Sunday, June 15, 2008

the 5 -10 most useful capoeira conditioning routines

hey, i started on the wrong foot with the whole capoeira conditioning posts. i am gonna start it over real soon. i have so much to say about conditioning that one or two posts simply won't cut it. but for now, i just wanted to write down the 5 most useful routines that helped my game:

1. au/mea lua stretches (left, right, and back)
2. squats (standard + in the jinga position)
3. rasteira/negativa stretches and splits (as low as you can go)
4. handstands (and handstand pushups) on the wall
5. bridges and wall wheels

i feel that just doing these 5 types of conditioning routine in addition to playing capo regularly has helped me tremendously with flexibility, agility, springiness, and fluidity.

if i were to go further to write the 10 most useful routines. i guess i would add:

6. all types of lower ab crunches (everything works your upper abs, so ignore those)
7. tricep pushups (diamonds, v's, and negativa)
8. touching your toes (while standing)
9. laying down on your back, while stretching your legs over your head till it touches the ground (and also holding your toes)
10. the jinga (and all its variations)

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