Genai Kerr Water Polo Dry Land Training
Get ripped like Genai, improve balance in the water, and prevent injuries!!!
Legs
Skiers
Feet shoulder width apart
Weight on your heels
Hips as low to the ground as possible
Start as a stretch then light bouncing for strength
Raise your hips to 90 degrees and then back down
Sumo Skiers
Same as skiers but place your feet as wide as comfortably possible
Lunges
Feet together facing forward
Big step forward with right leg
Bend your left knee toward the floor
Don’t allow your right knee go in front of your toes
Push off your right heel to drive your legs back to the starting position
Keep your left foot facing forward
Step out with your right leg at a 30 degree angle or
1 o’clock
Repeat each lunge every 30 degrees or hour on the clock until 6 o’clock
Return back to the front and then switch legs
Jump Lunges
Start in a full lung position with your right leg in front and your left leg behind
Jump in the air and switch legs positions
Lateral Jumps
Start in a one legged squat on your right leg
Jump as far as you can to your left and land on your
left leg
Continue to back and forth from left to right
One legged squats
Balance on your left leg
Bend you knee as much as possible
Reach your right hand out and touch as far forward as you can
Stand back up on your leg
Repeat and touch left your left hand at 30 degrees or 1 o’clock
Work you way around to 6 o’clock and back up to 12
Switch legs work the other side around
Fire hydrant
Balance on your palms and left knee
Raise your right knee out the side as high as possible
Kick your heel straight back
Repeat 20 times and switch sides
Jumps
Feet shoulder width apart
Bend your knees and explode up
Bring your knees to your chest while in the air
Abs
Straight Leg Crunches
Legs straight out 6 inches off the ground
Toes turned out
Left your shoulders off the ground 6 - 10 inches
Control on the way up and on the way down
Breaststroke
Sit up with you arms out front for balance on your butt
Bend your knees to your chest then out wide and
together straight
Russian Twists
Legs straight out off the ground
Rotate your upper body and touch the ground with
your opposite hand
Full Extension Hip Raises
Place your hands under your lower back for comfort
Raise your legs off the ground 6”
Swing your feet apart a far as you can and then bring
them back together
Raise your legs to 90 degrees
Lift your lower back off the ground as high as you can
Control your legs back down to starting position
Toe Touches
Lay on your back with leg straight up at 90 degrees
Left your upper back off the ground and touch your
toes
Crossovers
Lay on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on
the ground
Cross your right ankle onto your left knee
Lock your fingers behind your neck
Raise you shoulders off the ground
Rotate your upper body and bring your left elbow to
your right knee
Back
Super Men and Super Women
Lay on your stomach
Raise your legs off the ground so only your hips are
touching
Raise your chest of the ground as high as you can
Keep your hands together above your head
Thinkers
Start on your stomach
Push up to balance on your elbows and toes
Keep your back straight
Reverse Thinkers
Start on your back
Bring your arms in tight on your side and bend them
to 90 degree
Push up on your forearms and heels
Raise you hips as high as you can
Table
Start on your hands and knees
Lift your right arm and left leg straight out
Balance on our left palm and right knee
Hold for 15 seconds before switching back and forth
Plank
Start in a full push up position
Raise your right arm and left leg without raising your hip
Hold for 15 seconds before switching
Arms
Push Ups
Start on your hands and toes
Maintain a straight back with your head up
Bend your elbows to 90 degrees
Vary your hand position between each set
The wider your hands - more chest
The narrower your hands - more triceps
Shoulder Stabilizers
Start in a wide push up position
Alternate lifting one hand across to touch the other hand
Push Up Stretch
Push up and rotate your body to the left
Raise your right arm up until your palm in facing the sky
Do a push up between rotating to each side
Burners
Start on your stomach with your arms straight out to the sides
Bring your hands in about 3 inches (more if you are a beginner)
Push your body up and balance on your toes and palms