuck to pike fold (standing)
2 x 10
B3
Lying on back pike fold
2 x 0:30
B4
Stradde stand holding elbows
2 x 0:30
C1
Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch
3 x 0:30
C2
Pigeon Stretch
3 x 0:30
D1
Standing adductor hold
2 x 0:30
D2
Frog on front
0:30, 0:45
E1
Standing kicks and hold
4 x 10 @ 0:10
E2
Kneeling kicks
4 x 10
F1
Split hold - right leg
3 x 0:45
F2
Split hold - left leg
3 x 0:45
F3
Box split
3 x 0:45
A1
Spine rolls
2 x 4
A2
Cobra
2 x 0:30
A3
Downward dog alt knee bend
2 x 0:30
B1
Band Pull-Apart
2 x 5
B2
Crab hold
2 x 0:20
C1
Kneeling thread the needle
3 x 6
C2
External band Rotations
3 x 10
C3
Hands in hip hold
3 x 0:30
D1
Kneeing D shape
2 x 0:15
D2
Bridge hold
2 x 0:15
D3
Bridge rocks
2 x 0:15
E1
Headstand - vertical hold
3 x 0:20
E2
Headstand - tuck to vertical
3 x 3
E3
Bunny hops
3 x 5
E4
Handstand kick up on wall
3 x 0:15
F1
Split hold - right leg
2 x 0:45
F2
Split hold - left leg
2 x 0:45
F3
Box split
2 x 0:45
A1
Jumping Jacks
3 x 0:20
A2
Air Squat
3 x 0:20
A3
Standing Calf Raise
3 x 0:20
B1
Ankle circles (standing)
2 x 10
B2
Calf Stretch
2 x 0:30
C1
Flex/point - slow double leg
3 x 10
C2
Flex/point - fast double leg
3 x 15
C3
Lying on back - flex/point
3 x 8
C4
Lying on back - point/flex
3 x 8
D1
Standing Single leg toe stretch
4 x 0:15
D2
Standing double leg to stretch
2 x 0:20
D3
Kneeling double leg ankle stretch
2 x 0:15
D4
Kneeling to pike on toes
2 x 6
E1
Extension - double leg (heels up/down)
3 x 20
E2
Pike extension hold
3 x 0:15
F1
Straddle single leg lift (up/down)
3 x 5
F2
Straddle single leg hold
3 x 0:05
G1
Split hold - right leg
2 x 0:45
G2
Split hold - left leg
2 x 0:45
G3
Box split
2 x 0:45
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