Table 1 .
Circuit training session
Phase (time)/ Exercises | Intensive progression (level 1/ 2/ 3) a | Material |
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Warm-up (5 min) | ||
Racing games | ||
Main part (40 min) | ||
Circuit training stations | ||
a. Throwing from chest | 1kg/ 1.5kg/ 2kg | MB |
b. Rowing | Low/ medium/ high resistance | Elastic band |
c. Going up-down | Body weight/ +1kg/ +2kg | Swedish bench, MB |
d. Triceps extension | Low/ medium/ high resistance | Elastic band |
e. Biceps curl | Low/ medium/ high resistance | Elastic band |
f. Skipping rope | Micropause/ with/ without rebound | Rope |
g. Crunches | Arms stretched forward/ chest/ backward | Mat |
h. Bridging | Body weight/ +1kg/ +2kg | Mat, MB |
Additional station | ||
i. Racing games | ||
Cold-down (5 min) | ||
Static stretching |
MB = Medicine ball;
All participants began at the first level of difficulty.
When a student could perform more than one repetition per second was allowed to advance to next level.