Showing posts with label core. Show all posts
Showing posts with label core. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

WOW #7 (Workout of the Week)


3 Rounds of 10-12 Repetitions:
Lower Body:
1-Squats  (These can be done using a barbell or dumbells held in hands with arms hanging down.  Make sure that you squeeze your rear end on the way up and keep knees behind toes, by lifting up toes in shoes.)
2-Leg Press
3-Overhead Forward Dumbell Lunges  (You can use 1 or 2 dumbells placed in hands with arms fully extended over head, be sure not to hyperextend your elbows.  You may lunge by walking 10 steps each or standing in one place alternating between each leg 10 times each.)
4-Dumbell Reverse Lunges  (See the instructions for the overhead Forward Dumbell Lunges, except that you take a step back.)

3 Rounds of 12-15 Repetitions:
Upper Body:
1-Inclined Dumbell Chest Press
2-Bent Over Barbell Rows  (These can be done using a barbell or dumbells held in hands with arms hanging down and then moving them to your chest while in a bent over position.  Your hinge point is your hip.  Make sure that your back is flat and have "soft" knees.)
3-Cable Machine Crossovers Flyes
4-Lat Pull Downs
5-Cable Machine Bicep Curls
6-Cable Machine Tricep Push Downs

3 Rounds of 20 Repetitions:
Core:
1-Crunches
2-Bicycles
3-Reverse Crunches

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post.  I'd love to hear from you.

Monday, January 30, 2012

WOW! Workout of the Week #4

100's
3 Rounds
*Do each exercise in order and then begin again!
25 Jumping Jax
50 ea Single Reverse Overhead Lunge Kicks
25 Jumping Jax
100 Squats
25 Jumping Jax
25 Sit Ups
25 Bicycles
25 Toe Touches
25 Crunches

Monday, January 23, 2012

I Don't Want Ta-bata You!

Tabata is a high intensity training program.  I have gotten the best workouts from this workout.  My clients love the results after (not the "pain" during).  The regimen is 20 seconds of activity followed by 10 seconds of rest for 8 rounds, a total of 4 minutes per exercise.  The reason this program works is because of "muscle confusion".  As soon as it's rest time, it's activity time and vice versa.  Try this and let me know what you think.

Chest:  Push Ups
Back:  Dumbbell Rows
Shoulders:  Overhead Press
Biceps: Dumbbell Curls
Triceps:  Tricep Pushdowns
Abs:  Planks
Total Lower Body: Squats
Hamstrings:  Reverse Lunges
Quads:  Forward Lunges
Cardio:  Burpees

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

WOW! Workout of the Week #2


3 Rounds of 10 Repetitions:  Finish the lowerbody exercises before beginning  the upperbody exercises.
Lower Body
Squats
Kettlebell Swings
Alternating Forward Lunges
Kettlebell Swings
Alternating Reverse Lunges
Kettlebell Swings
Crunches
Bicycles
Leg Raises

Upper Body
Bench Press
Dumbbell Single Arm Rows
Dumbbell Overhead Shoulder Press
Dumbbell Bicep Curls
Cable Tricep Pushdowns
Crunches
Bicycles
Leg Raises