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Hi- The purpose of this blog is to start off the week right! I am posting brief and easy to follow suggestions and tips about exercise every monday in hopes of encouraging people the rest of the week. These are tips that everyone should know and should follow when starting or continuing an exercise regime. I hope this helps in some way- and feel free to ask any questions you may have. I will try my best to answer to the best of my knowledge!
Have a wonderful and healthy week! :)

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

30 day challenge: Day 9

Day 9

It is difficult to wake up on cold mornings... specially when I wake up next to my snuggie! :)

Today we focused on Cardio- ahhhhhhh
You will see most of the drills I did today on the video column to your right.

1) warm up by jump rope: 5 mins and shadow boxing

2) 5 yard sig-sag agility drill (1 min non-stop- to one min rest)

3) side shuffle drill

4) sprints

*and any type of running drill you can think of.  This is a bit different from constant one speed running.  Interval running/ jogging taxes your body a lot more or at least in different ways as oppose to a monotone speed and tempo.  You will also include your core and depending on how fast you run- sprints will become anaerobic -without oxygen- (meaning) you will use your muscles as if you were lifting weights.

Finish your cardio session with some abs- core exercises.

Nutrition:  Eggs in the morning

Lunch- delicious salmon salad



Dinner: Turkey sandwich

Tomorrow:

We are going to work on chest
Dumbbell chest press: on stability ball- 2 sets with 80% of your max (8 reps) and 2 sets on the bench- 85% of max

Dumbbell chest flys (a lot less than 80%: puts a lot of stress on shoulders.

Decline dumbbell press- 80% of max (3-4 sets of 8 reps)

Core:
decline- bench sit ups
wheel-roll out

You have to be careful with this work out because - you might think that you can handle more weight- but you will have to deal with balance and propioception (your joints) which makes it a lot more difficult.

Be safe, use correct form, and work hard!

Lets check in tomorrow to see how you did!  Stay focus and keep your eye on the price! :) ... the 30 day trophy--- who wants it? :)

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