Upper body & Cardio + Yoga - Day 4
The focus of today's workout is the upper body; arms, shoulders, and upper back. We've kept the calorie burn high by adding intervals of endurance boosting cardio intervals and we mix things up with a little yoga - which also targets the upper body - at the end.
To make this workout maximally effective, make sure to lift to challenge yourself. By the end of the strength intervals, your muscles should be feeling it - just make sure to that you make good form your first focus.
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Workout Structure:
- Upper Body Strength and Cardio
- Yoga
Equipment:
- Dumbbells (optional)
- Exercise Mat (optional)
Warm Up and Cooldown:
- Both Included
Warm Up
- Lateral Step Pulls
- Toe Touch Sweeps
- Side Bend Steps
- Shoulder Roll Butt Kicker
- Ventral Raise High Knee
- Side Lunge Reach + Reverse Fly
- Step Behinds (hip opener)
- Up & Outs
- Switch Foot Jumps
- Up and Out Jacks
Upper Body Strength and Cardio (~30 Minutes) ABAB, CDCD (40 Seconds on, 15 Seconds Off)
Group One
- Decline Chest Press
- Bent Over Row (45)
- High Knee Pauses
- V Jump Jacks
Group Two
- Ventral Raise
- Dumbbell Pullover
- 321 Lunges
- High Kick Touchdowns (one interval on each side)
-- Water Break --
Group Three
- Overhead Tricep Ext
- Bicep Curl
- Stutter Jacks
- Lateral Jump + Knee
Group Four
- Chest Fly
- Reverse Fly
- Fly Jacks
- Squat Twist Knees
Group Five
- Arnold Press
- Bentover Pulls (arm hanging to dorsal raise)
- Bridge Kicks + Toe Touch
- Lunge Jacks
-- Water Break --
Yoga Cooldown: (~10 minutes) 50 seconds on 10 seconds off
Warrior Jack
Knee Pull March
Child’s Pose to Push Up
Bird Dog to Arm Tuck
Up Down Side Star
Tricep Dip to Supine Plank Reach
Toe Touch + Arm Stretch Seated
Forward Lean Roll Ups + Shoulder Roll
Kneeling Quad and Chest Stretch (holding foot with both hands)
One Arm Childs Pose + Chest Opener
Arm Cross Pull
L & R Scoops
Shoulder Rolls + Neck (alternating forward and back + easy neck movements)
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Free 5 Day Challenge 2016:
- Day 1 (HIIT, and Lower Body)
- Day 2 (Cardio, and Upper Body)
- Day 3 (HIIT, Core, and Pilates Burnout)
- Day 4 (Cardio, Upper Body, and Yoga) Current Page
- Day 5 (HIIT and Lower Body)
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