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Women’s Chest and Back Workout

January 24, 2011 By Melinda F 1 Comment

Last week I mentioned that I was getting bored with my previous workout so I began a new one. I love it. If I don’t enjoy a workout I’ll just quit – which is not okay – so I decided I’d look for something new and I’m really glad I did. Today I did a [...]

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12 Fitness FAQ for Women: Your Complete Guide to Getting in Shape

January 18, 2011 By Melinda F 2 Comments

Up until now I have never included a fitness FAQ post here on my fitness blog. The following are some popular questions asked by women who want to learn how to get in shape. Keep in mind that “get in shape” means different things to different people and I realize that. The following Q&A are [...]

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My 4-Week Workout Journal, Day 7 & 8: Cardio & Upper Body Workout

January 10, 2011 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

I’m still going strong with my 4-week workout plan. I was doing awesome until yesterday. Still, I’d rather skip a workout than injure myself and be out for weeks! The good news is that the upper body workout I did today already felt much easier than it was the first time I did it. I’m [...]

Filed Under: Workouts Tagged With: bicep curl, Biceps curl, cardio, incline press, lat pulldown, overhead press, reverse pec-deck flye, seated row, skullcrushers, Strength training, upper body workout, Weight training

My 4-Week Workout Journal, Day 5 & 6: Lower Body Workout & Cardio

January 8, 2011 By Melinda F 1 Comment

I’m combining these workouts into one post because I forgot to post yesterday – whoops! I can tell this workout is definitely doing something – it’s *almost* making me feel like I’ve never worked out before. I’m feeling the tiredness and soreness, that’s for sure. I can’t wait to see how I’ve changed once these [...]

Filed Under: Cardio, Workouts Tagged With: Calf raises, Interval training, Leg extension, lunges, lying leg curl, Physical exercise, squats, standing calf raise, Strength training, Weight training

7/11: Women’s Chest Workout + Quick Fat Burning Cardio

July 11, 2010 By Melinda F 1 Comment

I don’t know about you but summer workouts just suck. Actually I shouldn’t say the workouts themselves suck, but getting motivated to work out when it’s so warm and humid is a bit tough. Today I did a women’s strength training workout for chest and then followed that up with a quick fat burning cardio [...]

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6/15: Women’s Chest Workout – NEW!

June 16, 2010 By Melinda F 3 Comments

This is the best chest workout I’ve done in a very long time. My chest is already feeling quite tired and I’m sure it’ll be sore tomorrow. This is a new workout although the exercises aren’t new to me at all the repetitions are a bit different from other chest workouts I’ve done. If you [...]

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3 Resistance Band Exercises to Tone Arms

March 23, 2010 By Melinda F 8 Comments

If you choose not to wear certain types of clothing because you’re afraid to show your arms, it’s probably time to do something about it. Strong, toned arms not only allow you to wear whatever kinds of tops you desire, they also make you stronger and help you burn more fat. The more muscle mass [...]

Filed Under: Strength Training, Workouts Tagged With: arm workout, Biceps brachii muscle, resistance bands, Strength training, tone arms, Triceps brachii muscle, Weight training

3/16 Workout: Chest, Abs & Cardio

March 16, 2010 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

For today’s workout I continued working on the new workout plan I started and today was chest and abs day. I also followed it up with a cardio workout on the treadmill. Chest Workout Incline Dumbbell Press Warm-up: 2 sets x 12 reps, 10# dumbbells 1 set x 10 reps, 20# dumbbells (will be increasing [...]

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3/9 Workout: Chest and Back

March 9, 2010 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

Today’s workout pissed me off. I don’t know why but the past 3 weeks I’ve been flat benching 85# and it feels as if it’s getting harder each week. Shouldn’t that be the opposite?? Usually that happens to be the case, but not as of late. I feel like I’m stuck at 85 pounds. Today [...]

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2/20 Workout: 100 Pound Deadlifts! (Heavy Legs and Shoulders)

February 20, 2010 By Melinda F 2 Comments

Today was heavy leg day followed up with a shoulder workout. I’ve decided that I’m going to start a new workout split next week, but I haven’t quite figured out exactly what yet. I’ll work on it tomorrow and Monday. I think I’ll probably keep the Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday split for strength training but I’m gonna switch [...]

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2/4 Workout: Chest, Triceps & Cardio

February 4, 2010 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

Today was chest & triceps day followed with steady state cardio. I always get excited about chest day. I like the bench press – it’s always been one of my favorite exercises. I decided to up the weight 5 pounds this week and was still able to perform 5 reps. That’s right in the 4 [...]

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Choosing a Certified Personal Trainer (Who Doesn’t Suck)

November 30, 2009 By Melinda F 3 Comments

You may or may not know that I’m currently studying to become a certified personal trainer. Because of this, I have become more and more interested in what makes a good personal trainer and how to avoid getting one (or being one) that sucks. Believe me, they’re out there and I refuse to be one [...]

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4/22 BodyForLife Workout: Lower Body

April 22, 2009 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

Another great lower body workout day for me! I didn’t bother raising the weight on any of these exercises yet, so it’s basically identical to my last lower body workout. I think I might try to increase the weight when I do my next one. Here’s the workout:

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I Started The BodyForLife Program & Here’s Why!

April 17, 2009 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

On Tuesday of this week I started the BodyForLife program. The past couple of weeks I’ve been making up my own workout routines until I found something new I wanted to try and I found that in BodyForLife. The strength training routines and the cardio is all freely available on their website and so far [...]

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A Look at Fat Loss Supplements Part 2: Hydroxycut Max

April 6, 2009 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

Hydroxycut Max (I call them “droxies”) is another one of the fat loss supplements that I’ve personally tried. I first heard about it after seeing an advertisement in one of my fitness magazines and in the ad they talked about the Hydroxycut Hardbody Challenge and that’s what inspired me to make my purchase. I have [...]

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10 Weight Loss Tips You Can Implement NOW

March 5, 2009 By Melinda F 3 Comments

1. Burn more calories than you eat. If this makes you go: “D-uuuh!!”, snap out of it and consider that this elementary aspect of dieting escapes countless clueless — and doomed — dieters. Tabloids may claim to have the “miracle foods” that will allow you to eat like a horse and have the pounds fall [...]

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Weight Training Schedule – The One Thing You NEED To Know

February 16, 2009 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia When I first started working out, I had no idea what to do as far as following any kind of weight training schedule. I knew weight training was important, but I wasn’t sure how often to work which body parts and when to ‘work ‘em’. The most important thing to remember when [...]

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Is it Possible to Lose 20 Pounds a Week?

January 17, 2009 By Melinda F Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Losing 20 pounds a week is a very ambitious goal, almost bordering to the limit of impossibility. The reason I say this is because without the help of some surgical knife it will be very difficult to do so. But behold, all hope is not lost. Before going into the weight loss [...]

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