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THE NO-EQUIPMENT FULL BODY WORKOUT ROUTINE

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Pushup ImagePeople frequently ask me how they can exercise when they do not have gym memberships and also do not have any exercise equipment whatsoever, so I have designed the following full body routine with these people in mind.  There is no equipment needed for this workout, but you should expect to break a sweat and work out intensely with this routine!

THE ROUTINE:

Squat into Side Leg Raise:  stand with feet shoulder width apart.  Squat down so that you are sitting back behind your heels with your back perpendicular to floor (if you need support, hold onto the back of a chair for balance).  Come up from squat position, raising right leg straight out to side as you straighten up.  Bring leg back to floor and return to squat position, then raise left leg straight out to side.  Keep squatting then raising one leg out to side, alternating legs.   Perform 10 to 12 repetitions.

Do not rest, but go immediately to:

Jump Squat:  Get into squat position with feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart.  Jump up, then return quickly back to squat position without resting.  Perform 20 repetitions.

Do not rest, but go immediately to:

Front Lunges:  Stand with feet close together.  Take a big step forward so that back knee almost touches floor and front knee is bent at a 90 degree angle.  Make sure knee does not go beyond your toes.  Pause for 3 counts, then return to start.  Repeat with other leg.  Perform 15 repetitions.

* Repeat above sequence four more times for a total of five complete supersets.

Mountain Climbers:  Start in pushup position with arms straight.  From this position, lift right foot off floor and move right knee to chest.  Return to starting position and repeat knee to chest move with other leg.  Continue without stopping, alternating legs.  Perform 15 repetitions.

Do not rest, but go immediately to:

Wall Pushups:  Stand facing a wall with hands shoulder width apart on wall and your arms parallel to the floor. Place feet together about two feet away from the wall. Bend at the elbows and bring your chest toward the wall.  Perform 15 repetitions.

* Repeat above sequence four more times for a total of five complete supersets.

Dips:  Facing away from a sturdy chair, hands palms down on edge of chair and place legs straight out in front of you with heels on floor.  Lower body to floor by bending elbows (keep elbows in and pointed straight back during movement) until butt almost touches floor, then return to start.  Perform 10 repetitions.

Do not rest, but go immediately to:

Back Pushups:  Start position is similar to traditional pushup, but place your forearms on the ground with your fingers touching, forming a triangle with your elbows. Bend at hip until butt is up in the air, with your torso and legs forming an upside down V. Slowly lower your chest toward your hands by bending at the elbows. Perform 15 repetitions.

* Repeat above sequence four more times for a total of five complete supersets.

Traditional Pushups:  If you have problems supporting your weight on your toes, place knees on floor during movement.  Perform 10 repetitions.

Do not rest, but go immediately to:

Arm Circles:  Hold arms straight out to sides so that they are parallel to floor, palms down.  Rotate arms in a circular motion from front to back at an approximately 12 inch diameter.  Perform 20 repetitions, then switch motion so that you are rotating from back to front and perform another 20 repetitions.

Do not rest, but go immediately to:

Supermans:  Lie face down on floor with arms straight out in front of you.  Raise your arms while slightly extending the spine and raising your chest off the floor while also raising your legs off the ground so that both your arms and legs are several inches off the floor.  Hold raised position for a count of five, then return to start.  Perform 10 repetitions.

* Repeat above sequence three more times for a total of four complete supersets.

Calf Raises:  Stand on a step so that your toes and balls of feet are on step and your heels drop below level of step.  Hold onto something sturdy and raise up so that you are on your toes.  Return to start.  Perform 20 repetitions.

Do not rest, but go immediately to:

Toe Taps:  Stand with feet about six inches apart.  Raise up on toes and tap one foot, then the other, as if running in place while on your toes.  Make sure to remain on your toes during the entire set.  Perform 25 repetitions.

* Repeat above sequence three more times for a total of four complete supersets.

