8/22/2017 0 Comments Jessica Jones Workout
To be honest, I probably should’ve done this workout back when the show first premiered. I’m an equal fanboy of both Marvel and DC and Jessica Jones is a favorite of my mother. If not a couple of years ago, I should’ve coupled it with her husband (in the comics. Not yet in the show) Luke Cage’s workout. Better late than never, though. Right?
Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones is a private detective who gained her powers in a collision with a military convoy. The car accident killed her parents and she spent four years in a coma, after which she was adopted by Alisa Jones and her husband. Her birth name being Campbell, she took the surname of her adopted parents. She discovered her powers not long after coming out her coma. When she was enrolled back at Midtown High, along with Peter Parker, nothing was the same. She was alienated and bullied by assholes such as Flash Thompson. And she mistook Peter Parker’s kindness as being patronizing and lashed out at him. When she ran away she discovered she wasn’t only superhumanly strong and durable. She could also fly. This is only in the comics, though. And as much as I would love to go deeper into her origin story, I’m not sure how much it will apply to her iteration in the MCU. Besides, we’re here for a workout.
Jessica Jones Power and Strength Workout
Jessica Jones is capable of flight but that’s not really her hallmark. Especially in the series. In the comics she doesn’t much like flying due to air sickness. In the series, it’s not clear whether or not can fly and to what extent. So this workout will be a tribute to her strength. It will implement a suspension trainer/rings but if you don’t have one, the alternate movements are available to substitute. Do remember that building strength with progressive calisthenics requires actual progression. You have to swap progressions in and out to manipulate growth and adaptation. When it comes to this workout, that means that you’ll have to pay very close attention to the progressions you use. Don’t use a progression you can rep out for days. The only way to gain strength, on the bench or on the bar, is to struggle. And then conquer. For example, when it comes to the pistol squat you should be using the rings/suspension trainer to get deeper into the squat. And if you’re beyond that then you should be elevated. For the ring dips progression is all about how much gravity is working against you. Meaning how close you are to the ground. When it comes to the substitute of Decline Clapping Pushups, you should be warming up with a progression such as regular clapping pushups or even decline explosive pushups. And if you’re using the handstand pushup as a core movement and can already perform at least 8reps wall assisted, then you should be using parallettes or the like to do full ROM handstand pushups. Another thing when it comes to the handstand pushup, parallettes will become easier after awhile. But increasing the elevation to something such as dip bars or even two parallel chairs will increase the ROM as well as the difficulty. And finally, the back bridge progression you should ultimately be working toward is leaning back into one. Not springing up into one from the ground. On the recovery day you should only be using the less difficult progressions. Do not use the suspension trainer/rings to get deeper into the pistol squat, but execute an assisted pistol squat. If you are not able to do full ROM handstand pushups, then don’t do them on the recovery day. Just do wall assisted. And don’t go into a back bridge when doing glute bridges. On the intensity day, the warm up sets should be between 4-5. Some people might shy away from this. However, sets don’t cause fatigue, reps do. When it comes to applying this to progressive calisthenics within Physical Culture, you should be starting off with the least difficult progression. And move on to one or two moderate progressions. For example, you could start with an explosive pushup (still grounded), and move onto the clapping or kuki pushup. Before ending with the final warm up set of a decline explosive pushup, which will ultimately lead to trying to max out the decline clapping pushup in the actual “working set”. This also applies to the ring dips. Which can logically be warmed up with bar dips and assisted ring dips. The pistol squat should be warmed up with lesser squat variations. Such as the prisoner, the shrimp, and the assisted pistol. And now that that’s out of the way. Let’s get to the workout.
Day 1 - Volume
Day 2 - Recovery
Day 3 - Intensity
Conclusion
With the premiere of The Defenders last week I knew I had to collect all of the workouts I had done for it’s members. It wouldn’t have been complete without the complete badass that is Jessica Jones. I’m aware that there’s no workout for Iron Fist. And I’ve always been a fan. However, everything about him in the MCU has been unimpressive for most nerds. And that’s not including his physique. I just wasn’t inspired to design a program for him. But maybe by next season, he’ll tighten up and give people a reason to go looking for an Iron Fist workout. If you want to learn more about the Texas Method, Jessica Jones, or the training implements used in this workout, just look below. Feel free to comment, share, and don’t forget to subscribe to the site for more great content. Stay Prymal, BarLord Further Reading Jessica Jones The Texas Method Explosive Calisthenics Suspension/Ring Training
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