Come and make your FAT CRY at SWEAT!

Come and make your FAT CRY at SWEAT!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Push/Pull with CORE; high intensity cardio and steady state cardio!

Since Fer brought it up about 6 times how much she LOVES the Push/Pull workouts; it touched my heart and inspired me for this week SO you better do it!!!!

Push/Pull Workout with CORE!

Ø      Pyramid Sets: Start LIGHT weight (high reps=15) to HEAVY weight (low reps= 8)
Ø      3 sets of each exercise
Ø      Still Super-setting; one pull exercise then one push exercise!
Ø      Core is ALWAYS a set of 20

5 Mins on the Stairs:
Level 7 @ 1 min
Level 8 @ 1 min
Level 11 @ 1 min
Level 13 @ 1 min
Level 16 @ 1 min
NOW you’re warmed up!!

Set #1
  • High Row Machine
  • Wide Push Ups (3 sets of 10)
  • DB Bicep Curls
  • DB Core Toe Touches (hold BOTH DB’s up!)

5 Mins on the Stairs:
Level 7 @ 1 min
Level 8 @ 1 min
Level 11 @ 1 min
Level 13 @ 1 min
Level 16 @ 1 min

Set #2
  • Overhead Shoulder Press
  • Low Back Extension (slowly add weight!)
  • Reverse Grip Tricep Pull Down on Cables
  • Halomans

5 Mins on the Stairs:
Level 7 @ 1 min
Level 8 @ 1 min
Level 11 @ 1 min
Level 13 @ 1 min
Level 16 @ 1 min


Set #3
  • Incline Chest Press (bar NOT machine!)
  • Body Rows (on smith machine: 3 sets of 12)
  • DB Tricep Kickbacks
  • Weighted Leg Raises (lay on bench, 5lb DB in feet)

5 Mins on the Stairs:
Level 7 @ 1 min
Level 8 @ 1 min
Level 11 @ 1 min
Level 13 @ 1 min
Level 16 @ 1 min

Set #4
  • DB Arnold Presses
  • Incline DB Delt Flys (lay stomach ON incline bench, arms hang straight, bring them back like trying to touch shoulder blades together! I usually do 8lbs, then 10lbs, then finish with 15lb DBs) VERY difficult!
  • Tricep Dips on Bench (added resistance: Feet ON a DB with a PLATE on your legs!) hehehe
  • Toe Touches ON the Stability Ball!
5 Mins on the Stairs:
Level 7 @ 1 min
Level 8 @ 1 min
Level 11 @ 1 min
Level 13 @ 1 min
Level 16 @ 1 min

So you've now done 25 HIGH intensity on the stairs!

Treadmill: 20 mins
Incline at 3, nice jog for 20 mins!

~Jessica~

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