If you want a Waist, there is more than ABS to think about. I am naturally an “apple” body type…I hold any excess weight in my core…YUCK! Well after having 4 kids (including twins by c-section) I was very scared that I’d never have a waist again…BUT that FEAR and ANGER propelled me towards doing everything I could possibly think of to regain my WAIST. I wanted a WAIST!!!
DO you wanna waist?
having a waist means more than just working your core it means you need to build a symetrical, HOUR GLASS figure. Think of the way an hour glass looks~ wider on top, thin in the middle and wider on the bottom, right? Well in order for us ladies to have a waist we need to be sure that we address the “wider on top” portion of the equation. That means doing upper body exercises for our chest and our backs and shoulders.
A great exercise for building up your back and shoulders is the DB LAT ROW…Here’s a demo~
My workout today was for my back and shoulders (with a bit of biceps thrown in):
Pull ups
10 (over hand), 8 underhand
wide cable lat pulls
60#’sx5 together and 5 on each armx3 sets
Lat pull machine
90#x10x3
Seated rows- one arm at at time
70#x10x3 sets
shoulder press machine
70x10x3
Arnold’s- one arm at a time
25′sx8
20′sx10
25′sx7
each set above paired with
DB bicep curls and knee ups on bench
Bicep curl machine
50x10x3 (plus some short burn out ones)
Cable pose down bicep curls
30x10x3
Abs- roman chair, ab roller crunches and side crunches, leg raises
Ellipitcal 3 mins; bike 9 mins; pool time with kids.
Please comment for your accountability~ stay focused…24 days (including today) left to get FIT!!!
Eat your Spinach!!
xoxoxo~
BuffMother, Michelle Berger
www.BuffMother.com
#1 by maria dragonas on July 7th, 2010
day #17….im on my way out to buy myself some ankle weights and resistance bands…I can no longer wait for my trainer to come with this stuff 2x/week.I need to work out MORE than that!!!!Still feeling good, energized, and hopeful…even though i put on 2 lbs since yesterday…YUK! thats ok though…i know its just bloating and water weight…Have a great day!!!!
#2 by Elsa on April 24th, 2010
That’s a great workout!
#3 by Wendy on August 10th, 2009
Love this exercise……It ends up being very aerobic for me….I get out of breath….am I just out of shape or not doing it right?
#4 by buffmother on January 21st, 2010
Yes you will find that lifting does challenge a person’s aerobic fitness~ it’s all good!!
#5 by April on August 10th, 2009
Great DB Lat demonstration. My favorite body part to work are the shoulders.
#6 by Elle on August 8th, 2009
I feel the same exact way. Through writing and responding to your blogs, I realize that it takes a lot of work. I feel like I have wasted money on a trainer although I have learned a lot. I can’t wait to get home so that I can get into my routine. I feel like once I get my routine established with working out, the kids, and my career, I can plan better. I am so glad I joined this group.
#7 by buffmother on August 7th, 2009
THANKS!!
#8 by April B. on August 6th, 2009
Awesome exercise and awesome swim suit!