Planks:  Start position is similar to traditional pushup, but place your forearms on the ground with your fingers touching, forming a triangle with your elbows.  Make sure your torso and legs form a straight line with no arching, bending or sagging.  Hold this position for 30 to 60 seconds, then relax.

* Perform four sets of this exercise.

Vertical Leg Crunches:  Lie on floor and extend legs straight up in air with knees crossed.  Place hands behind head for support.  Contract your abdominal muscles to lift your shoulder blades off the floor so that chest moves towards feet without moving legs.  Lower and repeat.  Perform 12 to 15 repetitions.

* Perform three sets of this exercise.

Booty Building Superset Routine

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If I had given into my natural genetic setpoint which gave me a relatively flat booty due to my Japanese ancestry, I would never have transformed my posterior into what it is today.  In recent years the quest for a round butt has been one of the most highly coveted physical attributes for women.  In keeping with this highly sought goal, I am providing readers with a superset routine which will create the full and curvaceous look which fills out a pair of jeans nicely and turns heads in a good way!

THE ROUTINE

Make sure to move from one exercise within a superset to the next quickly, without rest.  Once you have completed a superset, rest for 30 seconds then begin your next superset.  Complete all sets in Superset 1, then complete all sets in Superset 2, etc.

Superset 1 –

5 sets of the following:

25 jump squats

20 stiff-legged deadlifts with dumbbells

15 stride jump crossovers            How to do: Using a bench or plyo box, place one foot up on bench with that leg almost parallel to floor.  Jump explosively over bench, springing off bench and landing with your other foot on the opposite side of the bench.  Repeat on other side.

Superset 2 –

5 sets of the following:

15 walking dumbbell lunges

20 Butt Blaster

15 prone leg curls

Superset 3 –

4 sets of the following:

20 one-legged dumbbell deadlifts

20 one-legged cable kickbacks

Superset 4 –

20 one-legged leg press (lying on your side and pushing through your heel)

20 plie dumbbell squats holding dumbbell between legs with wide stance and squatting LOW

12 barbell good mornings

New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work

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2013By no means am I trying to destroy the motivation that some of you may be experiencing with the fresh slate of a new year and some new goals placed before you.  But it drives me nuts when people make these promises to themselves to eat healthy foods, start going to the gym regularly, quit drinking, etc., then give up after only weeks or even days because they supposedly blew it for the year. I fully expect, along with countless other fitness people, to see a major influx of new faces at the gym next week, hogging the equipment without knowing how to use it and increasing the temperature of the gym to hatching-baby-chicks hot, only to see a drop off shortly after Valentine’s Day.  It really is a shame that many individuals lack the drive to keep after their goals and only find yet another excuse to abandon the idea of bettering themselves for the long run.  SO WHAT if it is a new year, and SO WHAT if you mess up after a few days or weeks?  The most important thing is to keep your eye on the prize and get back up on that horse!

If you think I don’t have moments of weakness, I will tell you right now that I am human just like the rest of you.  While I do not indulge in bad foods frequently, I will have an occasional treat, meal or feast that is well outside the definition of a clean meal.  On rare occasions I will miss a workout, though this happens once a year (in fact it just happened today because I have been battling the flu since yesterday).    But if I were to say, “okay, I blew it for 2013”, then of course that would be the perfect cop-out and I would no longer have the pressure to conform to a schedule or continue to pursue a goal.

Ask yourself this:  WHY do you have a goal to lose weight, eat better, (fill in the blank)?  If you have an understanding of the psychology behind your goal, and if you develop a do-or-die attitude, you will increase the chances of reaching your goal dramatically.  Make your choices the types of choices that are made for a lifetime.   Be specific about your goal and have a SPECIFIC PLAN in place, whether that plan is a written workout schedule, printed meal plan, timeline for when and how you will make measures to get that promotion at work, etc.

Every day spent with a focused mindset will get you closer to your goals.  Allow yourself the occasional slipup but also refrain from allowing such incidents to completely derail you from what it is you really want.