Quick Workout for Women to Increase Strength and Muscle Tone

This is a guest video post by Marci Lall, a certified personal trainer who has over 9 years of experience in the fitness industry. If you are interested in guest posting on this blog, please check out the guidelines here. Here are the guidelines for the workout featured in the video above. You want to make sure to [...]

1/21 Workout: Chest, Triceps & Cardio

The photo in this post really has nothing to do with my workout today in any way but it’s Adrian Peterson and my Vikings are in the NFC Championship game this coming Sunday so I’m showing my team spirit! I realized today that I completely skipped shoulders. For my last workout I did back and [...]

1/19 Workout: Back & Biceps

Today was back and bicep day again and I actually feel like I got another great workout in. I did absolutely no cardio today because my legs are still sore from my last leg workout, but I think I might do some cardio tomorrow. I always feel guilty if I’m not doing it at least [...]

1/17 Workout: Legs, Abs & Cardio

On a happy note, I’m so glad the Vikes won their playoff game today! But…wanna know what’s sad? My hamstrings were STILL hurting from the HIIT workout I did the other day. As a result, I decided to still do legs today but I used a light amount of weight and did a higher number [...]

1/14 Workout: Chest & Triceps

I started a new workout program this week and today was chest and triceps day. I love chest day and today’s workout was much better than my last chest workout. Actually…I guess I shouldn’t say it was “much better” but it was a lot more fun because I used the bench and barbell this time. [...]

1/12 Workout: Back, Biceps & High-Intensity Interval Training

I got a really great workout in today despite the fact that I’m fighting a nasty cold. If I would’ve known I was going to cough so much after the fact, I definitely wouldn’t have done any cardio. But I’m already done with it now and it feels good to get a great workout in! [...]

1/10 Workout: Shoulders and Steady State Cardio

Today I started a new workout program. It’s actually featured in the January/February 2010 issue of Muscle and Fitness Hers. It’s a workout split that fitness model Nicole Wilkins Lee follows at times. In 2009, Nicole won first place in each of the following competitions:

1/7 Workout: Chest, Abs & HIIT

Today I finally got a strength training workout in – it’s been a few weeks! I kind of took it pretty easy but I’m definitely feeling pretty tired right about now. Getting started again is the hardest part and I’m so looking forward to being on a regular strength training schedule again. I’ve missed it [...]

10/10 Full Body Workout + 1 Mile Run

Apparently today I was feeling motivated. I fully intended on doing the full body workout and then I convinced myself to run a mile afterwards and I was surprised by the time I got! I haven’t run a mile at a steady pace since my school days when we had to run a mile for [...]

10/2: Full Body Workout

Today I did the same full body workout that I have been doing for a couple of weeks. Today I had also planned on doing a bit of cardio after the strength training but my 18-month-old and my 3-year-old kept running onto the treadmill. Joy! So…I am going to save it for tomorrow. Here’s the [...]

New Weight Lifting Workout: Full Body

It’s always nice to switch up a weight lifting workout so that you keep your body guessing, which allows us from preventing the dreaded plateaus. I just received the new Oxygen that features a brand new full body workout. The past couple of weeks I’ve been concentrating on cardio, mainly HIIT. It has helped me [...]

Michelle Obama’s Arm Workout: Go Sleeveless

First lady Michelle Obama seems to be known not only for her husband being president, but also because of the great shape she is in, most noticeably her arms. She has been working with a personal trainer out of Chicago named Cornell McClellan since 1997. Since then, she has worked out with him just under [...]

8/15: Full Body Workout + Cardio

I’ve finally gotten back into working out and it feels fantastic! This week marked my first full week of working out and each workout has left me feeling better than the last. Since I just got back into it and didn’t workout for about 3 weeks total, I’ve been doing full body workouts with some [...]

7/14: Arm Workout

Today I only did an arm workout – it was pretty intense though and I can start to feel it in my biceps and triceps. I did supersets with both muscle groups this time, instead of just biceps. Here’s the arm workout:

7/11: Shoulder Workout + Abs Exercises

I haven’t done a shoulder workout in quite some time, so this was a pretty light workout. I did low weight + high reps for toning purposes since I’m really not trying to build up the muscle or strength too much. I also did a short ab workout existing of 2 ab exercises and some [...]

Do Not Underestimate Proper Deadlift Technique: A How To

It is very important to follow proper deadlift technique so that you don’t risk injury. The barbell deadlift is one of my very favorite exercises to do and I always look forward to them. If you don’t currently do any deadlifts, you’ll want to after you learn which muscles they target:

Interested in Adding a Pullup Bar to Your Home Gym?

A pullup bar is a nice addition to any home gym. My fiance’ made ours at work so it’s pretty basic. But there is one product out there that makes a great pullup bar and that’s the Iron Gym. If I didn’t have a pullup bar, I would definitely purchase one of these things. Here [...]

Upper Body Workouts: 3 Chest Moves You Must Do

Upper body workouts are important in order to strengthen your upper body. The biggest muscle group of your entire upper body is your chest. Here are 3 chest moves you should consider using your upper body workouts: Flat Bench Press – Depending on your experience, you can use either a barbell alone, a barbell with [...]

Lower Back Exercise: Barbell Good Mornings

The barbell good morning is my favorite lower back exercise ever. You need to be really careful when you do these. If you’re a beginner I would definitely start out with dumbbells and not going for the 35lb+ barbell. For this post, I’m going to assume you’re using a barbell. It’s very easy to do [...]

Exercise Ball Exercises: 3 Core Moves

Here is a fantastic video showing 3 core exercises ball exercises:

Weight Loss Boot Camps Circuit Workout

This is an excellent article I came across that gives a complete weight loss boot camps workout. It was written by a man named Raymond Burton and if you’re looking for a challenge, give this circuit a try. Enjoy! Weight Lifting Boot Camp Circuit Workout Routine #1 We Call It The 6×10 Burner!

Hamstring Exercise – The 2 You Must Do

A hamstring exercise is just as important as any other exercise and you need to make sure you’re incorporating some type of hamstring exercise into your workout program. If you aren’t sure which hamstring exercise to do I’m here to help you…just keep reading.

Strength Training Workouts – Biceps

Strength training workouts don’t HAVE to consist of multiple exercises ALL the time, especially if you’re trying to target a specific muscle group. Remember that it is important to keep switching up your strength training workouts and routines, and that includes differences in the exercises that you do, the number of sets you do and [...]

How to Lose 10 Pounds – A Workout Program

Image via Wikipedia My goal for the next 4 weeks is to lose 10 pounds. Yes…10 pounds. I will be kicking my ass into high gear starting today and going through the next 4 weeks in order to lose 10 pounds. This will no doubt be my toughest workout program to date but I can’t [...]

Another Women’s Upper Body Workout

Here is another upper body workout to try in addition to this one. Again, try to complete 12-15 reps for each exercise. If you can’t do at least 12 reps, decrease the weight and if you can easily do 15 reps, then increase the weight. Here’s the most recent upper body workout I completed: Bent [...]

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