Lower-body workout
Jason Strout, 34, owner and head trainer at Church Street Boxing Gym
Tue Dec 27 2011
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"I use burpees (or squat thrusts) a lot to torture my class. You start in a standing position, jump in the air, land on the floor, crouch down and put your hands on the floor, kick your legs out in a push-up position, back to a crouch and then jump back into the air. It's just a good cardio workout, and if you do them for a minute straight you're not going to feel so good. [Laughs]. You're using your arms, legs and core. It's a great full-body workout, and it really gets your heart rate up and your lungs burning."
"My favorite piece of equipment is the Schwinn Airdyne bike (schwinnfitness.com). I bought mine off Craigslist for the gym. It's this basic exercise bike with a big fan in the cage, and when you pedal the arms go back and forth. The resistance comes from the fan, and the harder you go, the harder it is. When you do 20-second sprints—followed by ten-second rests—six times, it really kicks your ass. A lot of top college [teams] have used them for a while, like the Iowa Hawkeyes."
"Stairs are great. I take guys over to the World Trade Center PATH station, where there's about four sets of 15 or 20 stairs. We do sprints up that, skipping a step every other staircase. If I go earlier, at noon or 1pm, it's not so bad, but if I get over there at 4pm, I get two sprints in before a guy at the bottom of the stairs waves me off."
Train with Strout: 25 Park Pl between Broadway and Church St (212-571-1333, nyboxinggym.com). Mon--Fri 7am--9:45pm, Sat 10am--4pm. Class schedule and membership price varies, see website for details. Day pass $22.









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