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Monday, November 15, 2010

Dad's upper body strength and stability workout

Stretches: toe touch, trap and delt stretches, adductor stretch, and lat stretch (30 second holds on each)
Warm-up: intervals on treadmill (30 minutes)

Core:
  • plank (from floor) 30 seconds
  • side plank both sides (upper body elevated on bench) 20 seconds each
  • standing cobra x20
  • REPEAT
Balance:
  • lunge to balance x5 each leg
  • Rest 90 seconds
  • REPEAT
Chest and Back:
  • warm-up shoulders (arm circles forwards and backwards, scaption and adduction with 2.5lbs each hand)
Supersets
  • barbell bench press 80lbs x 6 reps
  • stability ball single arm bench press 12k (26.4lbs) x 6 reps each side
  • Rest 90 seconds
  • REPEAT

  • cable pull downs 145lbs x 8 reps
  • kettlebell rows 12k x 8 reps each side
  • Rest 90 seconds
  • REPEAT
REPEAT stretches.

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