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Friday, January 28, 2011

Weight workout 3: functional training

Warm-up:
Try this....
Do 10 minute of easy cardio (your choice) or...
Do 5 min. easy cardio with 5 min. of jump rope (if available)

Main Set:
Legs;
Progressive step-ups: hold light weight and step up on a box/incline driving each leg. do 3 sets of 20. After each set inc. the height of the box/incline.
Squats: Using light to medium weight, complete 2 sets of 15.
After squats immediately hold wall squat for 2 minutes
             Using same weight complete 2 sets of bottom half way squats
Wall squat 2 min. 
Use heavy weight and do 4 sets of 20 walking lunges
jump rope or do mountain climbers right after 2 min.

Arms:
2 sets of 10 Tricep extensions
3 x 20 dips
4 x 10 single arm bicep curls (inc. weight after each set)
Bench press- warm up but try to max out (however long that takes)
Shoulder press- 3 sets of 10 intervals (medium weight)
Shoulder press on incline- 3 sets of 10 intervals (heavy weight)
Tricep extensions again- 2 sets of 10 (heavy weight)
push-ups
pull-ups

Abs:
Do an ab exercise of your choice then do bicycle for 1 min.

Cool Down/Stretch

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