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If you have ever spent more that 5 minutes with me, it is fairly obvious that I love fitness. I have learned so much (sometimes the hard way) in the 30 years that I have been teaching. What better way to share my passion than to start a blog and pass on the information that I share with clients on a day-to-day basis.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Lungapalooza Workout

Here is another workout you can try.  Tons of fun, lunges and upper body as well.  The format is as follows.

  • Legs-4 minutes-Each minute progressing in skill level or challenge level
  • Upper body- 3 sets, of 3 different exercises, 12-15 reps of each exercises per same muscle group-Performed between leg segments. See example workout below.
  • You will end up doing about 5-6 leg segments and 5-6 6 upper body segments per 1 hour depending how much rest you need between segments.
Workout
Lower Body-Can be performed holding with or without weights
Lunge moving forward, alternating legs (1 min.), Lunge moving forward with knee lift (1 min.), Lunge moving forward adding two lunge knee lifts on same side then step forward to repeat other leg, alternate (1 min.), Lunge moving forward adding three lunge knee lifts on same side then step forward to repeat other leg, alternate (1 min.)
Upper Body-Chest
Medicine Ball Throw, 12-15 reps
Chest Press on Ball, 12-15 reps 
Chest Flys on Free Motion Machine, 12-15 reps
Lower Body-Can be performed holding with or without weights
Lunge moving forward, alternating legs (1 min), Lunge moving forward pulsing down 2 X then step forward to repeat other leg, alternating (1 min),  Lunge moving forward pulsing down 3 X then step forward to repeat other leg, alternating (1 min), Flying lunges (1 min.)
Upper Body-Back
Dead Lifts, 12-15 reps
Staggered straight leg position, alternating slow, large arm swings 12-15 reps, R and L swing counts as 1 rep
Standing rows with bar, 12-15 reps
Lower Body-Can be performed holding with or without weights
Lunge moving forward, in down position add rotation to the side of the front leg over and back (1 min), Lunge moving forward, in down position add 2 rotations to the side of the front leg over and back (1 min), Hold right leg forward lunging down and up with a rotation each time, close eyes last 30 seconds for added challenge (1 min, Repeat on L leg (1 min)
Upper Body-Bicep
Bicep curls on Free Motion Machine, 12-15 reps
Bicep curls with dumbbells, 12-15 reps
Bicep curls out to side with tubing, 12-15 reps
Lower Body-Can be performed holding with or without weights-USE step
Step up with knee lift, alternate leg stepping up ( 1 min), Step up with knee then lunge down and then back up with a knee lift, alternate leg stepping up (1 min), Step up with knee then lunge down and up 2 X and then back up with a knee lift, alternate leg stepping up (1 min), Lunge knee up repeatedly with same leg and overhead press (30 seconds each side)
Upper Body-Tricep
Tricep Extensions on Free Motion Machine, 12-15 reps
Tricep Push ups, 12-15 reps
Tricep extensions with band, 12-15 reps each side
Lower Body-Can be performed holding with or without weights
Pick any of the above lower body segments and repeat sequence
Upper Body-Shoulder
Overhead presses on Nautilus Machine, 12-15 reps
Lateral Flys with Dumbbells, 12-15 reps
Overhead presses with Dumbbells, 12-15 reps

Have fun.






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