Flying Fitness
Introduction
Welcome to the IBA Wind Tunnel Fitness Program. We have teamed up with muscle activation and fitness specialists Axis Performance to create a program designed specifically for body flight athletes. The program will help your body sustain and tolerate long-term exposure to the environment of the wind tunnel as well as strengthen key areas of your body that are considered injury prone for active wind tunnel participants (back, core, and knees from spotting, and shoulders from consistent flying).
If you are an avid exercise enthusiast and are working out three to four days a week, then this program should be easy. You can continue down your current workout path, but we encourage you to at least take a look at this program and its principals to make sure you are doing similar exercises. If you are not an avid exercise enthusiast, then this program is a great place to start.
General Guidelines
- Be sure to warm up properly!
- Do not “work” through the pain. If some pain is flaring up during your routine, please do not continue that exercise. Find a professional to address your issue. If you start training injured, there is greater chance that your training will not be as effective as it should be, or that you will be unable to complete your training.
- Perform full Range of Motion (ROM), or at least as much as you can while avoiding any pain or injury. If you cannot perform the full ROM because of weight or pain, adjust the weight accordingly. Your body will be in many odd, extreme ranges in the wind tunnel; it is important to be strong in these extremes to avoid injury.
- You do not have to be sore after every workout. The more sore you are after a workout, the longer it will take for you to recover. The less time you have for recovery, the greater your chance of injury.
- Respect your body. Your body is your tool and your greatest asset. If you want a long-lived career, listen to it, and keep it in shape.
Warm Up Routine
This routine is designed to be fairly quick but thorough in warming up joints and multiple parts of the body in preparation for activity. Recommendation to be done before workout program, before tunnel training, or utilized several times during a work day to keep the body moving and prepared for activity in the tunnel.
Walking Warm Up Series
Knee Pulls
With every step wrap hands around knee or shin and pull thigh tightly to chest while remaining up right. Hold for a second or two then release and step forward and repeat with the other leg.
Quad Pull and Reach
With every step reach behind body and grab opposite foot. Pull foot comfortably towards butt. While standing tall reach high towards ceiling with opposite hand and raise up on toes. Release, step forward and repeat with other leg.
Lunge Rotations
Inch Worms
Mat Warm Up Series
>This group of exercises is to be on floor mat or on the floor. A mat will reduce fatigue on knees and other joints. All exercises are complete after 10-15 reps each side.
Fire Hydrants
Kick Backs
Lateral Leg Kicks
Supermans
Figure 4 Rockers
Opposite Arm and Leg
Remaining Warm Ups
These are to be done in open space, standing up or where ever is accessible.
Overhead Squat series
Reverse Flutter Fly's
Reverse Band Fly Abduction
This completes the warm up portion of the IBA Wind Tunnel Fitness Program. Remember to warm up properly every time before working out.
Exercise Regimen
5 Min Abs
Set a clock for 5 min, change core exercise every 30 seconds for the duration of the time. No rest.
Ab Heel Touches
Band Walks
card-body Jumps
Cable/Band Crunches
Bell Rows
Dead Lifts
Glute Bridges
Hyper Extensions
Lunges
Lunge Jumps
Planks
Plate Raises
Pull Downs
Push/Pull
Reverse Crunches
Reverse Flys
Rows
Shoulder Raises
Side Planks
Squats
Squat Jumps
Straight Leg Dead Lifts
Tabata Drill
Exercise Schedule Table
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
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Day 1 | Day 1 | ||||||||
Push ups | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x15 | 3x15 | Push ups | 3x18 | 3x18 | 3x20 | 3x20 |
Planks | 3x35 sec | 3x35 sec | 3x40 sec | 3x40 sec | Planks | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec |
Pull Downs | 3x10 | 3x10 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Pull Downs | 3x12 | 3x8 | 3x15 | 3x8 |
Hyper Ex tensions | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | Hyper Ex tensions | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 |
Curls | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x12 | 3x12 | Curls | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x12 | 3x12 |
Tricep Push Downs | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x12 | 3x12 | Tricep Push Downs | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x12 | 3x12 |
Side Planks | 3x15 sec | 3x15 sec | 3x15 sec | 3x15 sec | Side Planks | 3x20 sec | 3x20 sec | 3x25 sec | 3x25 sec |
Pull ups | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | Pull ups | 30 | 30 | 35 | 35 |
Ab Heel Touches | 25 /set | 25 /set | 25 /set | 25 /set | Ab Heel Touches | 25 /set | 25 /set | 25 /set | 25 /set |
Shoulder Raises | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x10 | 3x10 | Shoulder Raises | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Reverse Fly's | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x10 | 3x10 | Reverse Fly's | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Cable/Band Crunches | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 | Cable/Band Crunches | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 |
