Full-Body Gym Workouts
Welcome! These workouts are designed to build whole-body strength, power, and endurance to support ski-specific athleticism.
All-Body Gym Session 1
Objective
Develop balanced strength, power, and endurance through exercises that target the entire body.
Warm-Up (10 minutes)
- Jumping Jacks: 3 x 25 reps
- Bodyweight Squats: 2 x 15 reps
- Leg Swings: 2 x 10 each leg
- Arm Circles: 2 x 15 each direction
- Hip Circles: 2 x 10 each direction
- High Knees: 2 x 30 seconds
Main Workout (50 minutes)
- Dumbbell Clean and Press: 3 x 8–10 (Rest 90s)
- Kettlebell Swing: 3 x 15–20 (Rest 60–90s)
- Renegade Row: 3 x 8–10 each side (Rest 90s)
- Walking Lunges with Overhead Press: 3 x 10–12 each leg (Rest 90s)
- Medicine Ball Slam: 3 x 15–20 (Rest 60–90s)
- Plank to Push-Up: 3 x 10–12 (Rest 60s)
- Box Jump: 3 x 10–12 (Rest 60s)
Cool Down (5–10 minutes)
- Hamstring Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Quad Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Calf Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Shoulder Stretch: 2 x 30s each arm
- Hip Flexor Stretch: 2 x 30s each side
All-Body Gym Session 2
Objective
Enhance overall strength, power, and athleticism through a variety of functional exercises. Designed to support the full-body demands of cross country skiing.
Warm-Up (10 minutes)
- Jumping Jacks: 3 x 25 reps
- Inchworm to Push-Up: 2 x 10 reps
- Leg Swings (Front to Back and Side to Side): 2 x 10 each leg
- World’s Greatest Stretch: 2 x 5 each side
- Bodyweight Lunges: 2 x 10 each leg
- High Knees: 2 x 30 seconds
Main Workout (50 minutes)
- Barbell Thruster: 3 x 8–10 (Rest 90s)
- Kettlebell Goblet Squat: 3 x 12–15 (Rest 90s)
- Single-Arm Dumbbell Snatch: 3 x 8–10 each side (Rest 90s)
- Pull-Ups (Weighted if possible): 3 x 8–10 (Rest 90s)
- Dumbbell Renegade Row with Push-Up: 3 x 8–10 each side (Rest 90s)
- Box Step-Ups with Dumbbells: 3 x 12–15 each leg (Rest 60–90s)
- Plank with Alternating Shoulder Taps: 3 x 20 taps each side (Rest 60s)
Cool Down (5–10 minutes)
- Hamstring Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Quad Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Calf Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Shoulder Stretch: 2 x 30s each arm
- Hip Flexor Stretch: 2 x 30s each side
All-Body Gym Session 3
Warm-Up
- Bodyweight Squats: 2 x 15 reps
- Leg Swings (Front to Back and Side to Side): 2 x 10 each leg
- Arm Circles: 2 x 15 each direction
Main Workout
- Dumbbell Clean and Press: 3 x 8–10 (Rest 90s)
- Kettlebell Swing: 3 x 15–20 (Rest 60–90s)
- Renegade Row: 3 x 10–15 each side (Rest 90s)
- Walking Lunges with Overhead Press: 3 x 10–12 each leg (Rest 90s)
- Push-Ups: 3 x 20–25 (high tempo)
- Ab Wheel Roll-Out (on knees): 3 x 20 reps
- Medicine Ball Slam: 3 x 15–20 (Rest 60–90s)
- Plank to Push-Up: 3 x 10–12 (Rest 60s)
- Box Jump: 3 x 10–12 (Rest 60s)
Cool Down
- Hamstring Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Quad Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Calf Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Shoulder Stretch: 2 x 30s each arm
- Hip Flexor Stretch: 2 x 30s each side
All-Body Gym Session 4
Warm-Up
- Bodyweight Squats: 2 x 15 reps
- Leg Swings (Front to Back and Side to Side): 2 x 10 each leg
- Arm Circles: 2 x 15 each direction
Main Workout
- Dumbbell Clean and Press: 3 x 8–10 (Rest 90s)
- Kettlebell Swing: 3 x 15–20 (Rest 60–90s)
- Renegade Row: 3 x 8–10 each side (Rest 90s)
- Stability Ball Leg Pull-In: 2 x 20
- Stability Ball Crunch: 3 x 20
- Hyperextension
- Stability Ball Knee Tuck: 3 x 15
- Plank (on stability ball): 2 x 2 mins
- Medicine Ball Side Pass (with partner): 3 x 15–20
- Box Jump: 3 x 10–12 (Rest 60s)
- Pull-Ups: 3 x 8
Cool Down
- Hamstring Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Quad Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Calf Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Shoulder Stretch: 2 x 30s each arm
- Hip Flexor Stretch: 2 x 30s each side
All-Body Gym Session 5
Objective
Enhance overall strength, power, and athleticism through a variety of functional exercises. Supports the full-body demands of cross country skiing.
Warm-Up (10 minutes)
- Jumping Jacks: 3 x 25 reps
- Inchworm to Push-Up: 2 x 10 reps
- Leg Swings (Front to Back and Side to Side): 2 x 10 each leg
- Bodyweight Lunges: 2 x 10 each leg
Main Workout (50 minutes)
- Barbell Thruster: 3 x 8–10 (Rest 90s)
- Kettlebell Goblet Squat: 3 x 12–15 (Rest 90s)
- Single-Arm Dumbbell Snatch: 3 x 8–10 each side (Rest 90s)
- Pull-Ups (Weighted if possible): 3 x 8–10 (Rest 90s)
- Dumbbell Renegade Row with Push-Up: 3 x 8–10 each side (Rest 90s)
- Box Step-Ups with Dumbbells: 3 x 12–15 each leg (Rest 60–90s)
- Plank with Alternating Shoulder Taps: 3 x 20 taps each side (Rest 60s)
Cool Down (5–10 minutes)
- Hamstring Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Quad Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Calf Stretch: 2 x 30s each leg
- Shoulder Stretch: 2 x 30s each arm
- Hip Flexor Stretch: 2 x 30s each side