Workout Schedule – January

Week 4 – Day 1 – Biceps and Abs

WARM UP:

Foam roll – 5 min

Treadmill incline walks – Incline: 15-25 2 min

Treadmill jog – Incline 2.0-3.0/Speed 6.0-7.0 4-5 min

Superset 1 – 4 sets

DB concentration curls - 10 each arm

Stand in a squat position or sitting on a bench, holding a dumbbell, place elbow just inside your knee, curl the dumbbell

Ab wheel roll outs - 10 reps

using an ab wheel, kneel down on the ground, place both hands on the sides of the ab wheel, roll out and in keeping your core tight, do not arch your back, only go out as far as you can without letting your back arch.

TRX curls - 10 reps

Start with your feet in front and lay back at an angle while holding onto the TRX, arms straight palms up, curl the TRX towards bicep then back to starting position, the more inclined you are the harder it will be, more straight up the easier.

Cardio Burst

Modified burpees - 2 sets of 30 sec

start by standing on the ground, bend down touch hands to the ground and jump both feet back to push up position, then jump both feet back in and jump to come up, keep repeating.

Superset 2 – 4 sets

Seated cable crunch - 20 reps

sitting down facing the cable machine, attach some sort of handles to the top notch on the cable machine, pull and crunch the cable towards your knees.

Rope curls - 12 reps

using a rope on the lowest notch on the cable, place both hands on the sides of the rope palms facing each other, pull and curl rope towards biceps, then back down returning to starting position

Ab heel taps - 30 total (15 each side)

Laying on the ground, both knees bent at 90 degrees/feet on the ground, lift shoulders off the ground and reach side to side touching your heels, keep repeating with shoulders off, engaging your core.

Cardio Burst

Modified burpees - 2 sets of 30 sec

start by standing on the ground, bend down touch hands to the ground and jump both feet back to push up position, then jump both feet back in and jump to come up, keep repeating.

Finisher: 2-3x

Side plank oblique knee drives - 12 reps

Support your body with one arm on the ground facing sideways, other arm up above head then drive elbow and knee towards each other crunching your side, then return to starting.

Plank hold - 1 min

Beginning (grandma on the left) – perform a plank hold on both knees and elbows.

Intermediate (mom in the middle) – perform a plank hold on knees or toes and hands.

Advanced (me on the right) – perform a plank hold on elbows and toes, keep core tight, don’t arch back.

Side plank oblique knee drives - 12 reps

Support your body with one arm on the ground facing sideways, other arm up above head then drive elbow and knee towards each other crunching your side, then return to starting.