Push It Real Good

Posted by Joe Gigantino on Sep 11, 2009 in Fitness, Health, News Feed | Comments Off

SALT-n-PEPPA

Remember the 80’s hit song by Salt n Peppa “Push It” as you push till you can’t push no more in this workout!

Warm up: 20 burpees, 20 jumping jacks, 20 shoulder rolls and run 400 meters (1 lap around the track)

Workout:
- Push Press; Men 135 lbs, Women 45 – 65lbs
- On the minute with a continuous clock running you add an extra rep every minute.
- Example 1st min 1 rep, 2nd min 2 reps, 3 min 3 reps… keep going until you can not do the amount of reps within the minute. For example 10 mins and you cant finish 10 reps your max number is 9.

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Upper Body Blast

Posted by Joe Gigantino on Sep 8, 2009 in Fitness, Health, News Feed | Comments Off

Warm up : 40 push ups, 100 jumping jacks, 1 minute of Bear crawls, 15 pull ups (beginners modify or cut in half)

Workout:

Cycle 1:
- Men (2) 25 lb Dumbbells, Women (2) 10 lb Dumbbells
- standing arm curls 10 reps
- Arnold presses 10 reps
- run 800 meters (beginners 400 meters)

Cycle 2:
- Men (2) 30 lb Dumbbells, Women (2) 15 lb Dumbbells
- standing Hammer curls 10 reps
- Arnold presses 10 reps
- run 800 meters (beginners 400 meters)

Cycle 3:
- Men (2) 35 lb Dumbbells, Women (2) 20 lb Dumbbells
- standing arm curls 10 reps
- arnold presses 10 reps
- run 800 meters (beginners 400 meters)

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XXTreme Workout

Posted by Joe Gigantino on Sep 5, 2009 in Fitness, Health, News Feed | Comments Off

Get ready to sweat in this XXTreme Workout from president of Olimpia’s Fitness Training Inc Muscles In Motion, Olimpia Garruto-Grillo. Featured in Women’s Sports & Fitness magazine, Olimpia is a first class instructor and director for fitness programs, also on Facebook and Twitter. If you need one workout to go beyond all others, then this is the one for you!

Complete the entire workout once. Each exercise set is 50 reps. Use light to medium weights, nothing heavy. Recovery time between sets is 20 seconds. Good luck! 

Warm up: 5 minutes Jump rope

Workout:

- Overhead press
- Walking lunge
- Seated Bicep Curl
- Walking squat
- Step ups (no weights)
- Tricep Dips (using own body weight for resistance)
- Knee Lifts (holding onto weights)
- Mountain Climbers
- Seated Fly
- Reverse Lunges (holding onto weights)
- Push Ups
- Jumping Jacks
- Seated Row using weights
- Abdominal crunches
- Front Kicks
- Inner Thigh squat (holding onto weight)
- Cool down/ Stretch (5 minutes)

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”
- Gail Devers

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Keep it Simple

Posted by Joe Gigantino on Sep 3, 2009 in Fitness, Health, News Feed | Comments Off

Let’s keep it simple today with a shortened workout circuit focusing on the snatch.

Warm up: 100 jumping jacks or 5 min row

Workout:

- 15 reps snatch (Men — 95 lbs, Women — 45 or 65, beginners start with small bar or replace with squats)
- Run 400 meters
- repeat this circuit 5 rounds for time!

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” ~Albert Einstein

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