Options for 2-5 classes per week

Options for 2-5 classes per week

This is a 1 month program that will target the several joints from your neck down to your toes. The first 3 weeks of this program will feature some of my longer and more basic beginner classes. In these classes there’s additional cues and more talking, which can be helpful for most beginners. Week 4 will feature some of my slightly more up-tempo classes, because I totally understand that people have time restrictions. I do think those longer classes can be helpful at first, but once you really get the hang of these concepts you can absolutely start taking those shorter classes and get right to the point. If for any reason you don’t feel comfortable with the shorter classes yet, you can keep taking the longer ones!

I’ve outlined 4 programs below based on how many classes you want to do per week. There’s a program structure for 2x a week classes, 3x a week, 4x a week, and 5x a week. How many classes you decide to take is totally dependent on you: your goals, schedule, and capacity for training volume. I’ve had beginners start with anywhere from 2-5x a week with great success. This program target a bunch of different joints, so once you train one joint it will have plenty of time to recover before training that joint again.
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2 CLASSES PER WEEK PROGRAM:

WEEK 1:
Day 1: Class 1
Day 2: Class 2

WEEK 2:
Day 1: Class 6
Day 2: Class 5

WEEK 3:
Day 1: Class 3
Day 2: Class 4

WEEK 4:
Day 1: Class 7
Day 2: Class 8

This is the only program structure that doesn’t have short classes on Week 4. The remaining structures below do.

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3 CLASSES PER WEEK PROGRAM:

WEEK 1:
Day 1: Class 1
Day 2: Class 2
Day 3: Class 6

WEEK 2:
Day 1: Class 3
Day 2: Class 4
Day 3: Class 5

WEEK 3:
Day 1: Class 1
Day 2: Class 2
Day 3: Class 7

WEEK 4:
Day 1: Short Class 1
Day 2: Short Class 2
Day 3: Class 8
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4 CLASSES PER WEEK PROGRAM:

WEEK 1:
Day 1: Class 1
Day 2: Class 2
Day 3: Class 6
Day 4: Class 5

WEEK 2:
Day 1: Class 7
Day 2: Class 8
Day 3: Class 3
Day 4: Class 4

WEEK 3:
Day 1: Class 6
Day 2: Class 5
Day 3: Class 7
Day 4: Class 8

WEEK 4:
Day 1: Short Class 1
Day 2: Short Class 2
Day 3: Short Class 78
Day 4: Short Class 10
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5 CLASSES PER WEEK PROGRAM:

WEEK 1:
Day 1: Class 1
Day 2: Class 2
Day 3: Class 6
Day 4: Class 5
Day 5: Class 7

WEEK 2:
Day 1: Class 8
Day 2: Class 3
Day 3: Class 4
Day 4: Class 6
Day 5: Class 5

WEEK 3:
Day 1: Class 7
Day 2: Class 8
Day 3: Short Class 1
Day 4: Short Class 2
Day 5: Short Class 78

WEEK 4:
Day 1: Short Class 10
Day 2: Short Class 3
Day 3: Short Class 4
Day 4: Short Class 5
Day 5: Short Class 59
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I recommend spacing out your sessions evenly throughout the week if possible. It’s not a big deal if it’s not spread out evenly though, because we’re targeting different joints all the time.

Just a little example of how to spread them out if desired:

2x a week: Monday and Thursday

3x a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

4x a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

5x a week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

On the days you don’t do classes I recommend doing your full body CARs routine (Intro Video 5) if you have the time available.

A reminder - when you’re new and just starting Kinstretch, it’s a good idea to keep your intensity levels low at first, especially during PAILs/RAILs. The goal should be to gradually build up your joints and tissues over time. Not to go 100% max effort in the beginning, as you may risk overloading areas of weakness and limitation too much too soon. This is especially important when you’re training in areas of past injury/pain/dysfunction. The quality of tissue in these areas could be weak, so the amount of stress/force/load these tissues can absorb will be low at first. So keep those intensity levels low initially if you have to, especially during PAILs/RAILs, and then gradually build up over time. The goal is to adhere to progressive overload and slowly build up. Always listen to your body and go at your own pace, and NEVER work in any painful ranges of motion. Discomfort can be normal, but we never want that feeling to move towards a sharp pain, pinch, or twinge. 


If after completing your one month program you want to continue on this journey, I highly recommend doing my Ultimate Beginner 3 month program. Now when you start the Ultimate beginner program, you can start it from week 5 because you essentially just did the first four weeks here. Also, from weeks 5-12 in the Ultimate program the average class length is around 45min. In the Ultimate programs we target the Hips, Shoulders, Scapula, and Spine, but in the description I show you how to add in other joint focused classes as well, like the ankles, knees, wrist, elbows, neck, and pelvis.

You can checkout my Ultimate Beginner Programs here:

2 classes per week
https://kinstretchwithbeard.vhx.tv/2-classes-per-week-9

3 classes per week
https://kinstretchwithbeard.vhx.tv/3-classes-per-week-11

4 classes per week
https://kinstretchwithbeard.vhx.tv/4-classes-per-week-11

5 classes per week
https://kinstretchwithbeard.vhx.tv/5-classes-per-week-6

I hope you enjoy the program!

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Options for 2-5 classes per week
  • Class 1: Hip IR, Hip Abduction

    This class is all about buttering up the Hips!

    If you feel medial knee pain in IR there’s more info down below, and check out this thread I made in the forum under the “Additional Content” section: https://kinstretchwithbeard.vhx.tv/forums/additional-content/39851-hip-ir-medial-knee-pain-alterna...

