Bridge Hold Knee Crunch

Posted on February 14, 2014 by admin

Hey everyone! It’s time for another Home Exercise of the Week and this week I have a great exercise that is going to isometrically work your hamstrings, glutes, shoulders, and triceps and it will also work your core.

It’s called the Bridge Hold Knee Crunch and it’s a great exercise that you can do for time or reps. 30 seconds each leg or 15 to 20 repetitions for each leg is a good place to start.

Let’s look at the key points to doing the Bridge Hold Knee Crunch.

sit on the floor, lean back slightly and place your hands on the floor behind you
keep your feet flat on the floor with your knees bent and drive your hips upward
keep your hips up throughout the movement and squeeze the glutes
take one foot off the floor and pull your knee in towards your chest while squeezing your abdominals
extend your leg back out and repeat for desired reps or time then switch legs to complete the set
to make this a bit easier, lay your upper body on the floor while performing the movement

So there you have the Bridge Hold Knee Crunch! Give it a try and let me know how you do. I will see you next week with another new exercise!

Spiderman Pushup Knee Tuck

Posted on February 7, 2014 by admin

Hey everyone! The Home Exercise of the Week series is back and I have a bunch of new exercises to show you over the next few months to take your training to the next level. Some of these exercises will be very challenging but as always I will show you some modifications to make them more manageable.

So for this weeks exercise, I would like you to try the Spiderman Pushup Knee Tuck! This is a great exercise for your chest, shoulders, triceps, and core. It will also add a plyometric component to the exercise to increase your heart rate, burn more calories, and make you sweat!

As always, make sure your form is good and keep your core tight! If you have any questions at all please leave a comment.

See you next week with another Home Exercise of the Week!

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

Lower Body Circuit Workout/Abdominal Tabata

Posted on December 12, 2013 by admin

Hey everyone, it’s time for another Home Workout of the Week and this time I have a Lower Body Circuit Workout/Abdominal Tabata for you to try!

There are a few plyometric exercises in this routine so make sure you are properly warmed up before starting this.

You will do three rounds of the leg circuit before moving on to the abdominal tabata and there are two different tabata’s for the abs.

Work hard, get a good sweat going, and burn some calories before the holidays!

Lower Body Circuit Workout/Abdominal Tabata

Warm-Up

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

Circuit

Helicopter – 15 reps
In and Out Squat Jump – 15 reps
Jump Lunge Hold – 12 reps total with a 2 to 3 second hold between jumps
Reverse Lunge One Leg Deadlift – 10 reps each leg
One Leg Squat – 10 reps each leg
Three Angle Calf Raise – 10 reps each foot position

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

Abdominal Tabata

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