Monday, February 19, 2018

Holiday? What holiday? Oh, you mean we have time to work out today...



This week we are going to work on some transverse plane movements.  In non-trainer-speak, that means stuff that twists.  Twisting movements engage the oblique abdominals, which assist us with balance and help define our waists.  We also have a couple of moves that work overhead, so if you have shoulder issues, feel free to modify as needed to remain in your comfortable range of motion.  Modify, in this context, may mean not raising your arms as high, or it may mean substituting a different exercise that works the same muscle groups (e.g., kickbacks for skullcrushers), or it may mean choosing a different exercise altogether (e.g., anything that gets the heart rate up for the suitcase swings or lateral raises for Arnold presses).  We only want the good kind of discomfort that leads to growth, not the painful kind that means injury.  Three rounds.

ball overhead curtsies
30
bench press
20
Arnold press
10


suitcase swings
30
squats
20
skullcrushers
10


woodchoppers
30
bench rows
20
Russian twist
10

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