I did three today that I hadn't done before:
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Upper Body Chisler:
- You start in a full plank hold for a minute (I think), down to knees, stretch briefly.
- Back up to plank, pick up a weight with one hand and work shoulders and back lifting weight up to shoulder and back. 16 each side
- Set of small 1 inch up, 1 inch down pushups
- Back to plank, pick up weight and go into a side plank, lift arm with bent elbow (90 degrees) slowly up, slowly back down, working upper arm and back. 16x each side
- another set of pushups.
- Short stretch and into reverse pushup position. 16 pushups, short break, 32 more, done at a faster pace.
- Stretch.
This workout was hard on my wrists. Suzanne offers modifications.
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Thin Thighs Fast II: Parallel thigh work and seated chair. Ouuuuuch!!!!
This workout is holds and shifts to hold again for approximately 10 minutes.
Basically, you alternate between holding in seated chair, lifting toes and shifting weight to the heels and balls of your feet, to parallel thigh on your tippytoes. She even has you transition slowly, so you get it right and feel the burn a little more. It burned allright!
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C-curve: this is one of the earlier workouts with improved sound. Still not as sharp as thin thighs 2, but better than thin thighs 1.
This workout is basic C-curve work, focusing on proper form and practicing getting into the positions properly. You will need a small squishy ball or a rolled-up towel to place between your knees to help activate the core by squeezing the inner thighs.
Exercises include:
- slow rolldown in C-curve and back up,
- roll down and transition arms from holding legs to resting on elbows
- roll down bringing head to the floor, and lift legs up to table top. Squeeze ball.
- Lower and lift legs in table top position.
I would say this is a very good instructional workout to get the hang of C-curve.
Today's workout was all Suzanne Bowen downloads. I felt the burn, and I feel like I worked my whole body well. I could have added some front of the arm work, as this seems to be missing in her upper body chisler, but she has a front and back of arm chisler too
I did UB chisler + thin thighs 2 + foldover + c-curve