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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Need a hug?


I know you are wondering how that fits here!
Well I am going to explain, doing the 7 minute workout, I decided to use weights, kettlebells, and my sandbag. So for leg work I decided to try and add bear hug squats. I am not sure if that is what they are called but they are now.
So what is a bear hug squat?
You take your sand bag, mine is filled with @125lbs right now, and I’ll comment on that in a moment, and you straddle the bag. Bend down, bending your knees, grab the bag with both arms, pull it up, and hug it to your chest. I grab, I mean hug, it below the ½ way point so more is on top when I stand up. Maintain a straight back and squat up and down while hugging the sandbag. I know the 125lbs might not seem like a lot, I know I thought it would be light, but let me tell you it is tough! [ I normally can do reps at 405 on a bar] My legs are wobbly today, and my upper body has a great pumped feeling to it! This is truly a fullbody workout it self, go out and give it a try.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

“I’m too busy to workout”



How many times have you said or heard that?
I know I’ve said it, recently as a matter of fact. After the Kettlebell Fatloss [http://kbfatloss.ning.com/ ] challenge [3rd place by the way] I had decided to try a workout, but the one had originally picked looked great but was more time intensive than the time I had available. Several months ago I had used a workout that produced GREAT results.
I am talking measurable results workout to workout! The best part is if you workout 5 days a week the lifting portion is only 7 minutes, yes that is correct 7 minutes. I am doing it 3 times a week two 7 minute sessions each workout, and believe me after the 14 minutes of lifting; you feel a true sense of accomplishment. Oh and it is called “7 Minute Muscle”. If you order and want a copy of my 3 day a week workout contact me and I’ll email it too you.This one reminds me of “Something About Mary” but if you looking for a short but highly effective ab workout, Craig Ballantyne has the perfect 6 minute abs routine and you can get it by visiting HERE