2 Week Skinny Christmas Challenge
jmeyer925
Posts: 326 Member
Anyone interested in joing me in this?
http://www.marieclaire.com/health-fitness/news/slim-body
This is the workout plan (essentially: 30 min cardio, 5 strength trainings, twice a day. 2 rest days total)
The Workout
Monday through Saturday of both weeks, do some form of aerobic exercise (i.e., fast walking, jogging, or bicycling) for 30 minutes, morning and evening, at about 70 to 80 percent of your maximum capacity. In addition, add the following moves:
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
Do two sets of the following:
15 push-ups. Try the military kind.
20 biceps curls with five-pound weights. Stand straight. Keeping your elbows at your sides, bend your arms and lift the weights to your shoulders, then lower.
20 triceps kick-backs with five-pound weights. Bend forward at a 90-degree angle and place the weights by your hips. Extend your arms behind you, then back to your hips.
20 front and side shoulder raises with three-pound weights. Keeping your arms straight, lift the weights in front of you to shoulder height, then lower. Repeat, lifting weights to sides.
20 rear-deltoid lifts with three-pound weights. Stand with your feet together and bend forward at a 90-degree angle. Lift the weights straight out to your sides to shoulder height, then lower.
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY
Do two sets of the following:
20 squat-backs. Stand straight, feet shoulder-width apart. Stick out your butt and bend your knees until your thighs are almost parallel to the floor. Straighten.
20 step-ups on each leg. Stand in front of a staircase or stepping bench and step up onto one entire foot (not just the ball) while lifting the other knee up to your belly button, then step down.
15 calf raises. Keeping your torso straight, rise up on your toes, then lower.
40 bicycles. Lie on your back, with your knees bent and fingers laced behind your head. Lift your shoulder blades and feet an inch off the floor and "pedal" by bringing one elbow to the opposite knee, then switching sides.
20 lifting crunches. Begin as above. Lift your shoulder blades an inch, then one inch higher, then another, and lower.
http://www.marieclaire.com/health-fitness/news/slim-body
This is the workout plan (essentially: 30 min cardio, 5 strength trainings, twice a day. 2 rest days total)
The Workout
Monday through Saturday of both weeks, do some form of aerobic exercise (i.e., fast walking, jogging, or bicycling) for 30 minutes, morning and evening, at about 70 to 80 percent of your maximum capacity. In addition, add the following moves:
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
Do two sets of the following:
15 push-ups. Try the military kind.
20 biceps curls with five-pound weights. Stand straight. Keeping your elbows at your sides, bend your arms and lift the weights to your shoulders, then lower.
20 triceps kick-backs with five-pound weights. Bend forward at a 90-degree angle and place the weights by your hips. Extend your arms behind you, then back to your hips.
20 front and side shoulder raises with three-pound weights. Keeping your arms straight, lift the weights in front of you to shoulder height, then lower. Repeat, lifting weights to sides.
20 rear-deltoid lifts with three-pound weights. Stand with your feet together and bend forward at a 90-degree angle. Lift the weights straight out to your sides to shoulder height, then lower.
TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY
Do two sets of the following:
20 squat-backs. Stand straight, feet shoulder-width apart. Stick out your butt and bend your knees until your thighs are almost parallel to the floor. Straighten.
20 step-ups on each leg. Stand in front of a staircase or stepping bench and step up onto one entire foot (not just the ball) while lifting the other knee up to your belly button, then step down.
15 calf raises. Keeping your torso straight, rise up on your toes, then lower.
40 bicycles. Lie on your back, with your knees bent and fingers laced behind your head. Lift your shoulder blades and feet an inch off the floor and "pedal" by bringing one elbow to the opposite knee, then switching sides.
20 lifting crunches. Begin as above. Lift your shoulder blades an inch, then one inch higher, then another, and lower.
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I'm definitely on board for this! I have to lose AT LEAST 3.5 more lbs to meet my mini goal for Christmas!0
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Sounds interesting!
I would love to go back to work after Christmas and to have a noticeable body change.0 -
I am definitely up for the challenge!!!0
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I am so in!! definitely need an extra push before xmas!0
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Just did one! Wasn't too bad! Trick will be to do them twice a day0
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Looks like I should jump in on this.0
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Looks like a plan. I'm getting fed up with exercise atm and on a low so this might help me get on the band wagon again0
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I am up for a challenge!0
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SURE!0
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I'm down !! (: I'm starting today !0
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