SANDEEP’S PRACTICE
Travel Session (volume focus):
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      - Box breathing (standing): 3min @ 5sec 
 *Google “metronome” and one will pop up ready to use right at the top
- “Morning stretch” x 2min 
- Free-form bear (in-place): 1min 
- Single-leg balance: 2min / leg 
 
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      - Overhead arm raises: 5lbs DB’s x 10 
- Bent-over shoulder extensions: 5lbs DB’s x 10 
- Split squat (front foot on bench): 30sec / side 
- Side lying shoulder external rotations: 5lbs x 20 / arm 
- Rest 3min before first strength rotation 
 
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      2 sets: - Seated DB overhead press: 15lbs DB’s x 15-20 (x 15-20 = 15 on set 1 / 20 on set 2) 
- Lat pull-downs: find a weight that feels challenging but doable for 15-20 reps per set (if there isn’t a cable pull-down, there’s likely to be a machine version) 
- Squats: 20 bodyweight squats (slow negatives, pauses at bottom) 
- Rest 3min after each round 
 
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      2 sets: - Knee push-ups x 15-20 (slow negatives) 
- Chest-supported DB row: 25lbs DB’s x 15-20 
- DB RDL: 25lbs DB’s x 15-20 
- Rest 3min after each round 
 
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      2 sets: - Seated DB curls: 15’s x 10-10 
- DB skull crushers: 15’s x 10-10 
- Reverse lunges: bodyweight x 8/leg (alternate legs each rep) 
- Rest 2min after each round 
 
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      - DB pec stretch (supine on bench): 5lbs DB’s x 1min 
- Crab bridge + sit-back: single hold of each for 10sec 
- Navasana: 10x + 10sec hold 
- Wall couch stretch: 30sec up/back, then 30sec hips forward 
- Twist flop: 1min 
- Jackhammer: 1min 
- Standing with eyes closed and arms relaxed: 3min 
 
DAILY PRACTICE:
2 sets each (complete all, then repeat):
- Deep breathing: 10 slow, deep breaths; on final breath, breathe out as slowly as possible and hold with empty lungs for 5sec or longer 
- Dead hang: - First set: pseudo hang x 1min 
- Second set: full hang x 15sec 
 
- Straight-leg bear crawl: 1 minute 
- Split squat (front foot on chair or bench): 30sec / side 
- Crab bridge: 5 reps + 10sec hold 
- Bodyweight squats: 5x (lower slowly to 5sec hold on each rep) 
Full Home Session:
*Replace daily practice with this full session once per week on Thursday or Friday (no later than Friday to be fully recovered for Monday sessions)
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      - Smooth, easy deep breathing (focus: ease and smoothness of air flow): 1min 
- Line breathing: 5sec inhale + 5sec exhale (work up to 5min comfortably before increasing to 6sec) 
 
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      1 set: - Pseudo hang: 30sec 
- Slow bear crawl: 1min 
- Split squat (front foot on bench): 30sec / side 
- Full hang: 30sec 
- Overhead arm raises: 2.5lbs DB’s x 10 
- Bent over arm raises: 2.5lbs DB’s x 10 
- Crab bridge: 5 reps + 10sec hold 
 *Remember to focus on lifting with glutes, not lower back
 
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      2 sets: - Ring Push-ups: 8 knee push-ups w/ maximum pain-free range of motion 
- Squats: - Set 1: 5 bodyweight reps w/ 5sec holds at bottom 
- Set 2: 6 reps holding 30lbs medicine ball at chest w/ 2sec holds at bottom 
 
- Rest 2min 
 
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      2 sets: - Set 1: 25lbs DB’s x 8 
- Set 2: 35’s x 8 
 
- Set 1: 25’s x 6 
- Set 2: 35’s x 6 
 
- REST: - 3min 
 
 
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      - Side lying shoulder external rotations: 2.5lbs DB x 10 / arm 
- Jackhammer: 1min 
- Arm shake-out: 1min 
- Standing with eyes closed and arms relaxed: 1min 
- Standing physiological sighs: 10 breaths 
 
Hotel Gym Session
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      - Supine physiological sighs (2 inhales via nose + long mouth exhale): 5min 
 
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      2 sets (complete all 3, then repeat): - Slow bear crawl: 1min 
- Split squat (front foot on bench): 30sec / side 
- Crab bridge: 5 reps + 10sec hold 
 *Remember to focus on lifting with glutes, not lower back
 
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      2 sets: - Push-ups: 5 reps w/ hands on bench 
- Squats: bodyweight x 5 
 *Lower slowly and hold each for 5sec at the bottom
- Rest 2min 
 
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      2 sets: - Set 1: 20lbs DB’s x 8 
- Set 2: 30’s x 5 
 
- Set 1: 20’s x 5 
- Set 2: 25’s x 5 
 
- REST: - 3min 
 
 
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      - Jackhammer: 1min 
- Arm shake-out: 1min 
- Standing with eyes closed and arms relaxed: 1min 
- Standing physiological sighs: 10 breaths 
 
