Rock Your Workout - NW Personal Training

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No matter if you are camping, hiking, at the beach or just in your backyard, you can give yourself an incredible muscle conditioning workout with just rocks! If you can’t get to the gym or away from your home workout area, it doesn’t mean your workouts have to take a sabbatical. So, no excuses, you need to be resourceful. There are literally hundreds of exercises you can do anywhere to challenge all muscles and fitness components.

I joined Koin News and Jenny Hansson for Move it Monday to review exercises you can do with just rocks. So, find yourself a large rock size and two smaller rocks with weight dependent on your current fitness level and let’s get a ‘rocking’ workout! You’ll notice Jenny only had access to a paint can so always remember if there is a will, there is a way!

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Squat & Press

Hold one larger rock in both hands while legs are approximately hip width apart with knees and feet pointing in the same direction. Slowly bend your knees and squat down as low as feels comfortable sinking back into your hips and lowering the rock towards the ground. Keep your abdominals active and your spine elongated. Now slowly stand back up while pressing the rock over your head. Continue for 8-20 reps.

Woodchop Squat

Hold one larger rock in both hands while legs are approximately hip width apart with knees and feet pointing in the same direction. Slowly bend your knees and squat down as low as feels comfortable sinking back into your hips and lowering the rock towards the ground. Keep your abdominals active and your spine elongated. As you stand up, pivot and rotate as you swing the rock up and overhead to one side of your body. Continue for 8-20 reps each side.

Rock Swing

Hold one larger rock in both hands while legs are approximately hip width apart with knees and feet pointing in the same direction. Keep your legs straight with only a slight bend in your knees. Swing the rock between your upper legs keeping your abdominals active and your back elongated. Engage your glutes as you drive the rock back forwards and up over your head. Continue for 8-20 reps each side.

Reverse Lunge and Bicep Curl

Start by standing tall holding two lighter rocks. Slowly lunge one leg backwards keeping the front knee and foot pointed in the same direction and your knee positioned over your foot. Drop the back knee as low towards the ground as feels comfortable and slowly stand back up while performing a bicep curl. Continue for 8-15 reps each leg.

Airplane and Tricep Kickback

Start by standing tall holding two lighter rocks balancing on one leg. Slow tip the upper body forward as one leg extends behind transitioning into airplane pose while keeping the spine elongated. Keep your core active as you hold airplane pose and slowly raise both elbows towards the sky/ceiling and straighten the arms into a Tricep Kickback. Do 8-12 reps on each leg.

Note: Since your smaller rocks may not be the same size and weight, be sure to perform equal number of reps with each rock in each hand to provide balance and symmetry.

Koin News “Move it Monday” segment on Rock workouts.

Yours in health & fitness,
Sherri McMillan