Cardio | 20 min | 20 min | 25 min | 25 min | Cardio | 30 min | 30 min | 30 min | 30 min |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
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Day 2 | Day 2 | ||||||||
Leg Press | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Leg Press | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x10 | 3x10 |
Rows | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | Rows | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Tabata Drill | 5 sets | 5 sets | 6 sets | 6 sets | Tabata Drill | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets |
Pull ups | 3 sets | 3 sets | 3 sets | 3 sets | Pull ups | 3 sets | 3 sets | 3 sets | 3 sets |
Plyo-push ups | 3x6 | 3x6 | 3x6 | 3x6 | Plyo-push ups | 3x6 | 3x6 | 3x6 | 3x6 |
Squat Jumps | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x10 | 3x10 | Squat Jumps | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Step ups | 3x8/leg | 3x8/leg | 3x8/leg | 3x8/leg | Step ups | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg |
Tabata Drill | 5 sets | 5 sets | 6 sets | 6 sets | Tabata Drill | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets |
Dead Lifts | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Dead Lifts | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 |
5 min Abs | 5 min Abs |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
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Day 3 | Day 3 | ||||||||
Squats | 3x10 | 3x10 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Squats | 3x10 | 3x12 | 3x10 | 3x8 |
Hyper Ex tensions | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | Hyper Ex tensions | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 |
Lunges | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | Lunges | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg |
Straight Leg Deadlifts | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Straight Leg Deadlifts | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 |
Cable/Band Crunches | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 | Cable/Band Crunches | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 | 3x30 |
Hamstring Curls | 3x10 | 3x10 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Hamstring Curls | 3x10 | 3x12 | 3x10 | 3x8 |
Leg Exten sions | 3x10 | 3x10 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Leg Exten sions | 3x10 | 3x12 | 3x10 | 3x8 |
card-body Jumps | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | card-body Jumps | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 |
Glute Bridges | 3x45sec | 3x45sec | 3x45sec | 3x45sec | Glute Bridges | 3x1min | 3x1min | 3x1min | 3x1min |
Squat Jumps | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x10 | 3x10 | Squat Jumps | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Band Walks | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | Band Walks | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg | 3x12/leg |
Side Planks | 3x15/side | 3x15/side | 3x15/side | 3x15/side | Side Planks | 3x20/side | 3x20/side | 3x25/side | 3x25/side |
Cardio | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min | Cardio | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min | 20 min |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 |
Day 4 | Day 4 | ||||||||
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Dead Lifts | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x10 | 3x10 | Dead Lifts | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x12 | 3x12 |
Supermans | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | Supermans | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Lunge Jumps | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg | Lunge Jumps | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg | 3x10/leg |
Reverse Crunches | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | Reverse Crunches | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Tabata | 5 sets | 5 sets | 6 sets | 6 sets | Tabata | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets |
Push/pull | 3x6/side | 3x6/side | 3x6/side | 3x6/side | Push/pull | 3x8/side | 3x8/side | 3x8/side | 3x8/side |
Planks | 3x35 sec | 3x35 sec | 3x40 sec | 3x40 sec | Planks | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec |
Straight Leg Deadlifts | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Straight Leg Deadlifts | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 |
Hyper extensions | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | Hyper extensions | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 | 3x15-25 |
Tabata | 5 sets | 5 sets | 6 sets | 6 sets | Tabata | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets | 7 sets |
Reverse Fly's | 3x10 | 3x10 | 3x10 | 3x10 | Reverse Fly's | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 | 3x15 |
Plate Raises | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | Plate Raises | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 | 3x8 |
Glute Bridges | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec | 3x45 sec | Glute Bridges | 3x1 min | 3x1 min | 3x1 min | 3x1 min |
5 min Abs | 5 min Abs |