Hollow Squats
Find a friend and try this one at home. Partner #1 holds the hollow position. Partner #2 holds the parallel squat position. Set the timer for 1 minute. Partners keep their eyes focused on each other’s form. Provide “words of encouragement” throughout the duration of the isometric hold. When the timer beeps you switch positions. Go for 3 rounds.
*Clasp your hands together in the prayer position like Eric if you want optimal results.
Did you spike the coffee because everyone is smiling? I have done this wonderful set before and I don’t even smile during this wonderful squat hollow thing!
Did someone spike the coffee because everyone is smiling? I have experienced this wonderful hollow/squat set and I don’t even smile…
Sorry didn’t mean to hit the submit twice!
Steve’s “words of encouragement” were crazy yesterday morning! I think that’s why they’re smiling. Hey, is that Echidna’s head in front?
I don’t think that it the prayer position – I think it is Echidna is about to take off.
yep, they were very encourging and hysterically funny. unrepeatable for this blog.
Mars was the first to point out that Steve’s encouraging words must have contributed to Baby K. getting here and of course, I had to tell everyone! Alan questioned whether those words were legal. Echidna looked awkward working with Alan at that moment and probably secretly wished that his wife was his partner for the first time at the IC. The funniest part about it was that Steve was being totally serious until he realized what the hell he was saying.
Don’t be a tease. Inquiring minds want to know what was said.
Yes…do divulge.
Ha ha- Baby K’s Momma, you just killed me with that one. It’s funny, I guess it took an isometric squat hold to transform Echidna from being a lifelong atheist. Instead of partnering with Echidna, Juliet and I double-teamed Anthony, and lemme put it to you this way: as soon as Ms. J and I had finished our words of encouragement, Anthony jumped on a plane to Vietnam. Who wants to be next to partner with the scary girl team? Get ready to pray in earnest. And hold the deepest squat ever.
It’s all hell on earth when the scary girl team is in the house. Echidna has resorted to the secret IC move: the Exorcism. It’s possibly the only exercise that can expunge the possession of the evil duo (when the deep squat doesn’t work). Notice Echidna’s intensity. It’s not an easy task. But then again, Echidna is no ordinary being. The battle between good and evil continues at the IC.
I just noticed that Echidna is looking at the scary duo in this pic too. Expunge–good word Steve.
Maybe we should repeat the set tonight and Steve can repeat whatever encouraging words he said this moring? Or maybe not and we do a really easy workout (the milling around?) tonight and still have encouraging words thrown at us.
Bear Bear and all,
If we had a ‘threat level indicator’ for IC (a more intelligent version of Homeland Securities threat indicator) tonight’s workout could be characterized as ‘Punishing’ as per Steve. When pressed for a comparison to last Thursday’s workout, which if you recall was labeled as ‘Devastating’, Steve indicated that ‘Punishing’ falls below ‘Devastating’. While it was not specifically discussed, I think it is safe to assume that ‘Punishing’ is higher than ‘Milling around’ on the threat level indicator.
The issue of water breaks was never discussed…..
One word: Wheels.
Yes, it was Turbo who was literally assembling, fresh from the shipping boxes, the devices of torture that will be applied to us tonight. You better show up tonight Patricia.
Not the wheels. Please, anything but the wheels!
HAHA! I will try and be there it all depends on what Ms. Juliet has in store for me today.
How can anyone see around Echidna’s massive head?
Thank you soooo much for helping us unpack the wheels of death yesterday Patricia.
Round-headed Echidna, slick of you to partner up with your wife this morning! Who would have guessed Steve’s “words of encouragement” could also serve as marriage counseling. Ahhh, the benefits of training at the IC always go well beyond physical exercise…