In case you didn’t already know, I started a new women’s workout program yesterday and kicked it off with this shoulder and abs workout. Today I continued the same workout program and followed the chest & biceps portion. I switched up the exercises a bit since I don’t have “machines” in my home gym, but I’m still targeting the same muscles as the original workout.
This workout was a LOT tougher than I thought it would be. I definitely underestimated it. It feels hard to even type this blog post right now because my arms feel so weak and my fingers are really shaky! I completed all of the sets and reps with one exception – the exercise ball push-ups. Those things are INSANE! I just worked my abs yesterday, which are getting pretty sore now, and you really use your core to stabalize yourself when doing those types of push-ups. I’m still pretty pleased that I was able to do 33 push-ups within 3 sets. I think that’s pretty good considering I haven’t done a push-up in months!
I went to work today, came home and then did this workout. I was going to follow it up with some HIIT, but I’ll have to save that for tomorrow. I have some articles that are due tonight so I need to get those done – before Parenthood starts!
Anyway, here’s the workout:
Chest Workout
Barbell Bench Press
- 1 set x 15 reps, 50#
- 1 set x 12 reps, 55#
- 1 set x 10 reps, 60#
Incline Dumbbell Press
- 1 set x 15 reps, 10#
- 1 set x 12 reps, 15#
- 1 set x 10 reps, 20#
Exercise Ball Push-ups (shins on ball, hands on floor)
- 1 set x 13 reps
- 1 set x 10 reps
- 1 set x 10 reps
Biceps Workout
EZ Bar Curls
- 1 set x 15 reps, 15#
- 1 set x 12 reps, 20#
- 1 set x 10 reps, 25#
Hammer Curls
- 1 set x 15 reps, 8#
- 1 set x 12 reps, 10#
- 1 set x 10 reps, 15#
Seated, Alternating Dumbbell Curls
- 1 set x 15 reps, 8#
- 1 set x 12 reps, 10#
- 1 set x 10 reps, 15#
THAT WAS FUN!!!
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All the best,
Melinda

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woot woot ..looks like a great workout!
Wow! Great job on upper body! You should market that to brides-to-be so they can look great in their strapless gowns! Love this workout…..rock on, I do alot of beachbody dvds that are also awesome for shoulders and arms as well total body routines that rock!!
Karen