  • Class 2: Shoulder IR/ER + Scapular Retraction

    This class is all about the Shoulders and Scapula.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks

    Time Markers:
    0:24 CARs (warm up)
    14:45 Shoulder IR/ER Prep (Kneeling Base)
    17:30 Shoulder IR PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (Side Lying Base)
    38:45 Shoulder ER PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (Prone Lying Base)
    58:00 Scapular R...

  • Class 3: Hip ER, Flexion, & Extension

    Another class for the Hips

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks. A stretching band (or a regular belt). Extra pad for your knee (if needed). Also possibly a stick for balance if you need it, but you could also use another prop or the wall.

    Time Markers:
    0:40 CARs (warm up)
    17:00 Hip IR/ER Prep (Supine...

  • Class 4: Shoulder Flexion & Adduction, Scapular Protraction

    Another class for Shoulders and Scapula

    Equipment Needed: An elevated surface to place our hands on, like a bench, chair, or coffee table. A band like TRX or Ring (or stretch band), or anything to grab onto like the inside of a door frame.

    Time Markers:
    0:45 CARs (warm up)
    15:34 Shoulder Flexi...

  • Class 5: Ankle Inversion & Dorsiflexion, Big Toe Dorsi, Intrinsic Foot Strength

    This class is all about the ankles and feet. Especially important for all my runners.

    Equipment Needed: Something to sit on like a chair or plyo boxes

    Time Markers:
    1:00 CARs (warm up)
    17:00 Ankle Inversion PAILs/RAILs (Elevated Seated Base)
    33:02 Ankle Dorsiflexion PAILs/RAILs (Combat Stance ...

  • Class 6: Spine

    This class is all about the Spine, and we'll throw in some Pelvic movements as well.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks. If you have a stability ball or resistance/stretching band they could come in handy, but not necessary.

    Time Markers:
    0:40 CARs (warm up)
    18:55 Jefferson Curls
    24:25 Anterior/Po...

  • Class 7: Progressed CARs + Hinges/Liftoffs

    Here you get to train with me. We'll go through various movements for the hips, shoulders, scapula, and spine.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks

    Time Markers:
    0:15 CARs (warm up)
    16:50 Knee Hinges + Capsular Hip CARs (Side Lying Base)
    22:10 Shoulder Swimmers (Prone Lying Base - Optional Block or ...

  • Class 8: Wrist Ext, Elbow Flexion, Knee IR & Flexion

    In this class we'll focus on Knee IR and Flexion. Along with Wrist Extension, and Elbow Flexion.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks. Sticks or other props for balance if needed, but you could use the wall. Extra pad for your knee if you need it.

    Time Markers:
    0:40 CARs (warm up)
    16:40 Wrist Extensio...

  • Short Class 1: Hip IR & ER

    This class is all about rotational capacity of the hips. Targeting both Internal and External Rotation. This class is a shorter version of Class 9.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks

    Time Markers:
    0:10 CARs (warm up)
    
9:35 Hip IR PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (90/90 Base)
    
28:00 Hip ER PAILs/RAILs + Lift...

  • Short Class 2: Shoulder IR/ER + Scapular Retraction

    This class is all about rotational capacity of the shoulders (Internal and External Rotation), and Retraction of the Scapula. This class is a shorter version of Class 10.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks, Tennis Balls (optional)

    Time Markers:
    0:15 CARs (warm up)
    9:40 Shoulder IR/ER (Tall Kneeling...

  • Short Class 3: Full Body - Hips/Shoulder/Scap/Spine

    This class will be a great Full Body option. We'll target Shoulders, Scapula, Hips, and the Spine. We're also doing this in a circuit style, so minimal breaks, and a lot of work. This class is a shorter version of Class 11.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks.

    Tme Markers:
    0:15 CARs (warm up)
    11:30 ...

  • Short Class 4: Knee IR/ER/Flexion

    This class is all about the Knees. We'll target 3 joint positions for the knee: IR, ER, and Flexion.

    No equipment needed.

    Time Markers:
    0:13 CARs (warm up)

    3:00 Knee ER PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (Seated Base)
    
19:00 Knee IR PAILs/RAILs + Lift Offs (Seated Base)
    
34:13 Knee Flexion PAILs/RAILs +...

  • Short Class 5: Wrist

    This class is all about the Wrist. We'll target 3 joint positions for the wrist: flexion, extension, and ulnar deviation.

    No equipment needed.

    Time Markers:
    0:08 Wrist CARs
    2:10 Wrist Extension PAILs/RAILs (Collapsed Quadrupedal Base)
    10:45 Wrist Extension Lift Offs (Collapsed Quadrupedal Base...

  • Short Class 10: Ankle and Big Toe Dorsiflexion

    Ankle and Big Toe Dorsiflexion Gains.

    Equipment needed: For the Big Toe we can use two bases, one with zero equipment, one with a little creativity with books or something to elevate the big toe up (as shown in the video)

    Time Markers:
    0:20 CARs (warm up)
    6:20 Big Toe Dorsiflexion PAILs/RAILs ...

  • Short Class 59: Low back & Hamstring Circuit

    Equipment Needed: Yoga blocks. Tennis ball optional.

    This will be an up-tempo class where we work multiple different movements, altering between hamstring and low back specific drills.

    Low back and hamstrings are typically areas of tightness and weakness for people. So I wanted to offer a quic...

  • Short Class 78: Spine Circuit

    This class is all about the Spine.

    Equipment Needed: Yoga Blocks and we’ll be using a wall from a couple drills.

    In this class we'll go through different drills for the spine with a slightly more up tempo pace. Please go at your own pace though, if you need to pause the video and slow things do...