Bird Dog Crunch

Posted on March 14, 2014 by admin

Hey there! It’s time for the Home Exercise of the Week and this week I have a great core exercise to show you. It’s called the Bird Dog Crunch and it’s going to work your lower back and abdominals. Also, if you have some back pain the Bird Dog Crunch can help give you some relief.

Let’s take a look at how to do the Bird Dog Crunch properly.

get in to the starting position on your hands and knees
extend your left arm out in front of you and your right leg behind you until they are in line with your back
crunch your right leg in and at the same time try to touch your knee with your left elbow
get a good squeeze on the abs then extend back out and repeat for desired amount of reps or time
when you are finished with the one side repeat on the other side for the same amount of reps or time

So there you have the Bird Dog Crunch! It’s a fairly straight forward exercise that is very effective to strengthen your core.

See you next week with another new exercise!

Quick Core Workout

Posted on January 16, 2014 by admin

Hey everyone! It’s Home Workout of the Week time and this week I have a Quick Core Workout for you to try.

Your core is very important to increase balance, posture, and back health especially if you have a job that involves a lot of sitting. On top of the added health benefits, if you reduce your body fat enough you can get that sexy 6 pack look that a focused core workout routine can develop!

This Quick Core Workout is great if you don’t have a lot of time as there are only 10 exercise with 1 set of each so with little to no rest in between you should be able to finish this up in about 10 to 15 minutes.

Some of the exercises involve raising your legs up and down off the floor so if you feel any back pain at all please refrain from lowering your legs too close to the floor or discontinue and move on to the next exercise.

Give it a shot and feel the abs burn!

Quick Core Workout

1 set of each exercise with little to no rest between

Stability Ball Plank – 30 seconds to 1 minute
Jackknife – 15 to 20 reps
Sea Turtle – 30 seconds
Lying Bicycle – 20 to 30 reps
Around the World – 15 to 20 reps
V Up, Roll Up – 20 reps
Superman – 5 times with a 10 second hold on each rep
Reverse Crunch – 15 to 20 reps
Leg Climber – 15 reps each leg
Leg Scissors – 15 to 20 reps

Full Body Tabata Workout 3

Posted on January 7, 2014 by admin

Hello and Happy New Year everyone! It’s 2014 and this year has been off to a very cold start. We are in a deep freeze and I’m sure many of you would rather stay in your warm home than go out in the freezing cold. To help you stay warm at home and kick off 2014 on the right foot, here is a Full Body Tabata Workout for you to try for this weeks Home Workout of the Week!

It’s an intense workout packed with plenty of plyometric and core exercises that will get you sweating in no time!

Leave a comment and let me know how you do!

Full Body Tabata Workout 3

Tabata Protocol – 20 seconds of as many reps as you can do followed by 10 seconds of rest; 4 rounds of each pair of exercises followed by a 1 minute rest before moving on to the next pair of exercises

Warm-Up

10 Spinal Rotations for each side
10 Shoulder Circles for each arm
12 Body weight Squats
10 Pushups
12 Spiderman Climbs
30 seconds of Jumping Jacks

Tabata 1

Tabata 2

Tabata 3

Tabata 4

Tabata 5

Tabata 6

Full Body Workout with Weights

Posted on December 4, 2013 by admin

Hey everyone! The holidays are fast approaching and during this time of year there is an abundance of food and goodies to tempt you so to help you stay on track and keep your metabolism revved up, I have a Full Body Workout with Weights for you to try for the Home Workout of the Week!

For this workout you will need a stability ball and some dumbbells. If you don’t have either then you can use some objects around the house that provide resistance like water bottles or soup cans. A stability ball and a couple of weights are fairly inexpensive though and I definitely recommend picking some up to have at home so you can get a workout in anytime.

Give this Full Body Workout with Weights a shot and let me know how you do!

Full Body Workout with Weights

Warm-Up

12 Bodyweight Squats
10 Pushups
12 Spiderman Climbs
10 Spinal Rotations for each side
10 Shoulder Circles for each arm

Superset 1

Dumbbell Swing – 15 reps
Deep Swimmer Press – 10 to 12 reps
Side Plank – 30 seconds each side
Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 2

Stability Ball Dumbbell Chest Press – 10 to 12 reps
Reverse Lunge Leg Kick – 10 reps each leg
In and Out Crunch – 15 to 20 reps
Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 3

Locomotive Row – 30 to 40 reps
One Leg Deadlift – 10 to 12 reps each leg
Jackknife – 15 to 20 reps
Jumping Jacks – 30 seconds

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Superset 4

In and Out Bicep Curl – 8 to 10 reps (curling in front then to the side counts as 1 rep)
One Arm Tricep Kickback – 10 to 12 reps each arm
Pulse Up – 15 to 20 reps
Jumping Jacks

Rest for 30 to 60 seconds then repeat the superset 1 more time

Upper Body/Core Workout

Posted on October 25, 2013 by admin

Hey everyone! It’s Home Workout of the Week time and I have an Upper Body/Core workout for you to try this weekend.

Remember, if you have trouble remembering what the exercises are you can click on the name of the exercise and you will be taken to a page with a video demonstration of the exercise. Some of the exercises use dumbbells but if you don’t have any then you can use any weighted household object that is easy to hang on to. Water bottles and soup cans are good items to use for example.

Work hard and get those muscles burning! Leave a comment on the blog letting me know how you did.

Happy training!

Upper Body/Core Workout

Warm-Up

30 seconds of Jumping Jacks
10 Spinal Rotations for each side
10 Shoulder Circles for each arm
10 Pushups
12 Spiderman Climbs

Circuit

Shoulder Walkout – 10 reps
Front and Side Shoulder Raise – 12 reps
Stability Ball Pushup – 10 to 12 reps
Side to Side Pushup – 10 to 12 reps
Locomotive Row – 40 reps
Superman Back Row – 10 to 15 reps
Static Arm Curl – 16 reps total
One Arm Tricep Kickback – 10 to 12 reps each arm

Rest for 60 to 90 seconds then repeat the circuit 2 more times.

Core

Mountain Climber – 20 to 30 reps
Bird Dog – 20 reps
Seated Ab Twist – 20 reps
Sea Turtle – 10 to 15 reps
Leg Climber – 12 reps each leg
Side Plank – 25 to 30 seconds each side
Lying Leg Crossovers – 30 to 40 seconds
V Crunch – 15 to 20 reps

Homebody Training

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Bird Dog Crunch

Quick Core Workout

Full Body Tabata Workout 3

Full Body Workout with Weights

Upper Body/Core Workout